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Saving the coral reefs

Posted on November 30, 2024

This article describes the latest Ben Gurion University method to repair damaged coral reefs (see here previously). A “coral reef ecosystem transplant” (aCRET) involves transferring tiles containing invertebrates and microorganisms from a healthy reef to a damaged reef, then re-attaching … Continue reading →

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Growing coral in the lab

Posted on January 3, 2021

Ben Gurion University scientists are growing coral nurseries five times faster than natural coral production. These are then transplanted into the Red Sea and become floating coral islands. BGU is also partnering scientists in the Florida Keys, to grow coral … Continue reading →

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3D design to save coral reefs

Posted on July 28, 2019

Biologists and designers from Israel’s Technion and Ben Gurion University have 3D-printed bioplastic and ceramic reefs that Red Sea fish have used to make their homes. Although Israeli corals are healthy, the new man-made reefs could support the collapsing ecosystems … Continue reading →

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Saving the coral in Palau

Posted on November 11, 2018

I reported previously (13th May) that to save their coral reefs, Hawaii had banned sunscreen ingredient BP-3 thanks to Ben-Gurion University research. The Pacific island of Palau has now done likewise – although reports by the BBC (here) and New … Continue reading →

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Saving Hawaiian coral

Posted on May 13, 2018

Hawaii state legislature passed a ban on sunscreen ingredient oxybenzone (BP-3) after researchers from Ben-Gurion University and the USA provided significant evidence that BP-3 has caused coral bleaching. Oxybenzone caused deformities, endocrine disruption and DNA damage that kills the coral. … Continue reading →

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Transforming Eilat through Sea Tech and More

Posted on January 29, 2023

This Ben Gurion University webinar features BGU’s Eilat campus that transforms the city into an educational epicenter for Tourism & Hospitality and Marine Biology & Energy Sciences. It features innovative sea tech like 3D-printed coral that can save the world’s … Continue reading →

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Shaping the future of science & society

Posted on November 20, 2022

Ben Gurion University Prof Benyamin Rosental has won a Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year 2022 Award. He has applied his research into stem cell transplantation to that of coral reefs to allow them to resist changes in temperature. … Continue reading →

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At the forefront of research

Posted on November 22, 2020

Here are some virtual opportunities to watch webinars about what Israel’s Ben Gurion University scientists have been doing to save Eilat’s coral reef, and to combat cancer. https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_INmHoirYTXqkPGalKY0ObA https://aabgu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BtyIu9q5QzqKCpyZaVBOtw

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