Asaf Levy
@asaflevylab.bsky.social
Interested in computational biology, microbial toxins, plant microbiome, and microbial adaptation to different hosts.
PI at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
https://www.asaflevylab.com/
Expressing my personal opinions.
PI at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
https://www.asaflevylab.com/
Expressing my personal opinions.
They selected my best paper for presentation this time
January 14, 2026 at 6:45 AM
They selected my best paper for presentation this time
Some virologists will miss the Covid times like the deserts miss the rain
December 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Some virologists will miss the Covid times like the deserts miss the rain
Are you looking for a reason for optimism in 2026?
The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that global coal production and consumption levels flatten.
www.iea.org/reports/coal...
The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that global coal production and consumption levels flatten.
www.iea.org/reports/coal...
December 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Are you looking for a reason for optimism in 2026?
The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that global coal production and consumption levels flatten.
www.iea.org/reports/coal...
The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that global coal production and consumption levels flatten.
www.iea.org/reports/coal...
Happy holidays to our friends, collaborators, and even to reviewer #2 from the Levy Lab
December 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Happy holidays to our friends, collaborators, and even to reviewer #2 from the Levy Lab
Inconceivable!
R.I.P Rob Reiner.
You brought rare magic to life.
R.I.P Rob Reiner.
You brought rare magic to life.
December 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Inconceivable!
R.I.P Rob Reiner.
You brought rare magic to life.
R.I.P Rob Reiner.
You brought rare magic to life.
Once a year or so flashfloods carry rain water to the Judea desert, below sea level. If you're lucky enough, as my kids and I were yesterday, you can watch them 'live streaming'.
The majestic Tze'elim waterfall with its natural upper infinity pool Birkat Zfira.
The majestic Tze'elim waterfall with its natural upper infinity pool Birkat Zfira.
December 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Once a year or so flashfloods carry rain water to the Judea desert, below sea level. If you're lucky enough, as my kids and I were yesterday, you can watch them 'live streaming'.
The majestic Tze'elim waterfall with its natural upper infinity pool Birkat Zfira.
The majestic Tze'elim waterfall with its natural upper infinity pool Birkat Zfira.
The dead sea with old friends
December 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The dead sea with old friends
Fantastic and exciting work of Lianet and Dekel from our department on plastic eating bacteria!!
(Image credit: Getty Images)
(Image credit: Getty Images)
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Fantastic and exciting work of Lianet and Dekel from our department on plastic eating bacteria!!
(Image credit: Getty Images)
(Image credit: Getty Images)
Marathon #18.
This time in Eilat mountains.
This time in Eilat mountains.
November 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Marathon #18.
This time in Eilat mountains.
This time in Eilat mountains.
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
@sheilaroitman.bsky.social from Detlef Weigel's lab @plantevolution.bsky.social presents a cool and innovative talk on the uncharacterized members of the plant microbiome: phages!!
So many bacterial 16S studies but very few people study the plant phagome
#PMS2025
So many bacterial 16S studies but very few people study the plant phagome
#PMS2025
November 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
@sheilaroitman.bsky.social from Detlef Weigel's lab @plantevolution.bsky.social presents a cool and innovative talk on the uncharacterized members of the plant microbiome: phages!!
So many bacterial 16S studies but very few people study the plant phagome
#PMS2025
So many bacterial 16S studies but very few people study the plant phagome
#PMS2025
@finkel-lab.bsky.social and I went on a beautiful morning run in hilly Antequera (south Spain).
Too much cerveza and jamon iberico made us heavy.
#plantmicrobesymposium
Too much cerveza and jamon iberico made us heavy.
#plantmicrobesymposium
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
@finkel-lab.bsky.social and I went on a beautiful morning run in hilly Antequera (south Spain).
Too much cerveza and jamon iberico made us heavy.
#plantmicrobesymposium
Too much cerveza and jamon iberico made us heavy.
#plantmicrobesymposium
Looking forward to the plant microbiome symposium starting close to beautiful Malaga
November 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Looking forward to the plant microbiome symposium starting close to beautiful Malaga
Queen released Bohemian Rhapsody on this day, half a century ago.
October 31, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Queen released Bohemian Rhapsody on this day, half a century ago.
R.I.P Hamilton Smith, 1978 Nobel Laureate for the discovery of type II restriction-modification systems (HindII).
October 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
R.I.P Hamilton Smith, 1978 Nobel Laureate for the discovery of type II restriction-modification systems (HindII).
Is there any biologist with 1M citations?
October 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Is there any biologist with 1M citations?
From the company's short website:
In short, we're a group of scientists generating
and validating molecular machines for human
and planetary health. At atomic scale. With
unprecedented control.
In short, we're a group of scientists generating
and validating molecular machines for human
and planetary health. At atomic scale. With
unprecedented control.
October 20, 2025 at 7:29 AM
From the company's short website:
In short, we're a group of scientists generating
and validating molecular machines for human
and planetary health. At atomic scale. With
unprecedented control.
In short, we're a group of scientists generating
and validating molecular machines for human
and planetary health. At atomic scale. With
unprecedented control.
Some people tend to think that life nowadays is worse than in the past.
Objectively (statistically) speaking this is just wrong.
HDI measures education, life expectancy and purchasing power. In some countries (e.g. US) the improvement is mild, in others (e.g. China, India) it's dramatic.
Objectively (statistically) speaking this is just wrong.
HDI measures education, life expectancy and purchasing power. In some countries (e.g. US) the improvement is mild, in others (e.g. China, India) it's dramatic.
October 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Some people tend to think that life nowadays is worse than in the past.
Objectively (statistically) speaking this is just wrong.
HDI measures education, life expectancy and purchasing power. In some countries (e.g. US) the improvement is mild, in others (e.g. China, India) it's dramatic.
Objectively (statistically) speaking this is just wrong.
HDI measures education, life expectancy and purchasing power. In some countries (e.g. US) the improvement is mild, in others (e.g. China, India) it's dramatic.
If you're lucky you can reverse transcribe it with a polyT primer
October 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
If you're lucky you can reverse transcribe it with a polyT primer
כמה טוב שבאתם הביתה.
בית זה אומר כבר הכל.
בית זה אומר כבר הכל.
October 13, 2025 at 7:57 AM
כמה טוב שבאתם הביתה.
בית זה אומר כבר הכל.
בית זה אומר כבר הכל.
Today my wife and I sat on a beautiful day in Rashta, an excellent Arabic restaurant close to Jerusalem, and the Chef, Ganem, went out from the kitchen to raise a toast of Hibiscus juice (he's muslim) with the attendants to Kushner and Witkoff who promoted the cease fire agreement.
To peace!
To peace!
October 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Today my wife and I sat on a beautiful day in Rashta, an excellent Arabic restaurant close to Jerusalem, and the Chef, Ganem, went out from the kitchen to raise a toast of Hibiscus juice (he's muslim) with the attendants to Kushner and Witkoff who promoted the cease fire agreement.
To peace!
To peace!
Paper is under revisions in Wikipedia
October 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Paper is under revisions in Wikipedia
This is hilarious for Nobel week.
The headstones of two late Yale chemists who shared the department at the same period.
One has his CV written on the headstones
The other: Nobel Laureate etc.
And the funny story about Onsager's son adding "* ETC" after many years:
freakonomics.com/2009/09/etc-...
The headstones of two late Yale chemists who shared the department at the same period.
One has his CV written on the headstones
The other: Nobel Laureate etc.
And the funny story about Onsager's son adding "* ETC" after many years:
freakonomics.com/2009/09/etc-...
October 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
This is hilarious for Nobel week.
The headstones of two late Yale chemists who shared the department at the same period.
One has his CV written on the headstones
The other: Nobel Laureate etc.
And the funny story about Onsager's son adding "* ETC" after many years:
freakonomics.com/2009/09/etc-...
The headstones of two late Yale chemists who shared the department at the same period.
One has his CV written on the headstones
The other: Nobel Laureate etc.
And the funny story about Onsager's son adding "* ETC" after many years:
freakonomics.com/2009/09/etc-...