biology

Nir Ben-Tal

Nir Ben-Tal is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Nir Ben-Tal rather than just read about it. In short: Nir Ben-Tal (Hebrew: ניר בן-טל) is the Abraham E. Kazan Chair of Structural Biology at Tel Aviv University.

Key takeaways

Nir Ben-Tal belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Nir Ben-Tal to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Nir Ben-Tal from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Nir Ben-Tal (Hebrew: ניר בן-טל) is the Abraham E. Kazan Chair of Structural Biology at Tel Aviv University.

Early life Nir Ben-Tal is a professor at Tel Aviv University, where he has held the Abraham E. Kazan Chair of Structural Biology since 2018 as a member of the School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry & Biophysics. He received his undergraduate degree in Biology, Chemistry and Physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1988 and his DSc in Chemistry at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, in 1993.

Career His research group at Tel Aviv University developed Conservation Surface Mapping (ConSurf) in response to certain algorithmic limitations. He received a 2018 NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme Prize in radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defence for his project “The Anthrax MntABC Transporter: Structure, Functional Dynamics and Drug Discovery”. In 2022 he co-authored the book From Molecules to Cells: The Origin of Life on Earth, which hypothesizes on the beginning of life on Earth. Over his career he has published articles in scientific journals as well as scientific textbooks such as Introduction to Proteins: Structure, Function and Motion.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Nir Ben-Tal

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Nir Ben-Tal claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Nir Ben-Tal before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Nir Ben-Tal ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Nir Ben-Tal

In research: Nir Ben-Tal appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Nir Ben-Tal in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Nir Ben-Tal is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Academic staff of Tel Aviv University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni, Israeli biologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Nir Ben-Tal outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Nir Ben-Tal in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Nir Ben-Tal means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Nir Ben-Tal in simple terms?

Nir Ben-Tal (Hebrew: ניר בן-טל) is the Abraham E. Kazan Chair of Structural Biology at Tel Aviv University.

Why does Nir Ben-Tal matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Nir Ben-Tal?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Nir Ben-Tal.