{"id":132317,"date":"2026-05-26T11:25:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/?p=132317"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:04:31","slug":"when-marine-biology-meets-dentistry-a-cross-disciplinary-research-story-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/en\/2026\/05\/26\/when-marine-biology-meets-dentistry-a-cross-disciplinary-research-story-2\/","title":{"rendered":"When Marine Biology Meets Dentistry: A Cross Disciplinary Research Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What do coral skeletons, human teeth, and bones have in common? More than you might think.<br \/>\nA recent feature published in Germany highlights a unique international collaboration between\u00a0<strong>Prof. Tali Mass<\/strong>, a coral researcher from the Department of Marine Biology, the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences,\u00a0<strong>University of Haifa<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Prof. Paul Zaslansky<\/strong>, a dentist and materials scientist at Charit\u00e9 \u2013 Universit\u00e4tsmedizin Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>Bringing together marine biology and dental material science, the team used advanced X\u2011ray imaging technologies to uncover how climate\u2011driven ocean acidification affects the skeletal formation of young corals.<br \/>\nTheir findings reveal microscopic changes that influence the strength and flexibility of coral skeletons\u2014insights that are crucial not only for understanding and protecting coral reefs, but also for advancing our knowledge of mineralized tissues across nature, from corals to bones and teeth.<\/p>\n<p>This is a story of\u00a0<strong>science without borders<\/strong>\u2014where a chance meeting at an international conference grew into a powerful collaboration spanning disciplines, countries, and ecosystems, from the depths of the ocean to the dental clinic.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-126459 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u05db\u05ea\u05d1\u05d4-\u05d1\u05d2\u05e8\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea_\u05d8\u05dc\u05d9-\u05de\u05e1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"German Atricle\" width=\"1846\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u05db\u05ea\u05d1\u05d4-\u05d1\u05d2\u05e8\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea_\u05d8\u05dc\u05d9-\u05de\u05e1-scaled.jpg 1846w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u05db\u05ea\u05d1\u05d4-\u05d1\u05d2\u05e8\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea_\u05d8\u05dc\u05d9-\u05de\u05e1-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u05db\u05ea\u05d1\u05d4-\u05d1\u05d2\u05e8\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea_\u05d8\u05dc\u05d9-\u05de\u05e1-738x1024.jpg 738w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u05db\u05ea\u05d1\u05d4-\u05d1\u05d2\u05e8\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea_\u05d8\u05dc\u05d9-\u05de\u05e1-768x1065.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u05db\u05ea\u05d1\u05d4-\u05d1\u05d2\u05e8\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea_\u05d8\u05dc\u05d9-\u05de\u05e1-1108x1536.jpg 1108w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u05db\u05ea\u05d1\u05d4-\u05d1\u05d2\u05e8\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea_\u05d8\u05dc\u05d9-\u05de\u05e1-1477x2048.jpg 1477w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u05db\u05ea\u05d1\u05d4-\u05d1\u05d2\u05e8\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea_\u05d8\u05dc\u05d9-\u05de\u05e1-200x277.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1846px) 100vw, 1846px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do coral skeletons, human teeth, and bones have in common? 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