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Travel Ban on Immune Cells Could Prevent Sepsis

Travel Ban on Immune Cells Could Prevent Sepsis

24.09.2020
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Lactate, thought to be a byproduct of cell respiration, plays a central role in the potentially lethal immune reaction 
Folded, but Not Insolvent

Folded, but Not Insolvent

26.08.2020
Structural Biology, Biochemistry
Could protein segments be more “exposed” when they’re folded?
pain response

Targeting a Chronic Pain Gateway Could Bring Relief

14.08.2020
Biochemistry, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
A new approach to chronic pain treatment targets a molecule that moves pain messages into nerve cell nuclei
Tissue sample from triple-negative breast cancer, stained for the presence of cancer cells (red) and the two types of cancer-associated fibroblasts: pCAFs (magenta) and sCAFs (green). The nuclei of all cells are stained blue

Cancer “Helpers” Come in Different Types

23.07.2020
Biochemistry, Cancer, Personalized Medicine
Supporting actors in cancer growth may help predict the course of the disease
test tubes

RNAs Take a Plunge

24.06.2020
Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology
A shower of hyperpolarized water opens new avenues for the NMR study of biological molecules 
Proteins with primitive arginine-based proteins (right) might have been capable of self-assembly and phase separation to create cell-like droplets

Which Came First?

22.06.2020
Biochemistry, Evolution and Development
An experiment in reconstructing primordial proteins solves a long-standing riddle
Abstract image of two mice

What Does the “Love Hormone” Do? It’s Complicated

15.06.2020
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior
A study of mice in a semi-natural setting shows how the hormone oxytocin can amplify aggression as well as friendliness
La Rinconada

Ticking at Extreme Altitudes

02.06.2020
Biochemistry, Systems Biology
A new study will assess the effects of low oxygen on the human body’s circadian cycles
Golgi

Under Pressure in the Cell

25.05.2020
Biochemistry, Cancer, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology
The Golgi apparatus, a small but crucial organelle, has its own “breakup” mechanism
Antibiotic Resistance - Dr. Nitai Steinberg

Here Come the Bacteria

24.05.2020
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development
An animated video on the evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria by Weizmann Institute Alumni Dr. Nitai Steinberg won Student Prize in...

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