Biochemistry

Fat cells

Slimming with Mitch

05.05.2025

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Blocking Mitch, an energy-control protein, prevents fat accumulation in human cells

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When Proteins Go on Strike

27.02.2025

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Weizmann Institute researchers forced thousands of yeast proteins to go on a surprise strike – and uncovered their previously unknown roles in some...

The Short and the Long of Protein Tails

The Short and the Long of Protein Tails

06.02.2025

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Without their tails, thousands of proteins would be unable to fulfill their vital roles. Changes to these tails can cause rare genetic diseases

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Shedding Light on the Dark Hours

25.11.2024

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development

Weizmann researchers discover why the wee hours of the day can be especially dangerous to our health

MRI brain scans of mice with Gaucher disease Type III. The scan of a mouse that received the new treatment (left) shows a significant reduction in tissue inflammation (blue) compared to an untreated mouse (right)

Improving the Recipe for Gene Therapy

13.10.2024

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

An innovative treatment for Gaucher disease has produced promising results in mice, giving hope to patients after decades of research

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New Circuit Made of DNA Has Everything Wired In

03.09.2024

Nanoscience, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Technology & Applications, Biotechnology

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers were thrilled when they managed to observe the birth of a protein made by a single DNA molecule: No one had...

Peyote in bloom (Photo: Guy Yosef Keren)

Cactus Dreams: Revealing the Secrets of Mescaline Making

15.08.2024

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Plants and Agriculture

Scientists tackle the thorny issue of securing a sustainable source of the psychedelic for drug development

Phagophore

Mouths Wide Shut: How Cellular Cleaning Out Is Kept in Check

03.06.2024

Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development

Autophagic organelles found to actively restrict the size of their mouths

AI Flexes Its Muscles

AI Flexes Its Muscles

11.04.2024

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology

A machine learning model sheds new light on muscle development

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Proteins without Parents

14.02.2024

Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Evolution and Development

Using three AI protein prediction tools, a Chinese-Israeli study uncovers new wrinkles in the folding story of “orphan” proteins

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