Biochemistry

built by bacteria

Built by Bacteria

07.03.2016

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Structural Biology

The biomineral structures built by biofilm-forming bacteria may abet antibiotic resistance

which came first

The Evolutionary Relay Race

25.02.2016

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development

In evolution, both chicken and egg may come first

Efrat Dvash and Prof. Menachem Rubinstein

Discovery: A New Switch for Cell Death

16.02.2016

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

Approved asthma drugs that block this switch show promise for managing common drug side effects

Nir Gov and red blood cell membrane

Flickering Explained

15.02.2016

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Nanoscience, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A century-old debate is settled: both sides are right.

cancer-free prostate

Weizmann Institute Drug, TOOKAD® Soluble, Approved for Prostate Cancer Therapy in Mexico

04.01.2016

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

fruit fly larval salivary gland

How Cells Spit It Out

01.01.2016

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Structural Biology

How do the cells that secrete saliva or tears handle the load?

The Homebody RNA

The Homebody RNA

01.01.2016

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Why does some RNA stay in the nucleus rather than rushing off to make proteins?

op: Mass spectrometry, along with other methods, reveals that the protein CSNAP is the ninth subunit of the COP9 signalosome (CSN) complex. Bottom: COP9 complex subunits compared with those of the 19S proteasome suggest that CSNAP is the corresponding subunit to the smallest proteasome protein, filling in the puzzle of the “missing piece

Molecular Machinery: Finding the Missing Ninth Piece

26.10.2015

The protein had evaded detection for decades; without it, cells may turn cancerous

Thin transparent plates give this sea sapphire its iridescent color

A Marine Creature’s Magic Trick Explained

01.09.2015

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Structural Biology

Crystral structures on the sea sapphire's back appear differently depending on the angle of reflection

alagal bloom in the North Sea

The Winds of Viral Change

13.07.2015

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Environment, Climate

Sea breezes may play an unwitting role in the decimation of giant algal blooms

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Dr. Omer Kneller (left) and Chen Mor direct a laser beam before it enters the experimental setup. The experiment required a powerful laser beam that could produce exceptionally short, attosecond light pulses. Photo: Noa Yaffe

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Staphylococcus bacteria

New Immune Mechanism Revealed in the Cellular Trash

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A Broken Heart: Two Types of Scars, Two Paths to Healing

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