Biochemistry

clock illustration

Work around the Clock

24.01.2012

Dr. Gad Asher wants to know why our bodies need clocks in every cell.

Mature oocyte, ready for fertilization; surrounding the oocyte are follicle cells

The X Factor of Ovulation

24.01.2012

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Fertility

What keeps the eggs in the ovary from maturing until the time comes for ovulation?

Prof. Irit Sagi, Dr. Dmitry Tworowski, Moran Grossman and Dr. Benjamin Born. Water dymanics

Slow Bonds

14.12.2011

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology

What happens when water meets protein?

Experiments revealed multiple possible “paths” through a protein’s folding landscape

Protein Folding Makes Tracks

14.11.2011

Space & Physics, Biochemistry, Structural Biology

How does a protein fold? Institute scientists count the ways

Levodopa in the active site of mitochondrial Phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase. The lattice is the observed electron density corresponding to the L-Dopa

A Case of Mistaken Identity

04.10.2011

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology

An accidental substitution in a new protein strand can spell disaster

The Insomniac City Cycles | Ran Slavin. Still from film, 2004-2009

Dancing with the Light

13.09.2011

Biochemistry, Plants and Agriculture

On the molecular scale, plants are in constant motion as they adapt to a changing environment

Han-Hai | Sabine Kacunko. Still from an interactive video installation, October 2009

The Upside of Self-Cannibalism

12.09.2011

Cellular “trash haulers” are assembled on the spot through a unique membrane fusion process

cellular steam release valve

Molecular Release Valve

17.08.2011

Biochemistry, Immunology

An inflammatory signal contains its own shut-down mechanism

Illustration: helping hand

Social Networking, Molecular Style

13.06.2011

Biochemistry, Cancer

When one of the cell’s garbage disposal systems is in trouble, another one lends a hand.

(l-r) Prof. Zvulun Elazar, Tomer Shpilka and Hilla Weidberg. Construction details

How to Build a Cellular Recycling Machine

30.05.2011

The proper assembly of a recycling compartment is critical for the life of a cell.

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