Biochemistry

Stem cells

Lowering the Handbrakes on Stem Cell Production

03.01.2019

Biochemistry, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Stem Cells

Cells that are reprogrammed to become stem cells benefit when a protein complex is removed

Senescent cells

The Immune System’s Fountain of Youth

31.12.2018

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

Helping the immune system clear away old cells in aging mice helped restore youthful characteristics

Ada Zamir, 1972

A Meeting with Einstein

27.12.2018

Nobel Prize winners and trail blazing research have all been part of Prof. Ada Zamir's career

MeCP2 and neurons

The Importins of Anxiety

11.12.2018

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior

The discovery of a new neural mechanism underlying anxiety points to possible treatments

Medicinal Chemistry

The Weizmann Institute of Science establishes the Dr. Barry Sherman Institute for Medicinal Chemistry

04.12.2018

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Chemistry, Benefiting Humanity, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

The Institute will fund innovative research on compounds that hold promise for becoming therapies for a range of human diseases and...

TB binding structure

FAS Track to Fighting Antibiotic-Resistant TB

26.11.2018

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Solving the structure of a multi-enzyme bacterial complex may help antibiotics do their job against the deadly disease

cholesterol crystals

The Killer Crystal

13.11.2018

Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

How does a helpful substance like cholesterol turn deadly?

migrating cells

The Migration of the Undead

08.11.2018

Biochemistry, Cancer, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development

Sub-lethal levels of a “self-destruct” enzyme hold cells in place

Fleishman and group

The Protein Planner

01.11.2018

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

A computational method for designing dramatically more efficient versions of enzymes may lead to new avenues of drug design and new treatments...

Fragments of phytoplankton outer shell

In Passing, Plankton Reach the Clouds

25.10.2018

Planetary Science, Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Climate

When viral infection wipes out an algal bloom, fragments may turn airborne, increasing clouds and cooling the surface below

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Dumpster Diving in Cancer Tissue Uncovers an Immune Evasion Mechanism

A stem cell–derived human embryo model at a developmental stage equivalent to that of a human embryo at day 12 has all the compartments typical of this stage. The top sphere contains the part that will become the embryo itself, capped by the amnion; the bottom sphere is the yolk sac; the interface between them is a critical structural feature of human embryonic development. The two spheres are encapsulated by a cellular layer that will become the placenta

Human Embryo Models Grown from Stem Cells

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Human Embryo Models Grown from Stem Cells

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