Biochemistry

single-celled lining of the intestines under a microscope

Cell Economics 101

14.08.2017

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

The lining of our intestines uses an approach known to business to quickly process food

Beet-colored tomatoes

Rhapsody in Red Violet

14.08.2017

Biochemistry, Nutrition, Systems Biology, Plants and Agriculture

Pigments made by beets may help boost resistance to disease and the nutrition value of crops

Yonath and resistant ribosome

Antibiotic Resistance in 3D

03.08.2017

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

Understanding how the bacteria gets around a common drug may help develop new ones to combat a growing threat

infrared silkworm

Microscopic Silk Cocoons May Facilitate Drug Design

20.07.2017

Biochemistry, Materials Science, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Microfluidics technology enables silk protein capsules to self-assemble

man,woman,dna

Researchers Identify 6,500 Genes That Are Expressed Differently in Men and Women

03.05.2017

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Fertility, Genetics

Genes that are mostly active in one sex or the other may play a crucial role in our evolution and health

Left: normal nerve cells; right cells genetically engineered to neutralize MTCH2. Fluorescent proteins reveal the calcium uptake in the mitochondria of these cells. The genetically engineered cells reveal dramatically less calcium uptake – evidence of the crucial role this gene plays in mitochondria function

Balancing the Brain’s Calcium

23.04.2017

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Genetics

Understanding how a gene studied in one lab affects the basic element researched in another may reveal what goes wrong in Alzheimer's

degraded collagen

Paying Attention to the Packaging

19.04.2017

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

A series of studies has shown that the connective tissue surrounding our cells plays a very active role in human health and disease

Dr. Ditsa Levanon

Senior Research Fellow: Dr. Ditsa Levanon

23.03.2017

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Genetics

Discovering the workings of our “sixth sense”

slow: beginning translation

Survival of the Thriftiest: Cost-Cutting Strategies in the Cell

06.03.2017

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

Slowing ribosomes as they "enter" the RNA highway keeps protein production flowing

Arabidopsis leaves with and without cholesterol

High Cholesterol Is Good News – in Plants

20.02.2017

Biochemistry, Nutrition, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Plants and Agriculture

The biochemical steps to making cholesterol in plants turn out to be surprisingly similar to those in animals

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