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Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

macrophage and bacteria

First Impressions Go a Long Way in the Immune System

22.07.2019

Viruses & Microorganisms, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

An algorithm that predicts the immune response to a pathogen could lead to early diagnosis for such diseases as tuberculosis

cardiomyocyte

Why Hearts Bounce Back

09.07.2019

Theoretical Physics, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Structural Biology, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Applying physics to studying heart cells reveals a spring-and-treadmill-like mechanism that keeps them beating

New Clinical Study Being Launched at the Weizmann Institute of Science

New Clinical Study Being Launched at the Weizmann Institute of Science

08.04.2019

Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

The research may help in developing methodologies that could predict diseases years before their onset

E. Coli

Same Microbe, Different Effect

27.03.2019

Personalized Medicine, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Asking a different question about the bacteria in our microbiomes might help target disease more precisely

inhibition

Going for Strong Inhibition

31.01.2019

Biochemistry, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A unique method for identifying bioactive chemical compounds produces a potential new drug molecule

Fellows in the group of Prof. Ido Amit

No Rest for Weary Immune Cells

14.01.2019

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Stem Cells, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

An advanced method for investigating the activity of single cells could lead to better immunotherapy drugs

moving cells

Frustrated and Going in Circles

20.12.2018

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

A model of collective movement that makes some members more ready to move than others helps explain how cells migrate in the body

ants looking for the exit

Recalculating the Route: The Ant Version

14.06.2018

Theoretical Physics, Life Sciences, Evolution and Development, Earth Sciences, Math & Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A simple mathematical model explains how ants overcome obstacles in their path

Segal and Slutskin

A Rulebook for Living Cells

12.04.2018

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

New research delves into the process by which small sequences of RNA – microRNAs – regulate the long ones

Zoomed-in xSPEN diffusion data arising from a human frontal lobe (dashed square regions) containing the optic nerve indicated by the yellow arrows

The X-SPENdables: Addressing the Most Challenging Tissues in Magnetic Resonance

21.02.2018

Lasers & Optics, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Chemistry, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A new MRI method developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science improves our ability to study the brain and other non-homogeneous tissues

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