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Sweetness That Comes at a Price: Sugar Substitutes May Affect the Human Body in Unanticipated Ways

18.08.2022

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

A controlled trial suggests that non-nutritive sweeteners affect the human gut microbes and may alter glucose metabolism

(l-r) Prof. Amos Tanay, Dr. Yoav Mayshar, Dr. Markus Mittnenzweig and Dr. Yonatan Stelzer. Orchestrated ensembles

Life’s Moving Picture

29.07.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Reconstructing the intricate process of embryonic development one cellular frame at a time

Dr. Efi Efrati and Dr. Luiz Da Silva

Solving a Plant Cell "Parking Garage" Puzzle

26.05.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Theoretical Physics, Materials Science, Structural Biology, Biochemistry

Biological organelles may be messy and crowded, but sometimes only an exact mathematical description will do

MBZUAI President, Professor Eric Xing and President of the Weizmann Institute, Professor Alon Chen in Abu Dhabi

A Senior Delegation from the Weizmann Institute of Science Visits MBZUAI Campus in Abu Dhabi

03.05.2021

Math & Computer Science, Computer Vision, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Astrophysics, Personalized Medicine, Genetics, Technology & Applications, Benefiting Humanity, Biotechnology

The two parties discussed their new collaboration initiative to advance the field of artificial intelligence research

Slow Synchronization Keeps Heart Cells Beating in Time

Slow Synchronization Keeps Heart Cells Beating in Time

22.04.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Theoretical Physics

For a beating heart cell, noise is a problem. Researchers showed that single cells can regulate their inner noise

When the Beads Line Up

When the Beads Line Up

05.04.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Conserved elements reveal vital spots in the noncoding, regulatory, portions of the genome

melanoma cells

Bacteria May Aid Anti-Cancer Immune Response

17.03.2021

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

The findings of a new study may explain the microbiome-immunotherapy connection

Evolved to Stop Bacteria, Designed for Stability

Evolved to Stop Bacteria, Designed for Stability

15.03.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Structural Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

New proteins, created through long-distance collaboration, might lead to the reversal of antibiotic resistance in certain bacteria

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How "Great" Was the Great Oxygenation Event?

25.02.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biochemistry, Evolution and Development

A look at enzyme evolution suggests life figured out how to use oxygen long before the main event

Cell Replacement by the Numbers

Cell Replacement by the Numbers

15.02.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

Mapping cellular turnover sheds light on the balance between renewal and stability in our bodies

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Tiny droplets formed by peptides and RNA, viewed under a microscope

Life’s Mysteries Converge in a Droplet

Prof. Michael Fainzilber

Prof. Michael Fainzilber

Prof. Nachum Ulanovsky

Prof. Nachum Ulanovsky

Eliran Kirschenbaum

Eliran Kirschenbaum

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Expanding the Limits of the Possible

Human Tumors Are Prized Real Estate for Fungi, Study Finds

Putting Liquid Biopsies on Solid Ground: Cancer Diagnosis from a Milliliter of Blood