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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
probability maps infotaxis and sociotaxis

Go Your Own Way: The Group Depends on It

19.10.2017
Brain & Behavior, Math & Computer Science, Mathematics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
A new model of collective behavior reveals how individuals contribute most efficiently
Harel, Oram, Sherman and Ahissar

Paying Attention to Reflexes

10.07.2017
Brain & Behavior, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
How does attention direct the subconscious actions of our sensory organs? 
Scientists discover a connection between the development of age-related macular degeneration and the intestinal microbiome

The Retina and the Microbiome

19.06.2017
Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Math & Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Scientists discover a connection between the development of age-related macular degeneration and the intestinal microbiome
Bread and Health: A Personal Matter

Bread and Health: A Personal Matter

07.06.2017
Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Math & Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
A new study reveals that there is no difference between the health effects of “wholesome” and white bread
Malaria vaccine

Programmed Proteins Might Help Prevent Malaria

26.01.2017
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
A new approach to stabilizing protein structures could be key to an efficient vaccine
Bacteria (red) in mouse intestines; intestinal cells (blue); and antibodies (green) in the mucus layer coating the intestines and preventing direct contact between the bacteria and the sterile mouse cells, photographed under a fluorescent microscope

Gut Bacteria Have Outsized Influence

12.12.2016
Biochemistry, Personalized Medicine, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
A new study reveals how our microbiomes affect the timing of liver activity
A section of a ripe tomato sample showing the distribution of sucrose (orange) in the flesh and of an antioxidant (green) in the fruit skin tissue; mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) technology was used to map the molecules

Wise Plant Analysis

30.11.2016
Plants and Agriculture, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Weizmann Institute’s WeizMass and MatchWeiz help identify plant metabolites

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