Cancer

Clockwise from bottom left: Dr. Meir Krupsky, Dalia Elinger, Dr. Edna Schechtman, Dr. Tamar Paz-Elizur, Dr. Sara Blumenstein, and Prof. Zvi Livneh. Calculated risks

Blood Test for Smokers

03.09.2003

Biochemistry, Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Research uncovers individual risk for lung cancer

New Blood Test Uncovers Individual Risk for Lung Cancer

New Blood Test Uncovers Individual Risk for Lung Cancer

03.09.2003

Biochemistry, Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Smokers carrying a newly found genetic marker are 5-10 times more likely to fall victim to the disease than other smokers; 120 times more than...

How the Liver Cries for Help

How the Liver Cries for Help

20.08.2003

Cancer, Stem Cells, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Stem cells in the bone marrow become liver cells in response to an alarm They still don't have a personality, and they're waiting for the maturity...

Newly Uncovered Genes

Newly Uncovered Genes

01.05.2003

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Two newly-discovered genes could help scientists understand how cancer progresses and the genetic basis of anemia

Dr. Ronen Alon. Taking the right exit

Looking for Trouble

01.10.2002

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

A system that simulates blood flow reveals "traffic laws" for white blood cells

Dr. Ziv Reich.

DNA Trafficking

01.10.2002

Biochemistry, Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

"Incognito" genes could open the door to a wide range of therapies

Prof. Gideon Berke.

Cancer Fights Back

01.10.2002

Cancer, Immunology

Sometimes the good guys turn against their comrades in arms

Prof. Gad Galili.

A Plant's Brainy Balancing Act

01.05.2002

Brain & Behavior, Cancer, Nutrition, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Plants and Agriculture

Plants can't think, but a gene that affects crop nutritional values has a counterpart in the human brain

Dr. Atan Gross.

Death of a Cell

01.05.2002

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

There is a fine line between life and death in the microscopic world of the cell

Prof. Avigdor Scherz

Light Harvesting

01.01.2002

Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Plants and Agriculture

Chlorophyll molecules have been selected by nature over billions of years of evolution to help plants and certain bacteria utilize sunlight to drive...

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