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How Tendons Shape Developing Bones

How Tendons Shape Developing Bones

14.01.2010
Evolution and Development
Bones, muscles and tendons work together to provide the perfect balance between stability and movement in the skeleton. Now, Weizmann Institute...
Dr. Lilach Gilboa

Looking Forward to find out what makes a stem cell tick

01.11.2009
Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics
Dr. Lilach Gilboa: "I hope to reveal the orchestrated steps by which cells of different kinds come together to form a beautifully structured,...
(l-r) Prof. Yitzhak Pilpel, Dr. Orna Dahan and Amir Mitchell. Lessons from evolution

It Pays to Plan Ahead

01.10.2009
Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics
  Bacteria "learn" conditioned responses through evolution
Mouse embryo skeleton showing sites of initial bone formation (stained red) and cartilage (green and blue), which will later be replaced by bone

Outside Influences

01.10.2009
Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics
Do developing organs give each other directions?
Bacteria can plan ahead

Bacteria can plan ahead

17.06.2009
Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics
ISRAELI SCIENTISTS SHOW BACTERIA CAN PLAN AHEAD    
Dr. Gil Levkowitz.

Fishing for Brain Cells

01.05.2009
Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development
See-through zebrafish embryos let scientists see into such processes as brain development
Bacteria are Models of Efficiency

Bacteria are Models of Efficiency

04.02.2009
Space & Physics, Viruses & Microorganisms, Evolution and Development, Mathematics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
A mathematical model developed at the Weizmann Institute has revealed how single-celled organisms regulate their activities for maximum efficiency...
Dr. Avraham Yaron. sensory neuron guidance system

Right On Target

01.10.2008
Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development
Dr. Avraham Yaron asks how our nervous systems get wired
Prof. Orly Reiner. In the right measure

Good Migrations

01.10.2008
Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics
Embryonic nerve cells must be "in shape" to get where they're going
Weizmann Institute Scientists discover: How an Injured Embryo Can Regenerate Itself and Keep its Organs in Relative Proportion

Weizmann Institute Scientists discover: How an Injured Embryo Can Regenerate Itself and Keep its Organs in Relative Proportion

26.06.2008
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics
More than 80 years have passed since the German scientist Hans Spemann conducted his famous experiment that laid the foundations for the field of...

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Dr. Omer Kneller (left) and Chen Mor direct a laser beam before it enters the experimental setup. The experiment required a powerful laser beam that could produce exceptionally short, attosecond light pulses. Photo: Noa Yaffe

Matter at the Crossroads

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New Immune Mechanism Revealed in the Cellular Trash

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When Proteins Go on Strike

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A Broken Heart: Two Types of Scars, Two Paths to Healing

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