Evolution and Development

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

A mouse embryo grown for 6 days outside the uterus is stained at the end point (day 11) for markers of development

Advanced Mouse Embryos Grown Outside the Uterus

17.03.2021

Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Fertility, Genetics

The method is set to reveal the hidden first stages of embryonic development – from a tiny ball of cells to organ growth

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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

Feeling Their Way: How Migrating Cell Clusters Choose a Path

Feeling Their Way: How Migrating Cell Clusters Choose a Path

08.02.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Theoretical Physics, Evolution and Development

Migrating embryonic cell groups sprout “fingers” that pull the rest of the cluster through tight junctures in the developing body

infected bacteria

Mystery Molecule in Bacteria Is Revealed to Be a Guard

05.11.2020

Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development

Unusual structures in bacterial cells keep viral infection from spreading; a list of new ones could provide improved biotech tools

How the “Sixth Sense” Shapes the Skeleton

How the “Sixth Sense” Shapes the Skeleton

03.09.2020

Systems Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development

The findings point to a surprising origin for scoliosis and hip dysplasia

Abstract image of DNA and human brain in blue tones

The Evolution Within

09.07.2020

Viruses & Microorganisms, Evolution and Development, Genetics

When fast and slow evolution happen together, the results defy the rules

Proteins with primitive arginine-based proteins (right) might have been capable of self-assembly and phase separation to create cell-like droplets

Which Came First?

22.06.2020

Biochemistry, Evolution and Development

An experiment in reconstructing primordial proteins solves a long-standing riddle

Antibiotic Resistance - Dr. Nitai Steinberg

Here Come the Bacteria

24.05.2020

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development

An animated video on the evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria by Weizmann Institute Alumni Dr. Nitai Steinberg won Student Prize in...

neurons in mouse brains

How Do Viral Infections in Pregnancy Affect the Embryos' Brain?

24.02.2020

Brain & Behavior, Evolution and Development

A study in mice suggests how an acute inflammatory immune response in pregnancy may be tied to autism spectrum disorders

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