Evolution and Development

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

disordered protein

Sensitive yet Resilient: Disordered Proteins Depend on Their Network

27.01.2020

Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Structural Biology

Once discarded from studies, disordered segments are now understood to have important roles to play in the cell

coral reef

Marine Biomass: The Life that Stays Small, Lives Fast, Dies Young

23.01.2020

Evolution and Development, Environment, Environment

A new census asks why the oceans have so little biomass compared to land, and shows how small marine producers pull their weight

How similar are these two faces?

Converging Solutions: Artificial Networks Shed Light on Human Face Recognition

30.10.2019

Robotics and Machine Learning, Brain & Behavior, Evolution and Development

infected bacteria

The Basic Bacterial Defense

26.09.2019

Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Evolution and Development

A newly-discovered immune system in bacteria is the distance ancestor of one in our own cells

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