Genetics

cells that remember their identity

Memories of a Cancer Cell

08.10.2020

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Cancer, Systems Biology, Genetics

Cancer cells turn out to have memories. But these are unreliable and can end up causing trouble

When the NXF1 gene functions properly (left), RNA molecules (orange dots) of a particular single-exon gene are exported from the nucleus (purple) into the cytoplasm; when the NXF1 is silenced (right), the RNAs are largely stuck within the nucleus

Two Roads Diverged in a Cell

28.07.2020

Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Cells use two separate routes to export RNA out of the nucleus

Some bacteria love the smell of sulfur in hot gases

When the Heat Is On – Turn Up the Ac(4C)

15.07.2020

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Heat-resistance tags on bacterial RNA hold clues to human diseases

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

The Self-Synthesizing Ribosome

The Self-Synthesizing Ribosome

20.04.2020

Chemistry, Nanoscience, Biochemistry, Genetics, Technology & Applications

This cellular factory-on-a-chip could be used to design, produce and test drugs against antibiotic resistant bacteria

Igor Ulitsky

Chasing a Link

09.01.2020

Life Sciences, Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

A non-coding gene’s neighbors reveal what it does for a “living.” The findings may pave the way to developing therapies for epilepsy and autism

Eran Hornstein

Why is this Nerve Cell Different? Finding the Genetic Roots of ALS

02.01.2020

Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Q & A with Prof. Eran Hornstein on discovering why mutations in a gene for a tiny non-coding RNA could herald the onset of neurodegenerative...

Rivka Dikstein

New Molecules Precisely Target Mutant Disease Gene

02.12.2019

Biochemistry, Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

These molecules may prevent only some of a crucial gene's activities without affecting others

mice

For the First Time: A Method for Measuring Animal Personality

04.11.2019

Brain & Behavior, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Genetics

A study on mice shows animal research may need to take into account the connection between genes, behavior and personality

Irit Sagi

The Azrieli Foundation Funds Fragile X Research at the Institute

06.10.2019

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Institute scientists have developed a potential drug that attenuates autism-like behaviors in disease models

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