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Genetics

Humans and fish share about 70% of their protein-coding genes, but only about 0.5% of their regulatory long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs)

Genomic Recycling: Ancestral Genes Take On New Roles

18.09.2017

Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

How some genes lost the ability to make proteins - and gained regulatory powers

Embryonic cardiovascular cells

First Cells

14.08.2017

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Videos of forming embryonic blood vessels reveal the presence of unusual cells and the unexpected role of a well-known gene in creating blood

Prof. Moshe Oren

Expanding the Reach of the Genome's Guardian

31.07.2017

Cancer, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

An Institute study finds a whole new role for one of the most famous proteins in cancer research

tomatoes

Give Me a Break: Chromosomal Breaks Facilitate Precise Breeding in Plants

04.07.2017

Life Sciences, Stem Cells, Genetics, Plants and Agriculture

Using the plant's own DNA repair mechanisms could help breeders select the traits they want

Humans are exposed to stress at different intensities throughout life

Stressed Out from Birth: Mice Exposed to Prenatal Stress Are Predisposed to Eating Disorders Later in Life

01.06.2017

Brain & Behavior, Nutrition, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Scientists at the Weizmann Institute prevented the onset of eating disorders through dietary intervention

disease chart

MalaCards and GeneHancer Open New Directions in Medical Research

11.05.2017

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

New developments in genetic databases will make it easier than ever to identify the molecular basis of disease

man,woman,dna

Researchers Identify 6,500 Genes That Are Expressed Differently in Men and Women

03.05.2017

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Fertility, Genetics

Genes that are mostly active in one sex or the other may play a crucial role in our evolution and health

Left: normal nerve cells; right cells genetically engineered to neutralize MTCH2. Fluorescent proteins reveal the calcium uptake in the mitochondria of these cells. The genetically engineered cells reveal dramatically less calcium uptake – evidence of the crucial role this gene plays in mitochondria function

Balancing the Brain’s Calcium

23.04.2017

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Genetics

Understanding how a gene studied in one lab affects the basic element researched in another may reveal what goes wrong in Alzheimer's

Dr. Ditsa Levanon

Senior Research Fellow: Dr. Ditsa Levanon

23.03.2017

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Genetics

Discovering the workings of our “sixth sense”

social fish

Getting to the Genetic Basis of Social Behavior and Anxiety

21.02.2017

Brain & Behavior, Genetics

Fish with two genes for a crucial protein are helping researchers understand its function in neurodevelopmental disorders

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