Genetics

Mapping cell death: The protein-protein interactions discovered and mapped out in Prof. Adi Kimchi’s lab (red lines are newly-revealed interactions) divulge the wealth of interconnections between two major cell death pathways

Where Two Paths Meet

01.09.2014

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

A unique method of mapping protein interactions reveals how two cellular pathways are interconnected

(l-r) Eyal Karzbrun, Alexandra Tayar and Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv

Artificial Cells Act Like the Real Thing

18.08.2014

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Materials Science, Biotechnology

Cell-like compartments produce proteins and communicate with one another, similar to natural biological systems

Epigenetics: Environmental effects influence how genes are turned on or off

Not Only in DNA’s Hands

11.08.2014

Stem Cells, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Epigenetics has a large say in blood formation

backcrossing wild-derived mice with lab mice infographic

Pheromones Regulate Aggression of Non-Mother Female Mice toward Pups in Wild-Derived Mice

05.08.2014

Brain & Behavior, Genetics

A new mouse model enables research into the neural and genetic roots of social behavior, including reproduction and maternal instinct

Genes that affect only half the population will have double the mutation rate

Mutations from Venus, Mutations from Mars

28.07.2014

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Weizmann Institute researchers explain why genetic fertility problems can persist in a population

Wild type megakaryocyte

Master Key

21.07.2014

Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Genetics

Tiny bits of RNA are found to play a crucial role in blood cell maturation

(l-r) Dr. Zohar Mukamel, Zohar Shipony and Prof. Amos Tanay

Cellular Senior Moments

21.07.2014

Cancer, Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

As the body’s cell divide and age, mistakes can pile up in the genome's "tags"

(l-r) Drs. Maya Schuldiner and Jacob Hanna

Two scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science are among a list of 40 world-leading young scientists chosen by the journal Cell

15.06.2014

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Two young scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Drs. Maya Schuldiner and Jacob Hanna, are among 40 world-leading scientists in their...

Where Have all the Mitochondria Gone?

Where Have all the Mitochondria Gone?

15.05.2014

Molecular and Cell Biology, Fertility, Genetics

Weizmann Institute researchers shed light on a crucial step in fertilization

RiboSNitches: these RNA segments in the mother and father have slightly different sequences, but very different folding patterns

This Bump Means “Start”

15.05.2014

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Folds in the RNA strands called RiboSNitches may affect protein function

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