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How to Start a Revolution

31.07.2012

Genetics, Plants and Agriculture

Seed germination involves the reprogramming of the plant’s entire genome

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A Cellular Microprocessor Keeps Its Cool

24.07.2012

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Mathematics

A complex for activating certain RNAs must avoid cutting up the wrong strands

(l-r) Dr. Gili Ben-Nissan, Prof. Yosef Shaul, Dr. Michal Sharon and Oren Moscovitz

Rescuing the Rescuers

24.07.2012

Biochemistry, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

How does the cell keep certain vital proteins from getting recycled?

The future of fuel? Image: Thinkstock

Genome of a Cellulose-Eating Bacterium Sequenced

24.07.2012

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Genetics, Energy, Plants and Agriculture

The sequence will help researchers design better means of recycling waste and producing biofuel

Judging DNA by Its Cover

Judging DNA by Its Cover

23.07.2012

Cancer, Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

A newly-discovered molecular mechanism might explain the link between stem cells and cancer

Electron micrograph of bacteriophages Image: Dr Graham Beards, Wikimedia Commons

Helpful Bacteria, Harmful Viruses

17.07.2012

Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

The beneficial bacteria in our guts are open to attack from viruses

Cell Reports cover: Illustration by Dr. Rita Gelin-Licht showing yeast cells mating through extensions

Yeast Side Story

16.07.2012

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

When yeast cells want to mate, they grow extensions in the direction of potential partners

Living Microprocessor Tunes in to Feedback

Living Microprocessor Tunes in to Feedback

12.06.2012

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Math & Computer Science

What keeps the machinery for chopping functional pieces out of certain long RNA strands from cutting up the wrong kinds of RNA?

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PAIRS

11.06.2012

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Robotics and Machine Learning

Proteins must match up correctly to catch a ride from one site to another in the cell

rewriting DNA illustration

Rewriting DNA to Understand What it Says

31.05.2012

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Math & Computer Science, Biotechnology

New Weizmann Institute technology speeds up DNA “rewriting” and measures the effects of the changes in living cells

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Illustration by Yael Leibovitch and Simone Dell’Ariccia

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Dendrites that developed in a tin battery, seen under an electronic microscope. Source: Shakked Schwartz and Ayan Maity

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