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(l-r) Dr. Lama Tarayrah Ibraheim and Prof. Eli Arama. This study is the first to identify and explore a developmental form of parthanatos

An Unusual Way to Die

23.06.2021

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Revealing the details of an alternative cell death may lead to new therapies for a variety of diseases

Microscopic image of cultured human lung cells infected with SARS-CoV-2

The Triple Threat of Coronavirus

11.05.2021

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Genetics

A new study exposes how SARS-CoV-2 tampers with the cell's hardware to outsmart the immune system

MBZUAI President, Professor Eric Xing and President of the Weizmann Institute, Professor Alon Chen in Abu Dhabi

A Senior Delegation from the Weizmann Institute of Science Visits MBZUAI Campus in Abu Dhabi

03.05.2021

Math & Computer Science, Computer Vision, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Astrophysics, Personalized Medicine, Genetics, Technology & Applications, Benefiting Humanity, Biotechnology

The two parties discussed their new collaboration initiative to advance the field of artificial intelligence research

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GORKY Protein Turns Bitter Tomatoes Sweet

29.04.2021

Genetics, Plants and Agriculture

A huge new database helps reveal tomato riddles and may facilitate the breeding of delicious, disease-resistant tomatoes

When the Beads Line Up

When the Beads Line Up

05.04.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Conserved elements reveal vital spots in the noncoding, regulatory, portions of the genome

A mouse embryo grown for 6 days outside the uterus is stained at the end point (day 11) for markers of development

Advanced Mouse Embryos Grown Outside the Uterus

17.03.2021

Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Fertility, Genetics

The method is set to reveal the hidden first stages of embryonic development – from a tiny ball of cells to organ growth

Copying Foreign Genes Helps Bacteria Withstand the Test of Time

Copying Foreign Genes Helps Bacteria Withstand the Test of Time

04.02.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Tracking how bacteria adopt new genes provides unique insight into their evolution, antibiotic resistance and the creation of useful bacteria in the...

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

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