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How sloppiness in plants speeds up evolution and creates new species

Evolution's Fast Track

01.11.2003
Evolution and Development, Genetics, Plants and Agriculture
How sloppiness in plants speeds up evolution and creates new species.  
Prof. Yadin Dudai (center) with graduate students Mark Eisenberg and Tali Kobilo. Learning to forget

A Time to Remember, A Time to Forget

01.10.2003
Brain & Behavior
Bringing up a memory might help us to forget it
Higher Yields, Lower Pollution

Higher Yields, Lower Pollution

01.10.2003
Biochemistry, Environment, Plants and Agriculture
A common soil microorganism is helping "fight fungus with fungus"
Prof. Leslie Leiserowitz

Malaria's Achilles' Heel

01.10.2003
Biochemistry, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Materials Science, Structural Biology
Uncovering the mechanism of malaria-fighting drugs
Illustration: plants In Sync with the Sun

In Sync with the Sun

01.10.2003
Biochemistry, Plants and Agriculture
A plant biological clock is set to peak early in the day, before the strongest sunlight hits
Breast and Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Breast and Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

01.10.2003
Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
A technique developed at the Institute for detecting breast and prostate cancer receives FDA clearance
A Matter of Taste

A Matter of Taste

01.10.2003
Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics
"Optional"  genes might explain our differences in taste and smell perception
Deciphering Gaucher's Disease

Deciphering Gaucher's Disease

01.10.2003
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Structural Biology
New finding may lead to more effective – and affordable – treatments
Stem Cells On Call

Stem Cells On Call

01.10.2003
Stem Cells, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
How does the liver call for replacement cells from the bone marrow?
Prof. Ben-Zion Shilo. A developing embryo of the Drosophila fruit fly

Cells to Your Liking

01.10.2003
Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics
Understanding the basic mechanisms of embryonic development may one day offer new horizons to those afflicted with a wide range of diseases

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