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It's a Perfect Protein Match

It's a Perfect Protein Match

20.07.2000
Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Math & Computer Science
Searching for a soul mate, new friends, or just fresh contacts? Turns out that proteins have similar 'goals.' However, shaking off their single...
Feel the Beat

Feel the Beat

20.07.2000
Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
How do the eyes 'speak' with the brain to convey visual information? And how does the brain reconstruct tactile sensations formed at ones fingertips...
Scientists At The Weizmann Institute Propose A New Theory To The Mystery Of The Origin Of Life

Scientists At The Weizmann Institute Propose A New Theory To The Mystery Of The Origin Of Life

05.06.2000
Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics
Prof. Doron Lancet of the Molecular Genetics Department and his students, developed a model, suggesting a new route for the origin of...
3-D computer reconstruction of an inhibitory neuron (white) synaptically interconnected to three pyramidal (excitatory) neurons (blue)

Filters of the Mind

01.05.2000
Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
New studies on neurons that inhibit brain activity may shed light on such conditions as ADHD, epilepsy, and other disorders
Illustration: Spinal cord injury and repair

Hyde Turned Jekyll

01.05.2000
Brain & Behavior, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Rats with spinal injuries show improvement after immune cell treatment
Careful actin regulation keeps the cell in shape

Shooting the Messenger

01.05.2000
Molecular and Cell Biology
How an essential cellular protein regulates its own levels
Prof. Irith Ginzburg.

Alzheimer's and the Wheel

01.05.2000
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
 A faulty wheel in nerve cell "carriages" might be responsible for tangled axons in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
Dr. Ehud Ahissar

The Ins and Outs of Acetylcholine

01.05.2000
Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
A enigma concerning the role of a neurotransmitter in learning and memory is solved
Dr. Gitay Kryger, Prof. Israel Silmam, and Prof. Joel Sussman

Breaking the Bonds

01.05.2000
Space & Physics, Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
Scientists attempting to catch an enzyme in action got unique 3-D footage of radiation damage, instead
Illustration: Peeking into the brain

Brain Microprocessors in Action

01.05.2000
Space & Physics, Brain & Behavior, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
A suggestion on the part of a Weizmann Institute scientist has led to a breakthrough in fMRI brain imaging

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