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The Viruses That Fight Disease

04.08.2022
Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
A surprising precision weapon against Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis   
Development of synthetic mouse embryo models inside beakers

Without Egg, Sperm or Womb: Synthetic Mouse Embryo Models Created Solely from Stem Cells

01.08.2022
Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics, Technology & Applications
The method opens new vistas for studying how stem cells self-organize into organs and may in the future help produce transplantable tissues  
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“Zip Codes” Tell RNA Where to Go

26.07.2022
Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics
Weizmann Institute scientists solve the riddle of how RNA molecules get to their designated locations
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Creating the Cells That Can Be Everything and More

12.07.2022
Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Evolution and Development, Genetics
Removing a newly discovered “lock” from DNA’s packaging can restore limitless abilities to early cells
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Curbing Candida: The Cells That Keep Fungal Infections at Bay

27.06.2022
Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology
Without cells that spur on the specialized antifungal units, the fight against a common infection is a lost cause
Scent of a Friend

Scent of a Friend

24.06.2022
Brain & Behavior, Evolution and Development
Similarities in body odor may contribute to social bonding
Changing the Channel: Study Sheds New Light on a Promising Antidepressant

Changing the Channel: Study Sheds New Light on a Promising Antidepressant

31.05.2022
Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics
A newly revealed mechanism of ketamine’s action on potassium channels in neurons may lead to improved therapies for depression
Settled at Birth: Blood Vessels Remember Their Origins

Settled at Birth: Blood Vessels Remember Their Origins

25.05.2022
Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development
Blood vessels originating from lymphatic vessels were found to be tailored to specific functions
Rewriting the Classics

Rewriting the Classics

18.05.2022
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics
Weizmann scientists breathe new life into one of the cell’s most classic and best-researched metabolic pathways
Transperons in action

Genetic Bundles of Joy

10.05.2022
Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics
New study reveals a genetic regulation mechanism in eukaryotes ensuring that proteins that work together are expressed together

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Israel Prize in Life Sciences to Prof. Michal Schwartz

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A Little Dusty – but Alive

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Treating a Heart Attack before It Happens

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08.03.2023
Treating a Heart Attack before It Happens
Heavy imbalance: The biomass of humans, livestock, pets and wild mammals (Illustration: Itai Raveh)
27.02.2023
The Weight of Responsibility: Biomass of Livestock Dwarfs That of Wild Mammals
Close-up diagram of the quantum twisting microscope in action. Electrons tunnel from the probe (inverted pyramid at the top) to the sample (bottom) in several places at once (green vertical lines), in a quantum coherent manner
22.02.2023
The Quantum Twisting Microscope: A New Lens on Quantum Materials