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ants looking for the exit

Recalculating the Route: The Ant Version

14.06.2018
Theoretical Physics, Life Sciences, Evolution and Development, Environment, Math & Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
A simple mathematical model explains how ants overcome obstacles in their path
(l-r) Hisham Mazal, Dr. Inbal Riven, Prof. Gilad Haran, Menahem Pirchi and Yoav Barak

Random Acts of Enzyme-ness

04.06.2018
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Structural Biology
An ultrahigh time-resolution study of biological machinery reveals never-before-seen details of molecular dynamics  
Der Körper weiß es am besten: Ein natürlicher Heilmechanismus für entzündliche Darmerkrankungen

Der Körper weiß es am besten: Ein natürlicher Heilmechanismus für entzündliche Darmerkrankungen

30.05.2018
Cancer
Die Behandlung entzündlicher Darmerkrankungen ist extrem schwierig: Gene, Darmmikroben und gestörte Immunfunktionen tragen alle dazu bei.
Cross-section of the inner lining of a human gut adjacent to a cancerous tumor

Body Knows Best: A Natural Healing Mechanism for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

30.05.2018
Biochemistry, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
The findings suggest that boosting signals in certain cells and not in others might even help treat colon cancer 
gigatons of carbon

In a New Biomass Census, Trees Rule the Planet

22.05.2018
Planetary Science, Evolution and Development, Environment, Plants and Agriculture
The study reveals, among other things, our impact on the Earth’s biosphere
biofilm

Storming the Fortress: Cracking the Concrete Surrounding Bacterial Biofilms

21.05.2018
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers suggest a way to breach barriers to antibiotics
mouse fetus and placenta

Please Ignore This Message: The Link between Pregnancy and Anorexia

16.05.2018
Brain & Behavior, Evolution and Development, Fertility
Researchers discover the molecule that “programs” a tendency to develop an eating disorder 
Proteins involved in the intestinal barrier of the mouse colon (E-cadherein in green)

The Obesity-Infection Connection

14.05.2018
Nutrition, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Bacteria in our guts complete this triangle
Tethered cancer cells

Cancer Cells Seen Traveling in Tethered Groups

10.05.2018
Cancer, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology
This finding may help solve the puzzle of certain types of aggressive metastasis 
Students from Hakfar Hayrok School IMO Levi Eshkol prepared for the robot experiments with lab work in their school

Two Hundred Teens, Ten Days and a Robot: Investigating How Superbugs Evolve

30.04.2018
Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Science Teaching
An intercontinental project has high school students doing real science

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