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The Primordial Soap

03.02.2022

Chemistry, Nanoscience, Organic Chemistry, Evolution and Development

Weizmann Institute scientists disclose comprehensive evidence that life may have originated with lipid nano-scale particles

Two different proteins expressed in a mouse brain are revealed by dual-color MRI

Tracking Multiple Genes with Flying Colors

31.01.2022

Brain & Behavior, Genetics, Technology & Applications, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A new method for mapping gene expression deep in the body could one day be used to track stem cells or cancer therapy

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A Noninvasive Test for Gut Inflammation

23.01.2022

Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Technology & Applications, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A new method of characterizing immune cells shed in the stool could facilitate diagnosis and improve treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

Microvilli on a T cell surface, viewed with a scanning electron microscope

Cell Brakes: Some Assembly Required

20.01.2022

Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

How do speeding cells come to a screeching halt at just the right point within blood vessels?

Mouse embryo with integrated human cells that contribute to its development

As Naïve as They Get

30.12.2021

Personalized Medicine, Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Prof. Jacob Hanna’s method for growing mouse embryos outside the womb was shortlisted for Science’s Breakthrough of the Year. Another study from his...

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The Social Sense

28.12.2021

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology

Oxytocin in a developing fish brain determines later social behavior

Fluorescence microscopy image of Salmonella (green) engulfed by splenic macrophages (red; blue – cell nuclei)

A Deadly Tango

23.12.2021

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

An intriguing subset of immune cells enables bacteria to flourish

Mouse myoblasts after a 24-hour exposure to a molecule blocking the ERK enzyme. The exposure caused the cells to undergo massive fusion, forming muscle fibers (red) with multiple nuclei (blue) // Dr. Tamar Eigler (Prof. Tzahor's research group)

The Meat, the Muscle, and the Motion of Cell Fusion

20.12.2021

Nutrition, Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Technology & Applications, Yeda Technology Transfer, Biotechnology

Revelations about muscle stem cell fusion find their way into the food tech industry

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Making Bone Growth Transparent

17.12.2021

Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

A new method for tracking thousands of cells in three dimensions may help reveal how bone growth is disrupted in dwarfism and other skeletal...

mRNA molecules for making insulin are found closer to the cell center

While Waiting for Food: The Surprising Fetal Gut Cells That Make Insulin

09.12.2021

Nutrition, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

The discovery opens up new avenues for developing future diabetes therapies

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