Life Sciences

Phagophore

Mouths Wide Shut: How Cellular Cleaning Out Is Kept in Check

03.06.2024

Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development

Autophagic organelles found to actively restrict the size of their mouths

Researchers used color-coded proteins to reveal the identity of the cells in the organoids they produced. In four organoids that simulate the embryo’s central nervous system, the magenta marks proteins associated with the development of the forebrain and the midbrain, the green, the hindbrain and the red, the center of the spinal cord

From Tip to Tail

01.06.2024

Brain & Behavior, Stem Cells, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Researchers from the University of Michigan and the Weizmann Institute develop the first-ever complete central nervous system on a chip; it...

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Bacteria against Mutants

28.05.2024

Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Evolution and Development

A bacterial model helps reveal how our bodies prevent population explosions – and cancer

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Fish under the Influence Reveal How Psychedelics Work

21.04.2024

Brain & Behavior

A Weizmann Institute method for tracking the effects of drugs on zebrafish may help develop improved therapies for depression and other mood-related...

AI Flexes Its Muscles

AI Flexes Its Muscles

11.04.2024

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology

A machine learning model sheds new light on muscle development

Social Hierarchy: Even for Mice, It’s Complicated

Social Hierarchy: Even for Mice, It’s Complicated

03.04.2024

Brain & Behavior

Studying wild mice in near-natural conditions reveals different strategies used by females and males in forming social hierarchies

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Fungus vs. Fungus: Newly Identified Yeast Might Prevent Life-Threatening Fungal Infections

18.03.2024

Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The novel yeast works by outcompeting rivals, Weizmann Institute study suggests

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How Does a Bacterium Know It’s Time?

08.03.2024

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms

Scientists were split on the issue of cell division; a statistical study heals the rift

(l-r) Dr. Anat Bahat and Prof. Rivka Dikstein

Toward a Treatment for Huntington’s Disease

26.02.2024

Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Benefiting Humanity, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Weizmann Institute scientists have discovered two small molecules that can cross the blood-brain barrier in mice, slowing and even reversing the...

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Proteins without Parents

14.02.2024

Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Evolution and Development

Using three AI protein prediction tools, a Chinese-Israeli study uncovers new wrinkles in the folding story of “orphan” proteins

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Bacterial Communities Go Synchronized Swimming

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain in three children with a missing copy of the Chaserr gene. The scans performed at age 8 months or 4 years (top row) reveal structural changes in the brain, including reduced volume of the brain stem (asterisks) and decreased myelin coating of nerves (arrows) in deep-seated brain areas. These changes are less apparent at 1 month of age (bottom row)

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