Life Sciences

Snd2 was tagged with a green fluorescent protein, and the endoplasmic reticulum was marked with a red fluorescent protein. The overlap between the green and red microscopy signals indicates that the newly discovered Snd2 is a receptor on the endoplasmic reticulum membrane.

Outward-Bound Proteins Have a Third Way

22.01.2017

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

A newly discovered “shuttle” for proteins is a “safety net” for vital communication between cells

Upon infection, bacterial viruses (phages) release communication molecules that tell later phage generations whether it is preferable to attack their host cells or lie dormant

Viruses Overheard Talking to One Another

18.01.2017

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

Viruses that infect bacteria communicate to coordinate infection

Tamir Klein tree group

Dr. Tamir Klein Sees the Forest and the Trees

16.01.2017

Biochemistry, Environment, Plants and Agriculture, Climate

Between his lab, the greenhouses and nearby forests, Klein hopes to understand how trees adapt

bats orient themselves to a destination

Bats Remember Directions

12.01.2017

Brain & Behavior

Researchers identify the cells that orient bats – and possibly humans – toward a destination

gene editing in single cells

Gene Editing Takes on New Roles

15.12.2016

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

A new combined method may finally give scientists a tool fine enough to probe life’s most nuanced processes

Bacteria (red) in mouse intestines; intestinal cells (blue); and antibodies (green) in the mucus layer coating the intestines and preventing direct contact between the bacteria and the sterile mouse cells, photographed under a fluorescent microscope

Gut Bacteria Have Outsized Influence

12.12.2016

Biochemistry, Personalized Medicine, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A new study reveals how our microbiomes affect the timing of liver activity

drug cocktails

How to Mix the Perfect Cocktail

07.12.2016

Biochemistry, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A new model can predict drug interactions and side effects even between a large number of components

The green fluorescent label maps the distribution of calcium in sea urchin larvae. The label shows the elongated mineralized spicules and vesicles with large amounts of calcium

Making Spines from Sea Water

30.11.2016

Biochemistry, Evolution and Development

How do creatures like sea urchins take up the calcium they need to build hard structures?

Double treatment kills cancer cells

Double Whammy for Triple Negative Breast Cancer

30.11.2016

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

New Weizmann Institute of Science research provides hope for cancer patients

yo yo diets

Gut Microbes Contribute to Recurrent “Yo-Yo” Obesity

24.11.2016

Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

New research in mice may in the future help dieters keep the weight off

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