Life Sciences

Efrat Dvash and Prof. Menachem Rubinstein

Discovery: A New Switch for Cell Death

16.02.2016

Biochemistry, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Approved asthma drugs that block this switch show promise for managing common drug side effects

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Flickering Explained

15.02.2016

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Nanoscience, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A century-old debate is settled: both sides are right.

Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv, Alexandra Tayar and Eyal Karzbrun (l-r) created a lifelike wavefront of information

The Genetic Domino Effect

04.02.2016

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

An array of artificial cells demonstrates the movement of information wavefronts

Neuron extensions with low NO

NO: A Yes-No Switch for Neuronal Growth

01.02.2016

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development

How do neurons decide when to grow and when to stop growing?

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Calculating Whiskers Send Precise Information to the Brain

28.01.2016

Brain & Behavior

Organs that sense through movement are more complex than thought

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Germs, Humans and Numbers

28.01.2016

Nutrition, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms

The number of bacteria in our bodies has been revised downward

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Your Symptoms? Evolution’s Way of Telling You to Stay Home

07.01.2016

Brain & Behavior, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Research suggests that our selfish genes are behind the aches and fever

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Weizmann Institute Drug, TOOKAD® Soluble, Approved for Prostate Cancer Therapy in Mexico

04.01.2016

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

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How Cells Spit It Out

01.01.2016

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Structural Biology

How do the cells that secrete saliva or tears handle the load?

The Homebody RNA

The Homebody RNA

01.01.2016

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Why does some RNA stay in the nucleus rather than rushing off to make proteins?

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