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(l-r) Ido Kaminsky, Prof. Eitan Reuveny, Ruth Meller, Raz Palty and Dr. Adi Raveh. Steady supply

Taking Stock of Calcium

29.05.2012
Biochemistry
What keeps a cellular “warehouse” from overfilling?
(l-r) Profs. Benjamin Geiger and Joachim Spatz

Synthetic Cells Stand In for the Real Thing

23.05.2012
Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Materials Science
A biologist and a materials scientist create a new approach to understanding living cell mechanics
The molecular structure of Spanish flu protein (hemagglutin) bound to a computationally designed protein (green). The designed protein binds the viral protein tightly and with high specificity, blocking the protein's function and neutralizing viral infectivity

Matchmaker

23.05.2012
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology
 A new method of redesigning protein molecules may yield novel drugs.
Israel Structural Proteomics Center (ISPC) illustration

At the Core

15.05.2012
Biochemistry, Structural Biology
Israel’s leadership in structural biology leads to the establishment of an Instruct Core Centre
Cover illustration: the zebrafish stress response

Two for the Price of One

15.05.2012
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology
A unique ON-OFF switch in the brain controls a main stress hormone
Top: Dr. Noa Chapal-Ilani and Yitzhak Reizel. Bottom: Drs. Rivka Adar and Shalev Itzkovitz, and Profs. Nava Dekel and Ehud Shapiro

Skeletons (and other Organs) in the Cell Family Tree

15.05.2012
Cancer, Stem Cells, Math & Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Tracing the lineages of cells resolves some outstanding questions in biology
The two faces of BID. When duty calls, it leaves the cell nucleus to initiate cell suicide. Illustration: Elite Avni

Meeting Places

23.04.2012
Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
How does one protein direct two different life-or-death activities in the cell?
PON1 molecular structure. From the lab of Prof. Dan Tawfik

Defending Against Chemical Acts of Terrorism

19.04.2012
Biochemistry
     
Profs. Bernardo Vidne and Talila Volk. From human hearts to fruit fly hearts

Heart and Mind

02.04.2012
Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Science Teaching
After a career as a top cardiac surgeon, Prof. Bernardo Vidne decided to get a Ph.D. in science
Work of art: A portion of a plant cell

Darkness at Noon

02.04.2012
Biochemistry, Plants and Agriculture
A stunning scientific image reveals how plants cope with sudden changes in light intensity

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Illustration by Yael Leibovitch and Simone Dell’Ariccia

We Know What You Ate: Detailed Protein Maps Assess Intestinal Health

Dendrites that developed in a tin battery, seen under an electronic microscope. Source: Shakked Schwartz and Ayan Maity

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