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villi

Crypt to Tip: Migrating Gut Cells Adapt to Their Locations

22.11.2018

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Short-lived cells in the small intestine take on new functions as they move up finger-like projections called villi

cholesterol crystals

The Killer Crystal

13.11.2018

Biochemistry, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Structural Biology

How does a helpful substance like cholesterol turn deadly?

migrating cells

The Migration of the Undead

08.11.2018

Biochemistry, Cancer, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development

Sub-lethal levels of a “self-destruct” enzyme hold cells in place

Fleishman and group

The Protein Planner

01.11.2018

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

A computational method for designing dramatically more efficient versions of enzymes may lead to new avenues of drug design and new treatments...

Pairing cells

Liver Cells Give Away Their “Friends” Locations

29.10.2018

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

Pairing cells makes the smaller ones easier to study

Fragments of phytoplankton outer shell

In Passing, Plankton Reach the Clouds

25.10.2018

Planetary Science, Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Climate

When viral infection wipes out an algal bloom, fragments may turn airborne, increasing clouds and cooling the surface below

Merbl_proteasomes

Cellular Trash Cans Reveal the Roles of Proteins in Disease

22.10.2018

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A novel technology for profiling protein turnover and degradation offers new insight into diagnosis and understanding the molecular basis of...

cyanobacteria reveal developmental pattern

The Need for Noise: How Patterns Arise in Nature

18.10.2018

Space & Physics, Theoretical Physics, Biochemistry, Evolution and Development

Physicists and biologists team up to show that even the simplest biological developmental patterns may require some noise to be formed

Bat Brains Forgo Rhythm when Encoding Space

Bat Brains Forgo Rhythm when Encoding Space

14.10.2018

Brain & Behavior

The finding reveals a new mechanism for orchestrating neuronal activity

A Binding Relationship

A Binding Relationship

11.10.2018

Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology

A Weizmann Institute of Science study shows how a deadly virus gets into cells

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disordered protein

Sensitive yet Resilient: Disordered Proteins Depend on Their Network

Marine Biomass: The Life that Stays Small, Lives Fast, Dies Young

In the Eye of the Shrimp

Prof. Jacob Klein

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