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“Brain on a Chip” Reveals How the Brain Folds

19.02.2018
Lasers & Optics, Theoretical Physics, Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development
Keeping the tiny "brains" flat enabled researchers to follow the process of wrinkling, step by step 
Kobi Abramson and mTEC

“Selfie” Cells Help Reveal Protein Secrets

08.02.2018
Biochemistry, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology
A new method enables researchers to observe interactions between proteins that normally exist in minute amounts 
Rejection and lack of rejection

Immune Tolerance May Open New Horizons for Bone Marrow and Organ Transplants

05.02.2018
Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
An anticancer drug keeps recipient T cells from attacking donor cells 
(l-r) Dr. Ruth Scherz-Shouval, Prof. Drew Pardoll and Dr. Rony Dahan

Visits: An Interview with Prof. Drew Pardoll

30.01.2018
Cancer, Immunology
Prof. Pardoll was the keynote speaker at the recent Cancer Immunotherapy symposium sponsored by the Moross Integrated Cancer Center
Phages attacking a bacterium_lab of Rotem Sorek

Bacterial Immune Systems Take the Stage

25.01.2018
Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Evolution and Development, Genetics
Multiple new and unusual bacterial defense mechanisms could lead to new biotech tools
Dr. Itay Tirosh, Molecular Cell Biology

Comprehending Cancer Ecosystems – One Cell at a Time

15.01.2018
Cancer, Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Dr. Itay Tirosh is finding the tumor cells that are most likely to turn malignant
Bats use social maps

Mapping the Social Landscape

11.01.2018
Brain & Behavior
A new study on bats reveals the cells that link our social connections to our internal spatial maps 
Krizhanovsky and group

The Zombie Cell Census

09.01.2018
Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
A new method of counting cells could lead to future strategies for combating chronic inflammation
Paired ribosomes

The Protein that Puts Staphylococcus Ribosomes to Sleep

21.12.2017
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Paired ribosomes temporarily stop producing proteins. New research suggests a way to prevent this pairing so that antibiotics can make the stoppage...
Rotem Sorek reef fish ecology

Making Larvae Count

13.12.2017
Evolution and Development, Genetics, Environment
Genetic barcodes are used to quantify crucial populations in a coral reef ecosystem  

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CEST la vie: High-Powered Magnets Improve Early Detection of Cancer in Rats

Dr. Michal Leskes

Prof. Giora Mikenberg
Noam Stern-Ginossar and group

Host and Virus Face Off over RNA Modification

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08.04.2019
New Clinical Study Being Launched at the Weizmann Institute of Science
E. Coli
27.03.2019
Same Microbe, Different Effect
21.03.2019
Historic partnership between the Weizmann Institute of Science and Institut Curie