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Gerst: cellular nanotubes

Sharing Information through the Internet of Cells

26.04.2018

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

Researchers reveal how functional genetic instructions are passed from cell to cell

cover: shining a light on the molecular fingerprint

The Smallest Nose Glows

23.04.2018

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

Made of a single molecule, the tiny artificial sensor might be able to “smell out” disease within living cells

mTOR protein (magenta) in the sciatic nerve after injury

“Lord of the Rings” Protein Jump-Starts Nerve Repair

16.04.2018

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Hidden from view, a central repair protein is made on the spot

Segal and Slutskin

A Rulebook for Living Cells

12.04.2018

Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

New research delves into the process by which small sequences of RNA – microRNAs – regulate the long ones

Lighting up the reward center: Light-sensitive proteins are inserted into specific brain cells. Blue: dopamine-producing cells in the reward system in the ventral tegmental area. Red: cells carrying the inserted protein in a mouse brain. Yellow: Overlap between cells that are carrying the optogenetic protein and those that are dopamine-producing. Image obtained by confocal microscope in the lab of Prof. Tali Kimchi

When Mickey Met Minnie: A Neural Reward Circuit Determines Sexual Preference in Mice

05.03.2018

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior

Blocking dopamine receptors in male mouse brains dampened their preference for females

microbiome influences

Genetics or Lifestyle: What Is It That Shapes our Microbiome?

27.02.2018

Nutrition, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

A study brings new hope for improving our health

Zoomed-in xSPEN diffusion data arising from a human frontal lobe (dashed square regions) containing the optic nerve indicated by the yellow arrows

The X-SPENdables: Addressing the Most Challenging Tissues in Magnetic Resonance

21.02.2018

Lasers & Optics, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Chemistry, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A new MRI method developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science improves our ability to study the brain and other non-homogeneous tissues

organoid with folds

“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

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