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Receptive to Stress

26.05.2016

Brain & Behavior

A stress receptor in the brain is found to regulate metabolic responses to stressful situations differently in male and female mice

Prof. Ed Bayer and his group

Me and My Cellulosome

23.05.2016

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology

What does the human gut bacterium have in common with that of a cow?

(l-r) Prof. Elisha Moses, Prof. Menahem Segal and Dr. Yaron Penn

Neuron Networks Lead by Consensus

23.05.2016

Theoretical Physics, Brain & Behavior

Neurons may synchronize their oscillations to produce signals

Sperm individualization

Delicate Demolition

19.05.2016

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

How does a sperm cell become an "individual?"

Viruses attacking alga

Fat Genes in Algal Viruses Facilitate Infection

10.05.2016

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Environment

Uncovering the virus's plans may help predict the demise of algal blooms

timestamp for the brain

Time and Place

09.05.2016

Brain & Behavior

Patterns of nerve cell activity act as a "timestamp" in our brain

Day 3 of the fMRI experiment

Learning without One’s Knowledge

04.05.2016

Brain & Behavior

Subject's brains in an fMRI experiment showed the preferred pattern after three days

Bone marrow blood vessels near the bone.

Sealed Vessel Walls Protect Stem Cells

20.04.2016

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

In the bone marrow, location is the key

(l-r) Prof. Rotem Sorek, Maya Shamir and Daniel Dar

Switching Off Antibiotic Resistance

14.04.2016

Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

A Weizmann team find new RNA switches for antibiotic resistance

Dr. Valery Krizhanovsky. Eliminating senescent cells from the lung

Out with the Old

11.04.2016

Biochemistry, Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Blocking two proteins might rid the body of aging cells and promote tissue renewal

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