Life Sciences

Standing: (l-r) Eran Dayan, Dr. Son Preminger, Dr. Guido Hesselman and Lior Fisch. Sitting: (l-r) Roye Salomon, Michal Ramot, Ido Davidesko, Prof. Rafael Malach and Michal Harel. Constant activity

Screen Saver

01.05.2009

Brain & Behavior

Our brain cells are constantly active, even when our eyes are closed and our feet up

(l-r) Dr. Assaf Rotem and Prof. Elisha Moses. Smart nerve network

Designer Nerves

01.05.2009

Space & Physics, Brain & Behavior, Math & Computer Science

Circuits grown from living nerve cells could become an interface between human brains and artificial systems

Prof. Yoram Groner.

Checking the Dosage

01.05.2009

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

Prof. Yoram Groner is a pioneer in Down syndrome research

Prof. Rony Seger. Going through customs

Passport Please

01.05.2009

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology

A newly-discovered "customs check" at the nucleus border may have implications for anti-cancer drugs

Dr. Tsvi Tlusty. Evolved for efficiency

Optimum Performance

01.05.2009

Space & Physics, Life Sciences

Bacteria turn out to be models of industrial efficiency

Dr. Gil Levkowitz.

Fishing for Brain Cells

01.05.2009

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development

See-through zebrafish embryos let scientists see into such processes as brain development

(l-r) Profs. Stephen Weiner and Lia Addadi and Julia Mahamid. Like shell, like bone

Turning to Bone

01.05.2009

Biochemistry, Structural Biology

Scientists reveal a fleeting stage of bone formation

Illustration: Surfing on the DNA

Surfin' DNA

01.05.2009

Molecular and Cell Biology

Dr. Koby Levy finds that when it comes to protein stability, cause and effect are not always what they seem

Image of an embryo overlaid withan immunofluorescent image of the decidua (purple). Dendritic cells are in green and blood vessels in red

Supernannies

01.05.2009

Immunology, Fertility

Immune system scouts take on a surprising role

Prof. Moshe Oren and Yaara Ofir Rosenfeld. Guarding the guardians

Cancer Matters

01.05.2009

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Cocktails: the key word in the future fight against cancer.

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