Life Sciences

Illustration: Flying elephants in the lab

Watch for Flying Elephants

01.10.2008

Dr. Michal Sharon launches protein complexes into the air

Prof. Ehud Shapiro.

Down the Line

01.10.2008

Cancer, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Charting a cell's family tree can shed light on how cancer develops

Blue reporter gene in embryonic neural crest

Running Interference

01.10.2008

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Dr. Eran Hornstein has some new ideas about gene regulation

(l-r) Prof. Naama Barkai, Prof. Ben-Zion Shilo and Danny Ben-Zvi. All in proportion

The Other Half

01.10.2008

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Weizmann scientists revisit an 80-year-old experiment to see how embryos regulate organ growth

(l-r) Prof. Adi Kimchi and Noa Liberman. Working in parallel

Crisis Management

01.10.2008

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

The enzyme’s structure (blue), revealed via X-ray crystallography, closely matches its computer design (gray). The yellow structure in the center is the substrate molecule the enzyme acts upon

Winning Design

01.10.2008

Biochemistry, Structural Biology

Evolution in a test tube takes enzyme design to a new level

Dr. Eran Segal. Finding a common theme

The Math of Survival

01.10.2008

Cancer, Stem Cells, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A new computer program enables scientists to pinpoint a cancer-causing gene

Dr. Avraham Yaron. sensory neuron guidance system

Right On Target

01.10.2008

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development

Dr. Avraham Yaron asks how our nervous systems get wired

(l-r) Tal Gradus, Prof. Michael Fainzilber and Dmitry Yudin. Gearing up

Safety Catch

01.10.2008

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

What are molecular complexes thought to exist only in the cell nucleus doing on the nerve axons?

Prof. Orly Reiner. In the right measure

Good Migrations

01.10.2008

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

Embryonic nerve cells must be "in shape" to get where they're going

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A portion of the mouse hypothalamus reveals that the protein made by the Otp gene (green) is expressed in all the neurons (red) that drive hunger – and the combined color is therefore yellow. It was known that in the developing brain, Otp is needed for the generation of these neurons. The study found that during adulthood, Otp is crucial for causing these neurons to express AgRP, a major hunger-promoting substance

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