Math & Computer Science

Evolved to Stop Bacteria, Designed for Stability

Evolved to Stop Bacteria, Designed for Stability

15.03.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Structural Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

New proteins, created through long-distance collaboration, might lead to the reversal of antibiotic resistance in certain bacteria

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How "Great" Was the Great Oxygenation Event?

25.02.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biochemistry, Evolution and Development

A look at enzyme evolution suggests life figured out how to use oxygen long before the main event

Cell Replacement by the Numbers

Cell Replacement by the Numbers

15.02.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

Mapping cellular turnover sheds light on the balance between renewal and stability in our bodies

Feeling Their Way: How Migrating Cell Clusters Choose a Path

Feeling Their Way: How Migrating Cell Clusters Choose a Path

08.02.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Theoretical Physics, Evolution and Development

Migrating embryonic cell groups sprout “fingers” that pull the rest of the cluster through tight junctures in the developing body

Copying Foreign Genes Helps Bacteria Withstand the Test of Time

Copying Foreign Genes Helps Bacteria Withstand the Test of Time

04.02.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Tracking how bacteria adopt new genes provides unique insight into their evolution, antibiotic resistance and the creation of useful bacteria in the...

Chen lab mouse adrenals exhibit stress

Stress on Every Cell: Mapping the Stress Axis in Detail

27.01.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Brain & Behavior

Uncovering the activities of the organs, tissues and cells responsible for the body’s stress response as they’ve never before been seen revealed new...

A Measure of Smell

A Measure of Smell

11.11.2020

Math & Computer Science, Brain & Behavior, Technology & Applications

Meeting a 100-year-old challenge could lead the way to digital aromas

cells that remember their identity

Memories of a Cancer Cell

08.10.2020

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Cancer, Systems Biology, Genetics

Cancer cells turn out to have memories. But these are unreliable and can end up causing trouble

Ancient Hominins Used Fire to Make Stone Tools

Ancient Hominins Used Fire to Make Stone Tools

05.10.2020

Robotics and Machine Learning, Materials Science, Scientific Archaeology

A study of these tools suggests skilled control over heating flint to produce different forms

The Weizmann Institute of Science and Mohamed bin Zayed University in the UAE to Collaborate on Artificial Intelligence Research

The Weizmann Institute of Science and Mohamed bin Zayed University in the UAE to Collaborate on Artificial Intelligence Research

13.09.2020

Math & Computer Science, Robotics and Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

The virtual signing ceremony will be followed by a visit of an Israeli delegation to the UAE

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