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Hunting Down Giant Viruses That Attack Tiny Algae

30.09.2024

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Environment, Climate

A mysterious menace lurks in the oceans, threatening algal blooms. Weizmann Institute researchers have developed a new way to track the culprit –...

Couples Therapy

Couples Therapy

26.09.2024

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Biotechnology

A new Weizmann Institute method provides an unprecedented glimpse into the relationship between bacteria and their host cells

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A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking

26.08.2024

Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Weizmann Institute researchers reveal how Copaxone protects the heart muscle and improves its function after a heart attack

An image of tissue from the human small intestine obtained with the help of fluorescent dyes that made it possible to mark numerous proteins in parallel, thereby mapping out the various proteins produced in each part of the intestinal villi

Navigating the Digestive Tract

07.08.2024

Nutrition, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

A comprehensive gene expression atlas of the human small intestine uncovers the secrets of nutrient absorption and defense against infection

An electron microscope view of phages duplicated inside bacterial cells that possess the immune system discovered in the new study. This immune system attaches a ubiquitin-like protein (marked by black dots and white arrows) to the tails of these phages, preventing them from infecting other bacterial cells

Catch a Virus by Its Tail

17.07.2024

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Evolution and Development

A bacterial immune system that alters the tails of phages might help clarify an immunity mechanism in humans

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Sperm Welcome – But Their Mitochondria Must Go

15.07.2024

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Fertility

Why do we inherit only maternal mitochondria? A new study shows how the paternal versions are deliberately destroyed

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The Constant Gardener

10.06.2024

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Weizmann Institute researchers have discovered a protein that prunes nerve endings, regulating sensitivity to pain

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Mouths Wide Shut: How Cellular Cleaning Out Is Kept in Check

03.06.2024

Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development

Autophagic organelles found to actively restrict the size of their mouths

AI Flexes Its Muscles

AI Flexes Its Muscles

11.04.2024

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology

A machine learning model sheds new light on muscle development

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Why People with Diabetes Are More Prone to Respiratory Risk

14.12.2023

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

New study reveals how high blood sugar makes lung infections worse; the findings may lead to a strategy for reversing this susceptibility

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