Molecular and Cell Biology

Segal and Slutskin

A Rulebook for Living Cells

12.04.2018

Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

New research delves into the process by which small sequences of RNA – microRNAs – regulate the long ones

Kobi Abramson and mTEC

“Selfie” Cells Help Reveal Protein Secrets

08.02.2018

Biochemistry, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

A new method enables researchers to observe interactions between proteins that normally exist in minute amounts

Rejection and lack of rejection

Immune Tolerance May Open New Horizons for Bone Marrow and Organ Transplants

05.02.2018

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

An anticancer drug keeps recipient T cells from attacking donor cells

Dr. Itay Tirosh, Molecular Cell Biology

Comprehending Cancer Ecosystems – One Cell at a Time

15.01.2018

Cancer, Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Dr. Itay Tirosh is finding the tumor cells that are most likely to turn malignant

Krizhanovsky and group

The Zombie Cell Census

09.01.2018

Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A new method of counting cells could lead to future strategies for combating chronic inflammation

Paired ribosomes

The Protein that Puts Staphylococcus Ribosomes to Sleep

21.12.2017

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

Paired ribosomes temporarily stop producing proteins. New research suggests a way to prevent this pairing so that antibiotics can make the stoppage...

malaria vesicles

How Malaria Tricks the Immune System

07.12.2017

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer

The new study suggest a possible defense in the battle against this deadly disease

Schraga Schwartz and group

Revising the Genetic Message after It Is Sent

20.11.2017

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Dr. Schraga Schwartz and his group are revealing in unprecedented detail a mechanism for controlling gene activity

T cell and B cell with ICAMs

Choosing the Right Weapons against Pathogens

06.11.2017

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

How low-affinity antibodies can still win in an immune system competition

Enzyme activity

How Enzymes Behave “At Home” in the Cell

24.10.2017

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

A first-ever study of enzyme efficiency inside living cells reveals a surprising constraint on their activities

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