Molecular and Cell Biology

single-celled lining of the intestines under a microscope

Cell Economics 101

14.08.2017

Biochemistry, Nutrition, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The lining of our intestines uses an approach known to business to quickly process food

Embryonic cardiovascular cells

First Cells

14.08.2017

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

Videos of forming embryonic blood vessels reveal the presence of unusual cells and the unexpected role of a well-known gene in creating blood

Prof. Moshe Oren

Expanding the Reach of the Genome's Guardian

31.07.2017

Cancer, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

An Institute study finds a whole new role for one of the most famous proteins in cancer research

Wallach and cell missing housekeeping functions

Verdict in the Cell: A Last-Minute Molecular Mechanism Prevents Cellular Death

12.07.2017

Cancer, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

Prof. David Wallach and his group reveal a protein that can kill a cell or save it

(Bottom row, l-r) Prof. Ido Amit, Prof. Michal Schwartz and Dr. Hadas Keren-Shaul. (Top row, l-r) Dr. Assaf Weiner, Orit Matcovitch-Natan and Amit Spinrad

Over the DAM: Cells that Rejuvenate the Brain

08.06.2017

Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A newly discovered immune cell type may lead to a future treatment for Alzheimer's disease

Agrin repairs heart tissue

Young at Heart: Restoring Cardiac Function with a Matrix Molecule

05.06.2017

Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Administering “young matrix” molecules to damaged mouse hearts led to muscle repair

Dr. Valery Krizhanovsky

Getting Rid of Old Cells

17.05.2017

Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Understanding why cells refuse to die may lead to treatments for age-related disease

degraded collagen

Paying Attention to the Packaging

19.04.2017

Biochemistry, Cancer, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A series of studies has shown that the connective tissue surrounding our cells plays a very active role in human health and disease

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Solving the Quantum Time Problem

20.03.2017

Space & Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology

New theoretical research yields surprising conclusions about quantum systems

slow: beginning translation

Survival of the Thriftiest: Cost-Cutting Strategies in the Cell

06.03.2017

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

Slowing ribosomes as they "enter" the RNA highway keeps protein production flowing

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Staphylococcus bacteria

New Immune Mechanism Revealed in the Cellular Trash

When Proteins Go on Strike

Mouse heart tissue viewed under a microscope

A Broken Heart: Two Types of Scars, Two Paths to Healing

Seeding the Passion

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New Immune Mechanism Revealed in the Cellular Trash

A Broken Heart: Two Types of Scars, Two Paths to Healing

Training Future Physician-Scientists: The Weizmann Institute Receives Approval for a New Medical School