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Blood Stem Cells: The Methylation that Spells Differentiation

27.05.2019

Biochemistry, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

Manipulating an enzyme might be key to culturing cells for transplantation or other treatments

LATS1 knockout

The Hippo Pathway Keeps Cancer at Bay

16.05.2019

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

What happens when genes in a cancer-preventing pathway are absent?

New Clinical Study Being Launched at the Weizmann Institute of Science

New Clinical Study Being Launched at the Weizmann Institute of Science

08.04.2019

Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

The research may help in developing methodologies that could predict diseases years before their onset

E. Coli

Same Microbe, Different Effect

27.03.2019

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Personalized Medicine, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Asking a different question about the bacteria in our microbiomes might help target disease more precisely

Mouse embryonic stem cells

Making Room for Change: Stem Cell Fate Depends on It

25.03.2019

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Fertility

Remodeling the power plants known as mitochondria are key to stem cell differentiation

bacteria attacking algae

Smelling Sulfur in the Sea

07.02.2019

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Fertility, Genetics, Environment, Environment

How do sulfur-loving bacteria contribute to the rapid death of algal blooms?

Senescent cells

The Immune System’s Fountain of Youth

31.12.2018

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

Helping the immune system clear away old cells in aging mice helped restore youthful characteristics

moving cells

Frustrated and Going in Circles

20.12.2018

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Nanoscience, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology

A model of collective movement that makes some members more ready to move than others helps explain how cells migrate in the body

spiegel_neurons

Where Inside and Outside Meet in the Brain

03.12.2018

Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

A unique neural circuit in the cortex controls how internal states affect our ability to learn from outside experience

villi

Crypt to Tip: Migrating Gut Cells Adapt to Their Locations

22.11.2018

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Short-lived cells in the small intestine take on new functions as they move up finger-like projections called villi

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