Stem Cells

Top: Dr. Noa Chapal-Ilani and Yitzhak Reizel. Bottom: Drs. Rivka Adar and Shalev Itzkovitz, and Profs. Nava Dekel and Ehud Shapiro

Skeletons (and other Organs) in the Cell Family Tree

15.05.2012

Cancer, Stem Cells, Math & Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Tracing the lineages of cells resolves some outstanding questions in biology

The two faces of BID. When duty calls, it leaves the cell nucleus to initiate cell suicide. Illustration: Elite Avni

Meeting Places

23.04.2012

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

How does one protein direct two different life-or-death activities in the cell?

Mouse cell lineage tree. Oocytes are in red, bone marrow stem cells in yellow, demonstrating that the two form separate clusters with only a distant relationship

Lineage Trees Reveal Cells’ Histories

23.02.2012

Biochemistry, Stem Cells, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A new method is helping to resolve controversies and answer some open questions in biology.

The adult stem cell unit: Niches are in red. Cap cells (barbed arrowhead) are tightly associated with germ-line stem cells (outlined). Germ-line stem cells carry a spherical organelle - a fusome - which is asymmetrically localized to the side of the cap cells (arrow). Once the stem cell divides, one daughter cell loses contact with the niche and differentiates (green). The fusome in a differentiating germ cell becomes branched (arrowhead)

Stem Cell Phone Home

18.12.2011

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology

Nature has an ingenious method for orchestrating stem cell development.

Colony of mouse embryonic stem cells, stained blue and green

Potential for Renewal

07.12.2011

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Dr. Jacob Hanna is revealing the secrets of stem cells, including their potential to treat disease

(l-r) Dr. Benjamin Friedrich, Prof. Samuel Safran, Dr. Yair Shokef and Elon Langbeheim. Looking underneath

Just Stiff Enough

26.04.2011

Stem Cells, Materials Science, Structural Biology

Developing cells “feel” what is underneath and take shape accordingly

RiPS (RNA-induced pluripotent stem) cells grow long, nerve-cell-like extensions when moved to a new substrate

A New Way to Reprogram Cells

01.02.2011

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

A new finding might help bring the medical use of stem cells one small step closer to reality

Dr. Lilach Gilboa

Looking Forward to find out what makes a stem cell tick

01.11.2009

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

Dr. Lilach Gilboa: "I hope to reveal the orchestrated steps by which cells of different kinds come together to form a beautifully structured,...

Dr. Eran Segal. Finding a common theme

The Math of Survival

01.10.2008

Cancer, Stem Cells, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A new computer program enables scientists to pinpoint a cancer-causing gene

Prof. David Givol and research student Hilah Gal. Differences in expression

Stem Cells and Cancer

01.05.2007

Cancer, Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

What separates healthy stem cells from cancer stem cells?

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Microbiome invaders. Illustration: Dell'Ariccia Leibovitch Architects

The Viruses That Fight Disease

Development of synthetic mouse embryo models inside beakers

Without Egg, Sperm or Womb: Synthetic Mouse Embryo Models Created Solely from Stem Cells

“Zip Codes” Tell RNA Where to Go

Creating the Cells That Can Be Everything and More

Press Releases

The Viruses That Fight Disease

Without Egg, Sperm or Womb: Synthetic Mouse Embryo Models Created Solely from Stem Cells

Curbing Candida: The Cells That Keep Fungal Infections at Bay