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The Greenest Diet: Bacteria Switch to Eating Carbon Dioxide

27.11.2019

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Environment, Plants and Agriculture

Such bacteria may, in the future, contribute to new, carbon-efficient technologies

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For the First Time: A Method for Measuring Animal Personality

04.11.2019

Brain & Behavior, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Genetics

A study on mice shows animal research may need to take into account the connection between genes, behavior and personality

Omer Markovitch

Chemistry and Biology are Not Separate Worlds

02.10.2019

Systems Biology

Dr. Omer Markovitch, an alumnus of the Weizmann Institute of Science, currently at the University of Groningen, was interviewed for the Dutch website...

infected bacteria

The Basic Bacterial Defense

26.09.2019

Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Evolution and Development

A newly-discovered immune system in bacteria is the distance ancestor of one in our own cells

Enhancing Our Understanding of Cell Diversity

Enhancing Our Understanding of Cell Diversity

10.09.2019

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

A new method, developed by Dr. Yonatan Stelzer, uncovered some fateful cellular decisions right at the beginning of embryonic development

Sneaky RNA Tag Rendered Visible

Sneaky RNA Tag Rendered Visible

05.08.2019

Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Understanding exactly where this tag attaches will reveal new aspects of how our genes are regulated

cardiomyocyte

Why Hearts Bounce Back

09.07.2019

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Theoretical Physics, Structural Biology, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

Applying physics to studying heart cells reveals a spring-and-treadmill-like mechanism that keeps them beating

Stem cell cultures

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

bacteria compete

Winners of the Evolution World Championship

13.05.2019

Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Evolution and Development, Genetics, Biotechnology

The principles of test-tube evolution may guide new biotechnology research

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

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Credit: Coleen Murphy, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

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The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions

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