Systems Biology

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In Search of the First Enzymes

01.04.2019

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Plants and Agriculture

Proto-enzymes designed in the lab bound strongly to RNA and DNA, suggesting a surprising origin for these proteins

Revealing the gut’s B-cell training program may point to new means of developing oral vaccines

Revealing the gut’s B-cell training program may point to new means of developing oral vaccines

04.03.2019

Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

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Going for Strong Inhibition

31.01.2019

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biochemistry, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A unique method for identifying bioactive chemical compounds produces a potential new drug molecule

neuron regeneration

RNA “Specialists” Activate Nerve Regeneration

24.01.2019

Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Researchers identify a "switch" that is only active when nerves are injured

pituitary

Where the Blood-Brain Barrier Breaks Down

07.01.2019

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology

The cells that keep blood vessels in the pituitary permeable to hormones may hold the key to future drug delivery

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

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It’s a Stretch: Giving Direction to Blood Vessels

13.12.2018

Systems Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Technology & Applications, Biotechnology

Scientists from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and the Weizmann Institute of Science reveal the mechanical forces that influence the...

Amit

Profiling a Killer in Warm Blood

06.12.2018

Cancer, Systems Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Israeli scientists and physicians develop a new technology for profiling the unique genetic makeup of myeloma tumor cells that will allow better...

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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

TB binding structure

FAS Track to Fighting Antibiotic-Resistant TB

26.11.2018

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Solving the structure of a multi-enzyme bacterial complex may help antibiotics do their job against the deadly disease

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