Systems Biology

Microscope image of a yeast cell showing how close mitochondria (red) are to peroxisomes (blue) and the contact sites that hold them together (green)

Tethered in the Cell

25.06.2018

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

Weizmann researchers identify new ties between the parts of a cell: physical connections that are vital for health

cell cultures grown at different densities

Game of Clones: Team Huddles for T Cells

21.06.2018

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

When helper T cells get together, they plan an immune strategy for the long and the short term

Proteins involved in the intestinal barrier of the mouse colon (E-cadherein in green)

The Obesity-Infection Connection

14.05.2018

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

Bacteria in our guts complete this triangle

Tethered cancer cells

Cancer Cells Seen Traveling in Tethered Groups

10.05.2018

Cancer, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

This finding may help solve the puzzle of certain types of aggressive metastasis

Gerst: cellular nanotubes

Sharing Information through the Internet of Cells

26.04.2018

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

Researchers reveal how functional genetic instructions are passed from cell to cell

microbiome influences

Genetics or Lifestyle: What Is It That Shapes our Microbiome?

27.02.2018

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

A study brings new hope for improving our health

organoid with folds

“Brain on a Chip” Reveals How the Brain Folds

19.02.2018

Lasers & Optics, Theoretical Physics, Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development

Keeping the tiny "brains" flat enabled researchers to follow the process of wrinkling, step by step

Rejection and lack of rejection

Immune Tolerance May Open New Horizons for Bone Marrow and Organ Transplants

05.02.2018

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

An anticancer drug keeps recipient T cells from attacking donor cells

Phages attacking a bacterium_lab of Rotem Sorek

Bacterial Immune Systems Take the Stage

25.01.2018

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

Multiple new and unusual bacterial defense mechanisms could lead to new biotech tools

Dr. Itay Tirosh, Molecular Cell Biology

Comprehending Cancer Ecosystems – One Cell at a Time

15.01.2018

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

Dr. Itay Tirosh is finding the tumor cells that are most likely to turn malignant

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