Viruses & Microorganisms

Prof. Yosef Shaul. A lifelong quest

Spiking the Particle

25.04.2022

Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Technology & Applications, Yeda Technology Transfer, Benefiting Humanity, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

FDA approves third-generation hepatitis B vaccine based on Weizmann research

(l-r) Dr. Tali Feferman, Dr. Inbal Farkash, and Dr. Rony Dahan

Following the Sugarcoated Tails of Antibodies

01.03.2022

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

By analyzing and comparing the antibodies produced in ill, recovering and vaccinated individuals, Weizmann scientists demonstrate different modes of...

The inner lining of a mouse gut has finger-like projections (white) and harbors lymphatic organs (red) containing germinal centers (green). Viewed with confocal microscopy

A Matter of Survival: How the Immune System Sets Priorities

18.02.2022

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

When a second infection follows on the heels of a first, the two arms of our immune system may clash

Mitochondria (red) gather around the nucleus (green) as seen under a fluorescence microscope

Cnm1: Connecting Organelles

15.02.2022

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

A new study reveals a novel molecular tethering machinery that allows mitochondria and the nucleus to exchange goods and valuable information

Fluorescence microscopy image of Salmonella (green) engulfed by splenic macrophages (red; blue – cell nuclei)

A Deadly Tango

23.12.2021

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Genetics

An intriguing subset of immune cells enables bacteria to flourish

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Gut Microbes May Drive Weight Gain after Smoking Cessation

08.12.2021

Biochemistry, Nutrition, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Substances produced by microbes, identified in a study in mice, may help in the development of new anti-obesity treatments

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Bacteria and Plants Fight Alike

01.12.2021

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Evolution and Development, Genetics, Environment, Plants and Agriculture

A bacterial mechanism for sensing infection may help boost plant defenses

SARS-CoV-2 infected cells

Making Cells Talk Again

26.08.2021

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Genetics

How SARS-CoV-2 jams an important cellular communications channel and what can be done to restore it

Illustration of SARS-CoV-2 attaching to an ACE2 receptor located on the host cell's membrane. Source: Shutterstock

Putting a Super Cork on the Coronavirus

18.08.2021

Structural Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Therapeutic approach developed by Weizmann Institute scientists could spell new hope in the battle against COVID-19

Illustration: Yuval Robichek

Calling through the DNA Wire

05.08.2021

Structural Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Genetics

Proteins communicating through the DNA molecule constitute a newly discovered genetic "switch"

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Dendrites that developed in a tin battery, seen under an electronic microscope. Source: Shakked Schwartz and Ayan Maity

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