Viruses & Microorganisms

macrophage and bacteria

First Impressions Go a Long Way in the Immune System

22.07.2019

Viruses & Microorganisms, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

An algorithm that predicts the immune response to a pathogen could lead to early diagnosis for such diseases as tuberculosis

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

Noam Stern-Ginossar and group

Host and Virus Face Off over RNA Modification

11.04.2019

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

What happens when a mechanism meant to protect the cell gets exploited by bad-mannered viruses?

E. Coli

Same Microbe, Different Effect

27.03.2019

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Personalized Medicine, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Asking a different question about the bacteria in our microbiomes might help target disease more precisely

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

biofuel feedstock

Breakdance of the Cohesins: Revealing a Breakdown Structure’s Flexible Side

28.02.2019

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Energy, Biotechnology

Deconstructing the enzymes that deconstruct plant biomass

bacteria attacking algae

Smelling Sulfur in the Sea

07.02.2019

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Fertility, Genetics, Environment, Environment

How do sulfur-loving bacteria contribute to the rapid death of algal blooms?

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

Fragments of phytoplankton outer shell

In Passing, Plankton Reach the Clouds

25.10.2018

Planetary Science, Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Climate

When viral infection wipes out an algal bloom, fragments may turn airborne, increasing clouds and cooling the surface below

A Binding Relationship

A Binding Relationship

11.10.2018

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

A Weizmann Institute of Science study shows how a deadly virus gets into cells

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