Viruses & Microorganisms

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

lazy bacteria

The Lazy Bacterium

27.08.2018

Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology

A new model of bacterial growth shows that a certain amount of idleness may enable the cell to adapt quickly to a change in fortune

Urin Weill

Proteins Now on Loan in New Yeast Libraries

16.08.2018

Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology

A new method helps researchers understand how the "moving parts" of a cell function

biofilm

Storming the Fortress: Cracking the Concrete Surrounding Bacterial Biofilms

21.05.2018

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

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers suggest a way to breach barriers to antibiotics

Students from Hakfar Hayrok School IMO Levi Eshkol prepared for the robot experiments with lab work in their school

Two Hundred Teens, Ten Days and a Robot: Investigating How Superbugs Evolve

30.04.2018

Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Science Teaching

An intercontinental project has high school students doing real science

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

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

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We Know What You Ate: Detailed Protein Maps Assess Intestinal Health

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