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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

Mouse myoblasts after a 24-hour exposure to a molecule blocking the ERK enzyme. The exposure caused the cells to undergo massive fusion, forming muscle fibers (red) with multiple nuclei (blue) // Dr. Tamar Eigler (Prof. Tzahor's research group)

The Meat, the Muscle, and the Motion of Cell Fusion

20.12.2021

Nutrition, Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Technology & Applications, Yeda Technology Transfer, Biotechnology

Revelations about muscle stem cell fusion find their way into the food tech industry

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Making Bone Growth Transparent

17.12.2021

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

A new method for tracking thousands of cells in three dimensions may help reveal how bone growth is disrupted in dwarfism and other skeletal disorders

mRNA molecules for making insulin are found closer to the cell center

While Waiting for Food: The Surprising Fetal Gut Cells That Make Insulin

09.12.2021

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

The discovery opens up new avenues for developing future diabetes therapies

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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

An example of a nano-grating design

A Vortex in a Nanometric Teacup

30.11.2021

Lasers & Optics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers generate, for the first time, a vortex beam of atoms and molecules

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Catching on to Cancer

28.11.2021

Structural Biology, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A particularly “sticky” molecule could lead to the development of an effective treatment for cancer

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A Sniff of Aggression

19.11.2021

Brain & Behavior

Sniffing a particular body odor molecule found in abundance on the heads of newborn babies reduces aggression in men but increases it in women

Rendering of the building that will house the Azrieli Institute for Brain and Neural Sciences on the Weizmann Institute of Science campus, Skorka Architects

The Weizmann Institute of Science Receives $50 Million from the Azrieli Foundation to Help Humanity Unlock the Mysteries of the Brain

09.11.2021

Brain & Behavior, Benefiting Humanity

People and Events

This donation – among the largest of its kind for the Foundation – will establish the Azrieli Institute for Brain and Neural Sciences at the Weizmann Institute of Science

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Curbing Candida: The Cells That Keep Fungal Infections at Bay

Scent of a Friend

The Heat Is On: Weizmann Institute Scientists Uncover Traces of Fire Dating Back At Least 800,000 Years