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We share many of our genes with sea urchins, but none of the sequences for long non-coding RNAs that regulate those genes

Looking for Links

25.05.2015

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Non-coding DNA sequences on an evolutionary “fast track” may hold clues to human disease

A partially unfolded protein (yellow) is broken down by a “scissor”-proteasome (blue and red)

Molecules of the Latest Cut

11.05.2015

Biochemistry, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Understanding how a pair of molecular “scissors” are kept in check may help treat disease

cytoskeleton structure

Just a Twist to the Right

11.05.2015

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development

The growth of cellular “skeletons” reveals a clear directional pattern

Two neonatal cardiomyocytes (stained red) undergoing cell division after treatment with NRG1. From the work of Prof. Eldad Tzahor

Heart Cells Regenerated in Mice

13.04.2015

Molecular and Cell Biology

Science Education

When a heart attack strikes, heart muscle cells die and scar tissue forms, paving the way for heart failure.

Immortalized cells, left, pretreated with a drug that blocks the ERK signal, and right, without the pretreatment. Top cells are untreated, while the bottom ones are stimulated

To Stop Cancer: Block its Messages

30.03.2015

Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute scientists identify a potential drug molecule that stops cancer cells, but not healthy ones, from getting their “mail”

Illustration of Saturn

A Short Day on Saturn

26.03.2015

Astrophysics, Planetary Science

A new mathematical formula can reveal how fast a planet is rotating

Tanzanian teachers: Prof. Kalafunja O’saki is standing on the left, Dr. Rachel Mamlok-Naaman is in the center; Dr. Francis, who was a doctoral student at the time, is on the far right. Sitting on the left are Kalimba Magesa and Dr. Gabrieli, then a doctoral student

The Chemistry Teachers of Kilimanjaro

19.03.2015

Science Teaching

Conferences, Science Education

Helping rural Tanzanian chemistry teachers develop their own curricula

Gene expression of schizophrenia-related genes. 1,028 genes with very similar expression profiles are shown, one to a row, and 480 samples are arrayed in the columns. Red-to-blue shows the strength of the gene's expression level, red being stronger

When Genes Conspire to Cause Disease

16.03.2015

Brain & Behavior

New research reveals a cluster of genetic “typos” that may increase the risk of schizophrenia

Several molecules must work together for proper joint lubrication. In this illustration, the lubricin molecules anchor the long hyaluronan chains to the cartilage collagen network; these hyaluronan chains in turn attach the phospholipid molecules in either single layers (green) or double layers (blue)

Working under Pressure

11.03.2015

Materials Science

Lab experiments reveal that lubricating our knees and hips is a “joint” effort

Prof. Lea Eisenbach

Cold War against Cancer

11.03.2015

Combining two innovative treatments might help keep cancer from spreading

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