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Following the Footsteps of Humankind out of Africa

14.06.2021
Scientific Archaeology
Researchers returning to Boker Tachtit in Israel’s Negev illuminate an important chapter in modern humans’ origin story 
The Egyptian fruit bat

Right Off the Bat: Navigation in Extra-Large Spaces

27.05.2021
Life Sciences, Brain & Behavior
Bats navigating in an innovative extra-large experimental setup reveal an unknown neuronal code 
Avocado - a fruit abundant with beta-sitosterol. Photo credit: Shutterstock

A Natural Food Supplement May Relieve Anxiety

18.05.2021
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Mice receiving the plant-derived substance were less anxious than the controls
Microscopic image of cultured human lung cells infected with SARS-CoV-2

The Triple Threat of Coronavirus

11.05.2021
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Genetics
A new study exposes how SARS-CoV-2 tampers with the cell's hardware to outsmart the immune system
A mosquito on a notebook. Photo by Dr. Jonas Wietek

Brain Research Gets a Boost from Mosquitos

11.05.2021
Life Sciences, Brain & Behavior
New versions of light-sensitive proteins could illuminate the dark corners of our brain’s communication pathways 
MBZUAI President, Professor Eric Xing and President of the Weizmann Institute, Professor Alon Chen in Abu Dhabi

A Senior Delegation from the Weizmann Institute of Science Visits MBZUAI Campus in Abu Dhabi

03.05.2021
Math & Computer Science, Computer Vision, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Astrophysics, Personalized Medicine, Genetics, Technology & Applications, Benefiting Humanity, Biotechnology
The two parties discussed their new collaboration initiative to advance the field of artificial intelligence research
Electron microscopy images representing different views of the MC4 receptor bound to setmelanotide, in complex with proteins activated by the binding

The Hunger Games: Uncovering the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the Brain

15.04.2021
Structural Biology, Brain & Behavior, Nutrition, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
A 3D structure reveals how a unique molecular switch in our brain causes us to feel full – and may help develop improved anti-obesity drugs 
Smoke near Australia

How Bushfire Smoke Traveled Around the World

18.03.2021
Environment, Climate
A study uncovers how some Australian fires produced a spreading stratospheric haze rivaling that of a volcanic eruption
A mouse embryo grown for 6 days outside the uterus is stained at the end point (day 11) for markers of development

Advanced Mouse Embryos Grown Outside the Uterus

17.03.2021
Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Fertility, Genetics
The method is set to reveal the hidden first stages of embryonic development – from a tiny ball of cells to organ growth
melanoma cells

Bacteria May Aid Anti-Cancer Immune Response

17.03.2021
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
The findings of a new study may explain the microbiome-immunotherapy connection

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