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biological clock
21.10.2014

Proper coordination between our gut bacteria and our biological clocks may be crucial for...

Tunneling electron microscope image captures two goblet cells secreting their contents into the intestine
12.03.2014

Substances secreted by unique cells in the gut lining keep bacteria in their place

Bacterial Booby Traps Revealed
02.07.2013

Toxin-antitoxin gene pairs make a quick suicide mechanism for bacteria facing viral invasion

Live two-photon microscopy of the small intestine
07.05.2013

How does the immune system in the gut distinguish between helpful microbes and those that wish us harm?

 

 

(l-r) Osnat Tirosh, Nir Fluman and Prof. Eitan Bibi
29.11.2012

Scientists reveal one of bacteria’s secret weapons against antibiotics

The future of fuel? Image: Thinkstock
24.07.2012

The sequence will help researchers design better means of recycling waste and producing biofuel

Electron micrograph of bacteriophages Image: Dr Graham Beards, Wikimedia Commons
17.07.2012

The beneficial bacteria in our guts are open to attack from viruses

Drs. Rotem Sorek and Adi Stern. Bacteria's Achilles heel
28.03.2011

Autoimmune disease in bacteria: The finding could lead to new kinds of antibiotics.

Dr. Rotem Sorek. Reading between the lines
01.05.2009
Dr. Rotem Sorek wants to turn microbial secrets to human advantage
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Electron microscope images of a yeast (Candida albicans) (top) and bacterial (Staphylococcus aureus) (bottom) cell, before (l) and after (r) treatment with synthetic lipopeptides, which damage their cell membranes
01.05.2007

Combining natural protein fragments could help defeat antibiotic resistant pathogens

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