Biological Regulation

Dr. Lilach Gilboa

Looking Forward to find out what makes a stem cell tick

01.11.2009

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Dr. Lilach Gilboa: "I hope to reveal the orchestrated steps by which cells of different kinds come together to form a...

Prof. Hadassa Degani

Looking Forward to more accurate, less invasive cancer diagnosis

01.11.2009

Space & Physics, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Prof. Hadassa Degani: "The advances in this technology have the potential to revolutionize the field of diagnostics. I have...

Prof. Yosef Yarden

31.08.2008

Cancer, Genetics

Prof. Yosef Yarden of the Weizmann Institute’s Biological Regulation Department studies various stages of the cancerous process, and...

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Intestinal organoids grown in the lab from stem cells derived from patients. Each sphere represents one organoid. Photo: Petro Busko, a PhD student in Biton’s lab

When the Gut Can’t Forget: A New Mechanism Promoting Inflammatory Bowel Disease

A portion of the mouse hypothalamus reveals that the protein made by the Otp gene (green) is expressed in all the neurons (red) that drive hunger – and the combined color is therefore yellow. It was known that in the developing brain, Otp is needed for the generation of these neurons. The study found that during adulthood, Otp is crucial for causing these neurons to express AgRP, a major hunger-promoting substance

From Brain Wiring to Stress and Metabolism: One Gene Has a Finger on the Switch

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Viagra May Reduce Cancer Metastasis, Study Shows

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When the Gut Can’t Forget: A New Mechanism Promoting Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Viagra May Reduce Cancer Metastasis, Study Shows

Immune Therapy for Alzheimer's Takes a Step Forward

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One Protein, Two Programs

A cell’s decision to commit suicide involves an exchange of information between two suicide mechanisms

The Limits of Computing

Computers can solve complex problems but they are far from omnipotent. Prof. Ran Raz of the Weizmann Institute's Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Department is trying to portray the limits...

Israeli Researchers to Participate in European Commission Flagship

The European Commission has officially announced the selection of the Human Brain Project (HBP) as one of its two Future Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagship projects.