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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...

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A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galectins

13.07.2015

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

A protein ties osteoporosis to high blood sugar and the spread of cancer to the bone

$Natural healing process of fractured bones. (A) Healing begins with a collection of blood and inflammation at the fracture site. (B) Soft callus (purple) is formed, which develops into the bidirectional growth plate at the concave side of the fracture site. (C) The growth plate drives bone growth in opposite directions. The result is a jack-like mechanical effect that moves the fragments toward straightening (red arrows). (D) New bone tissue is formed (orange). (E) The shape of the bone is fine-tuned by rem$

Bone: Heal Thyself

04.11.2014

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

Movement might actually help heal fractures in young bones

(l-r) Dr. Eugenia Klein, Chen Luxenburg, Prof. Benjamin Geiger, Dafna Geblinger and Prof. Lia Addadi. All join hands

Breaking Down is Hard

01.05.2007

Biochemistry, Structural Biology

Dot-like podosomes play a unique role in bone renewal

Ring Around the Cell

Ring Around the Cell

26.03.2007

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology

Weizmann Institute scientists reveal how bone-dissolving cells seal off their work area

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Bones Hold the Key to Blood Renewal

Bones Hold the Key to Blood Renewal

19.06.2006

Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Though we think of them as solid and permanent, our bones are actually constantly being rebuilt throughout our lives. A team of...

well-preserved ancient DNA in fossil bones

Preserved in Crystal

01.05.2006

Structural Biology, Scientific Archaeology

DNA preserved in fossil bones could reveal new insight into ancient worlds

Science Without Frontiers: Down to the Bare Bone

Science Without Frontiers: Down to the Bare Bone

01.05.1997

Structural Biology

Experts on biological and composite materials work together to develop a model of bone structure

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