Elazar Zelzer

Rewriting the Classics

18.05.2022

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Weizmann scientists breathe new life into one of the cell’s most classic and best-researched metabolic pathways

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...

How the “Sixth Sense” Shapes the Skeleton

03.09.2020

Systems Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development

The findings point to a surprising origin for scoliosis and hip dysplasia

Thinking outside the Skeleton

02.11.2017

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Scoliosis may be linked to problems with our "sixth sense"

Bones of mice at different ages, imaged with three-dimensional computer tomography. A core element at the center of the bone (highlighted in different colors) enabled the scientists to align different bones for comparison

Bones Don’t Get the Drift

19.12.2015

Evolution and Development

How do bones retain their proportions as they grow?

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