Michael Eisenbach

Locations of different opsins on the human sperm, viewed under a microscope, are revealed by labeling with a fluorescent antibody (bright yellow)

Sperm “See” It Hot

24.10.2015

Molecular and Cell Biology, Fertility

Proteins better known as visual sensors play a role in the heat-seeking movement of sperm...

Dr. Anat Cohen-Dayag

The Business Side of Science

01.05.2010

At 43, Dr. Anat Cohen-Dayag is president and CEO of Compugen Ltd.

Prof. Michael Eisenbach

Prof. Michael Eisenbach

20.10.2007

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Left to right: Ph.D. students Anna Gakamsky and Anat Bahat, Prof. Michael Eisenbach. Obstacle course

Sperm on the Egghunt

01.05.2003

Biochemistry, Fertility

Sperm are tiny "heat-seeking missiles" homing in on the egg

Sperm Use Heat Sensors to Find the Egg

Sperm Use Heat Sensors to Find the Egg

31.01.2003

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Fertility

Much like guided missiles that sense the heat of a plane's engine, sperm are guided...

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Scavenger cells (green) engulf activated B cells (pink), thereby suppressing local immune response. The cells were imaged in three dimensions using a confocal microscope

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When the Body Remembers the Tumor

A Glimpse at the Origins of Life Through a Deceptive Mirror

Novel Molecular Marker May Improve Prostate Cancer Treatment

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