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Molecular Genetics

Prof. Jeffrey Gerst and Rachel Kama
05.01.2012

When the CLN3 gene is mutated, molecular traffic patterns are disrupted in the neurons.

Colony of mouse embryonic stem cells, stained blue and green
07.12.2011

Dr. Jacob Hanna is revealing the secrets of stem cells, including their potential to treat disease

Unraveling Batten Disease
02.11.2011

Experiments with a yeast gene reveal what goes wrong in a degenerative childhood disease. 

The patterns on these butterfly wings are perfectly scaled, even though they are different sizes
04.10.2011

How does a growing, developing organism keep everything in proportion?

Scale Models
22.08.2011

How do organisms keep everything in proportion as they grow and develop?

Danit and Einat Finkelshtein
04.08.2011

Some sets of twins even study science together. 

(l-r) Standing: Einat Levy, Dr. Liat Rousso Noori and Eynat Finkelshtein. Sitting: Prof. Hilla Knobler, Dr. Alon Chen, Prof. Ari Elson and Dr. Yael Kuperman. Sensitivity
05.07.2011

Scientists reveal how mice lacking the PTPe protein consume fat and stay slim.

Dr. Elazar Zelzer
11.05.2011

Dr. Elazar Zelzer received the Scientific Council Prize for the Life Sciences from the Weizmann Institute’s Scientific Council (2011).

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Leptin receptor positive neuron in the mouse hypothalamus
04.05.2011
Mice lacking the protein stayed slim, even on a high-fat diet.
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.

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