Molecular Genetics

Fluorescent image of Baker's yeast cells showing that the yeast Presenilin-like protein, Ypf1 (green), is found in the same cellular area as Presenilin, around the nucleus

18.11.2014

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Weizmann Institute researchers reveal an unusual cellular mechanism that may be faulty in Alzheimer’s disease

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

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. Omer Markovitch and Eran Hadas

The Soup of Life

27.10.2014

A scientist and an artist create art that imitates the very beginnings of life

Mapping cell death: The protein-protein interactions discovered and mapped out in Prof. Adi Kimchi’s lab (red lines are newly-revealed interactions) divulge the wealth of interconnections between two major cell death pathways

Where Two Paths Meet

01.09.2014

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

A unique method of mapping protein interactions reveals how two cellular pathways are interconnected

(l-r) Drs. Yael Elbaz-Alon and Maya Schuldiner

03.08.2014

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology

A cellular organelle reveals a surprising backup resource for obtaining important building materials

Genes that affect only half the population will have double the mutation rate

Mutations from Venus, Mutations from Mars

28.07.2014

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Weizmann Institute researchers explain why genetic fertility problems can persist in a population

Wild type megakaryocyte

21.07.2014

Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Genetics

Tiny bits of RNA are found to play a crucial role in blood cell maturation

(l-r) Drs. Maya Schuldiner and Jacob Hanna

Two scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science are among a list of 40 world-leading young scientists chosen by the journal Cell

15.06.2014

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Two young scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Drs. Maya Schuldiner and Jacob Hanna, are among 40 world-leading...

Where Have all the Mitochondria Gone?

Where Have all the Mitochondria Gone?

15.05.2014

Molecular and Cell Biology, Fertility, Genetics

Weizmann Institute researchers shed light on a crucial step in fertilization

Yeast tRNA. Blue and gray are the anticodon end, purple translates to amino acid. Image: Yikrazuul via Wikimedia Commons

03.04.2014

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Translators in the cell help out when a teammate is in trouble

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An electron microscope view of phages duplicated inside bacterial cells that possess the immune system discovered in the new study. This immune system attaches a ubiquitin-like protein (marked by black dots and white arrows) to the tails of these phages, preventing them from infecting other bacterial cells

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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...