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AI Flexes Its Muscles

AI Flexes Its Muscles

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Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology

A machine learning model sheds new light on muscle development

Mouse myoblasts after a 24-hour exposure to a molecule blocking the ERK enzyme. The exposure caused the cells to undergo massive fusion, forming muscle fibers (red) with multiple nuclei (blue) // Dr. Tamar Eigler (Prof. Tzahor's research group)

The Meat, the Muscle, and the Motion of Cell Fusion

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Nutrition, Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Technology & Applications, Yeda Technology Transfer, Biotechnology

Revelations about muscle stem cell fusion find their way into the food tech industry

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The Body’s Main (Cellular) Squeeze

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The secrets of “professional secretor” cells: how they stay in shape

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Prof. Yonina Eldar. Photo by Ronen Aharoni

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Illustration by Yael Leibovitch and Simone Dell’Ariccia

We Know What You Ate: Detailed Protein Maps Assess Intestinal Health

Dendrites that developed in a tin battery, seen under an electronic microscope. Source: Shakked Schwartz and Ayan Maity

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