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Collagen fibers deposited by fibroblasts in the tumor microenvironment, viewed under a microscope. The fibers form an orderly pattern in tumors with an unmutated BRCA gene (top); in contrast, in tumors of patients harboring BRCA mutations (bottom), the collagen structure is disordered
Thugs in the Cellular Neighborhood
08.02.2023
Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Weizmann Institute scientists have discovered how mutations in the BRCA genes, particularly prevalent among Ashkenazi Jews, lead to...

Dr. Ruth Scherz-Shouval
Dr. Ruth Scherz-Shouval
06.06.2021

Dr. Ruth Scherz-Shouval has been elected as a Member of the Israel Young Academy

Colon extracellular matrix
Stress Response Protein Links Inflammatory Disease to Colon Cancer
18.02.2021
Biochemistry, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The findings might help identify those at extra risk of this cancer and develop means of prevention

Tissue sample from triple-negative breast cancer, stained for the presence of cancer cells (red) and the two types of cancer-associated fibroblasts: pCAFs (magenta) and sCAFs (green). The nuclei of all cells are stained blue
Cancer “Helpers” Come in Different Types
23.07.2020
Biochemistry, Cancer, Personalized Medicine

Supporting actors in cancer growth may help predict the course of the disease

Women in science
A Decade of Advancing Women in Science
22.11.2017

Ten years on, an innovative postdoc program for women is proving its worth

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Prof. Michal Schwartz

Israel Prize in Life Sciences to Prof. Michal Schwartz

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08.03.2023
Treating a Heart Attack before It Happens
Heavy imbalance: The biomass of humans, livestock, pets and wild mammals (Illustration: Itai Raveh)
27.02.2023
The Weight of Responsibility: Biomass of Livestock Dwarfs That of Wild Mammals
Close-up diagram of the quantum twisting microscope in action. Electrons tunnel from the probe (inverted pyramid at the top) to the sample (bottom) in several places at once (green vertical lines), in a quantum coherent manner
22.02.2023
The Quantum Twisting Microscope: A New Lens on Quantum Materials
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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...

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