Reeducating cells in the tumor microenvironment reverses some of the malignancy 25.07.2018   The effects of p53 in cancer-associated fibroblasts on cancer cell migration: Cancer cells (magenta) migrate in the direction of cancer-associated fibroblasts (yellow) It...

Electrons in a “viscous flow” surpass conductivity limits and could lead to new types of electronic devices 19.07.2018   Optical image of a graphene device with point contacts varying in width from 0.2 to 0.6 μm. Scale bar: 10 μm Bus drivers will tell you that...

How do the mutations that accumulate in our blood cells affect our health in later years 10.07.2018 Dr. Joseph Gardyn guides a volunteer participating in the WizeAging study in the lab of Dr. Liran Shlush A number of weeks ago, I showed up to an almost vacant office...

Weizmann researchers identify new ties between the parts of a cell: physical connections that are vital for health 25.06.2018 Microscope image of a yeast cell showing how close mitochondria (blue) are to peroxisomes (red) and the contact sites that hold them together...

When helper T cells get together, they plan an immune strategy for the long and the short term 21.06.2018 Cells grown in microwells with different number of cells in each. The density affects their differentiation into memory and effector types When teams huddle...

Docteur en physique moléculaire, Daniel Zajfman, dirige l'Institut Weizmann des sciences (Israël). Un parcours original. Daniel Zajfman dirige l'Institut Weizmann (Israël). Il se trouve à la tête de l'un des principaux centres mondiaux de recherche...

The findings suggest that boosting signals in certain cells and not in others might even help treat colon cancer 30.05.2018   Cross-section of the inner lining of a human gut adjacent to a cancerous tumor. The enzyme ASL (red-brown), which helps manufacture...

Weizmann researchers participate in the most sensitive search for dark matter to date 30.05.2018 Inside the XENON1T water shield Dr. Ran Budnik and his team in the Weizmann Institute of Science joined 165 researchers from 27 research institutes around the world...

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers suggest a way to breach barriers to antibiotics 21.05.2018   High-resolution microscope images reveal the structure of a bioflim Breaking through concrete walls may not sound like a therapeutic approach, but researchers...

Bacteria in our guts complete this triangle   14.05.2018 Proteins involved in the intestinal barrier of the mouse colon (E-cadherein in green) Obesity and diabetes continue to top the charts of current health threats. More than two billion people are affected...