A new MRI method developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science improves our ability to study the brain and other non-homogeneous tissues 21.02.2018 The optic nerve in three different orientations: Zoomed-in xSPEN diffusion data arising from a human frontal lobe...

Cells that express nearly every protein may hold the key to rare protein research Cellular “selfie”: an mTEC cell viewed by means of the new method, called PLIC. The green dots reveal a protein interaction that helps prevent an autoimmune attack. scalebar: 7 µm...

Reducing the need for immune suppression could extend to other biomedical advances 05.02.2018   Dr. Esther Bachar-Lustig and Prof. Yair Reisner want to improve the odds for mismatched bone marrow transplant Mismatched bone marrow transplants now save the lives of...

A systematic study uncovering multiple new and unusual bacterial immune defense mechanisms could pave the way toward new biotech tools 25.01.2018 Bacteria like these have numerous defenses against the phages (dots) that infect them Until a decade ago, scientists were...

Dr. Itay Tirosh uses new RNA sequencing methods to investigate the diverse range of cancer cells 15.01.2018 In the lab of Dr. Itay Tirosh, the roles of individual cancer cells can be observed “We know each cancer is a collection of different cells, but we tend to...

"Living dead" cells called senescent cells may do more harm than good as we age   09.01.2018 Senescent (upper row) and regular (lower row) cells from the inner lining of the lung, stained with dyes that highlight the features characteristic of senescence (left)...

Paired ribosomes temporarily stop producing proteins. New research suggests a way to prevent this pairing so that antibiotics can make the stoppage permanent 21.12.2017 Electron microscope image of paired ribosomes taken from gram-negative bacteria Ribosomes – the...

The new study suggest a possible defense in the battle against this deadly disease 07.12.2017 Nanovesicles released from red blood cells infected by Plasmodium falciparum, viewed under an electron microscope. Scale bar: 100 nm Global efforts to eradicate malaria are...

Odors that carry social cues seem to affect volunteers on the autism spectrum differently 27.11.2017 Skydivers provided the smell of fear for investigating how autistic men react to odors Autism typically involves the inability to read social cues. We most often...

Scoliosis may be linked to problems with our "sixth sense" 02.11.2017   How do bones know when they have reached their “destination” – that is, how do they decide they are at the right length and the right strength? Do they have a written map or internal GPS...