Switching Sides: The Betrayal of an Anti-Cancer Gene

Switching Sides: The Betrayal of an Anti-Cancer Gene

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...
Hot, Dense and Fast

Hot, Dense and Fast

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...
A Genetic Test for Aging

A Genetic Test for Aging

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...
Tethered in the Cell

Tethered in the Cell

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...
Game of Clones: Team Huddles for T Cells

Game of Clones: Team Huddles for T Cells

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...