Nov 21, 2016 | Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Systems Biology
After working for years within the small community of scientists studying rare genetic disorders, Prof. Anthony Futerman today finds himself invited to large scientific meetings. This is because the genetic defects behind Gaucher’s disease, the object of Futerman’s...
Oct 31, 2016 | Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Life Sciences, Molecular and Cell Biology, People and Events, Systems Biology
Why is it that animals such as salamanders can regrow whole new organs – a tail for example – while we humans have limited damage-repair skills? Staff Scientist Dr. Rachel Sarig, who works with Prof. Eldad Tzahor’s group in the Molecular Cell Biology Department, says...
Oct 19, 2016 | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Cancer, Life Sciences, Math & Computer Science, Systems Biology
Lab work can be a drag. “Sometimes we need to repeat an experiment over and over, or to try many different approaches until we find what works,” says Dr. Rivka Adar. “If I’m working on a project that has possible applications, I try to remind myself of the good things...
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