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In the growth plate in the tibia of a mouse (left), the cartilage cells grow gradually, from the smallest, at the edge of the bone (in blue), to the largest, closer to the center (in red). In a mouse with a mutation in the Gdf5 gene (right) the gradual growth goes wrong

How we grow: the XNUMXD version

The institute's scientists developed an innovative method for examining hundreds of thousands of cartilage cells in XNUMXD - and with it revealed new information about bone growth
Leaves. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The strange and "noisy" method in which leaves are used to grow

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The study, carried out by researchers from the Hebrew University and published in the journal Communications Physics, also found that normal growth of a leaf is based on sharp changes in the growth field, both in time and place - changes that apparently help the tissue "feel itself"
Prof. Atzmon in his laboratory. Source: Courtesy of Haifa University.

A genetic mutation was found that contributes to longevity in men

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The secret of the forest gnomes

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