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The action of mitochondria in the respiratory system of plants. Courtesy of the researchers

The genetics of breathing

Researchers have characterized genes and proteins that are involved in the splicing process in the mitochondria of plants and are essential for cellular respiration and growth
Cut in a fetal body. Courtesy of the researchers

How - and where - does a disease begin?

Researchers discovered which genes are required for each stage of cell differentiation into neural stem cells and neurons, i.e. for brain development, and which of them are involved in diseases of the nervous system
Personalized medicine. The image was prepared with the help of DALEE artificial intelligence software and is not a scientific image

Towards a treatment for Huntington's: two small molecules may revolutionize the treatment of an incurable disease

Weizmann Institute scientists have shown in a mouse model that the drugs succeed in penetrating through the blood-brain barrier, delaying the progression of the disease and even reversing it
Elimination of lymphoma cells in mice. Courtesy of the researchers

focus on the goal

Researchers created a composition of nanoparticles that was able to destroy lymphoma cells in mice
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The coronavirus toolbox

About two components that help COVID-19 make its proteins and multiply
Shark eggs among worms of the genus Lamellibrachia, near the salt ponds. Photo: Prof. Maxim Robin Blum, University of Haifa

Diving with sharks

A research robot discovered a colorful abundance of life at a depth of a kilometer in the sea * Researchers examined how a unique and abundant environment was created, in the depths of the sea, off the coast of Israel
biological device. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The Innovation Authority will invest NIS 113 million in the establishment of a research and development service infrastructure center for chip-based biodevices

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The Authority invites companies and organizations to submit funding applications for the establishment of an R&D service infrastructure for biodevices and biochips
Menchal Abujan Ofer Habib. Photo: Magma Photo

Abugen's seeds division won the EU grant, in the amount of 1.2 million euros

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The grant was given to the company for the purpose of developing agricultural crops with high oil seeds, increased absorption of carbon dioxide and drought resistance * The grant is within the EU Horizon program of the European Union, and was approved following the successful POC from the previous program launched in 2016
The maze that the researchers built. Illustration: Prof. Avi Avital, University of Haifa

Are we born social?

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Microscope image showing a surface with tiny, invisible water droplets on it, inhabited by bacteria labeled with a glowing color. (Photo: Dr. Tomer Arabi)

The environment dries out - on dust, leaves, bacteria and moisture

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Microscopic oases on plant leaves allow bacteria to survive during the day
A virtual twin of the human body. Illustration: shutterstock

"The COVID-19 pandemic has put health at the center"

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This is what Claire Biot, Vice President of Life Sciences Industries, Dassault Systèmes says in an interview with the website Hedaman following the Science in the Age of Experience events that took place over the past month in the digital space
Natural food colors. Photo: Prof. Assaf Aharoni's laboratory, Weizmann Institute

Color from nature

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Disease at first glance: when a cell of the immune system (macrophage, in blue) meets a bacterium (in red), what happens in the first 48-24 hours is crucial

An algorithm that may predict the chance of contracting tuberculosis

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cell division (mitosis). Illustration from PIXABAY.COM

Proteins are also allowed to make mistakes

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Assaf Rubinstein and Prof. Adi Kimchi. dual purpose. Photo: Weizmann Institute

Israel Prize in Life Sciences to Prof. Adi Kimchi from the Weizmann Institute, discoverer of the mechanism of programmed cell death

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Prof. Nir Gov. Photo: Weizmann Institute Spokesperson

Frustrated at the turn

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From: "Life Begins Here". Illustration: Christina Sommerer

The happiness to live, from the introduction to the book Life Begins Here - the never-ending search for the last common ancestor

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Close-up of a zebrafish eye. A sophisticated and accurate vision system

A look at the fish's eye

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The scientists took advantage of the fact that chirality affects an electron property called "spin", which is characterized by two states - "spin up" and "spin down" - similar to the spinning of a spinning top clockwise or counterclockwise. Illustration: Prof. Ron Naaman, Weizmann Institute

Molecular spin in the laboratory

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Breast cancer cells in culture as seen under an optical microscope. You can see the bands connecting the cells. Photo: Prof. Geiger, Weizmann Institute

All together and each separately

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The value chain in drug discovery. Illustration: shutterstock

Life science companies work more as a network of companies

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Cells. Illustration: shutterstock

The genetic internet

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Calcium carbonate walls that protect a bacterial colony. Illustration: Weizmann Institute

Break down walls - and heal

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Nose. Illustration: Spokesperson of the Weizmann Institute

Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science inserted a miniature "nose" into a living cell

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Prime Minister of Lithuania Algridis Botkevicius at the opening session of the Life Sciences Baltics conference. PR photo

Prime Minister of Lithuania: We will become a leading European father of life sciences in 2020

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