microRNA

An eye of a fruit fly engineered to develop an ALS-like disease. Left: Defective protein aggregates leading to ALS-like degeneration. Right: the eye returned to normal following the expression of one of the "sumo" proteins

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Weizmann Institute of Science scientists deciphered the molecular mechanism of "return to normal" and discovered that it is based on labeling proteins for destruction with a special code known as "SUMO"
A mouse embryo and the genetically engineered placenta that feeds it. programmed for anorexic behavior. Photo: Weizmann Institute

programmed from birth

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depression. Illustration: shutterstock

A molecule that may enable the diagnosis and development of advanced and effective drugs for the treatment of depression, anxiety, and other mental disorders

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Medicines. Illustration: shutterstock

Small molecules, big hopes

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Prof. Nahum Sonnenberg, McGill University, Canada

Prof. Nahum Sonnenberg, a pioneer in the field of protein translational control, and the two microRNA researchers: Gary Robkon and Victor Ambrose won the Wolf Prize for Medicine

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From the right (standing): Roni Oren, Dr. Tali Melkman-Zahavi, Sharon Cardo-Russo. (Sitting): Amitai Mandelbaum, Natalie Rivkin and Dr. Eran Hornstein. a positive factor

micro-macro

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