growth

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

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 -
Prof. Atzmon in his laboratory. Source: Courtesy of Haifa University.

A genetic mutation was found that contributes to longevity in men

African pygmies

The secret of the forest gnomes