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Comparing digestive systems: men versus women in models built in the Lezmas Laboratory. Courtesy of the Technion

The stomach speaks differently: Men and women digest milk differently

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Technion researchers have discovered that biological sex (or gender) affects the efficiency of digesting milk and its substitutes – a finding that may change perceptions of nutrition and food engineering.

New immune mechanism discovered in the cellular trash can

In the laboratory of Prof. Yifat Marbel at the Weizmann Institute of Science, a vast reservoir of antimicrobial substances was discovered that are naturally produced in the body's cells as part of the process of breaking down proteins that have completed their function. The new discovery is
Transparent and strong. The new glass made of peptide droplets

The superpowers of the new glass

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have for the first time created glass that knows how to repair itself and is formed spontaneously by simple contact with water
Antibiotic resistant bacteria. Illustration: depositphotos.com

An innovative approach to dealing with antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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At the beginning of the process, the circular peptides bind to the ubiquitin chain; As a result, the DNA repair mechanism is damaged; And eventually the cancer cells undergo a process of cell death (apoptosis)

Researchers at the Technion discovered unique peptides with anti-cancer potential

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The research was led by researchers from two faculties at the Technion and their colleague from the University of Tokyo
The structure of the fiber that produces peptide LL-37(17-29) as deciphered in the current study

Technion researchers have deciphered the atomic structure of an important peptide fiber in the human immune system

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A nanocapsule of nucleic acids and peptides that releases the medicine inside in response to defined enzymes. (1) in the first step the peptide undergoes cross-linking on the surface of the nanoparticle; (2) In the next step, a defined enzyme recognizes the peptide cross-linking group, (3) and in the last step, the enzyme's release leads to the release of the drug or the nucleic acids that were locked inside the capsule. Courtesy: Joseph Luciani/UConn.

An innovative system for delivering drugs in the body

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Illustration. Source: pixabay.com.

Biomimetic chemistry - a window into the molecular world

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Computer simulation of phages attacking bacteria. The new study showed that they communicate with each other - and that's how they decide whether to reproduce or go into a dormant state. Source: Zappys Technology Solutions / Flickr.

Viruses communicate with each other - and that's how they decide whether to multiply or go into a dormant state

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Diagram of a catalase-type protein. Source: Wikimedia / Vossman.

How is protein born?

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The lack of ATP in the cells of Escherichia coli causes them to take on an elongated shape and form compact lipid structures called endoliposomes. These structures can be clearly seen in the images presented here obtained with the help of a TEM microscope.

Exposure of living cells to a synthetic protein

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Prof. Roni Zager, Weizmann Institute

Protein segments will be used to inhibit proteins that promote cancer development

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Cooperation agreement between Ben-Gurion University and Curasan AG in order to develop and produce bone regeneration products for orthopedic and dental uses

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A new "green" chemistry approach to protein preparation

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A patent by researchers at the Technion will enable the development of a new, effective and cheap antibiotic

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