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'Traffic' in our cells works both for and against us
06-05-2013
A mechanism that permits essential substances to enter our cells while at the same time removing from them harmful components also has a "down side." This negative aspect prevents vital drugs, such as anti-cancer drugs, from achieving their designed functions, while also enabling bacterial ...
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s Dr. Raz Zarivach named as EMBO Young Investigator
27-11-2012
r. Raz Zarivach of the Department of Life Sciences and a member of the National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev was recently declared an EMBO Young Investigator. He is one of four Israelis to receive this honor among a group of 22 young researchers from around the world. Zarivach is ...
A GPS in your DNA
Tel Aviv University research says that genetics can reveal your geographic ancestral origin
20-08-2012
While your DNA is unique, it also tells the tale of your family line. It carries the genetic history of your ancestors down through the generations. Now, says a Tel Aviv University researcher, it's also possible to use it as a map to your family's past.Prof. Eran Halperin of TAU's Blavatnik ...
Convergent Evolution: Team of BGU and Max Planck Researchers Discover Crayfish Teeth Covered with Enamel
21-05-2012
A team of Israeli and German scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Max Plank Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, have found an enamel-like layer in the mandibles of freshwater crayfish. The newly discovered structure bears an astonishing resemblance to human ...
Evogene Expands Research and Development Facilities by Over 50%
04-04-2012
Evogene Ltd. announced completion of an expansion program of its R&D facilities, resulting in a greater than 50% increase in the company's gene validation & plant growth capacity. The expansion was conducted in two stages: the first stage included reconstruction of new molecular and tissue ...
How cells brace themselves for starvation
24-02-2012
Sugar, cholesterol, phosphates, zinc – a healthy body is amazingly good at keeping such vital nutrients at appropriate levels within its cells. From an engineering point of view, one all-purpose model of pump on the surface of a cell should suffice to keep these levels constant: When the ...
Rumor Has It… Relay Communication of Stress Cues in Plants
New BGU research demonstrates that plants eavesdrop on their neighbors’ warning signals
15-02-2012
Plants are able to perceive and respond to warning signals emitted from the roots of their stressed neighbors, a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev shows. The group led by Prof. Ariel Novoplansky of The Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research of The Jacob ...
Nano-engines that can go in reverse
Discovery has implications for cancer research and nanotechnology
29-11-2011
Scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in collaboration with a group from George August University of Göttingen, Germany, have discovered an astonishing new feature of motor proteins that are essential for cell division. These “nano-engines” can, just like man-made automobiles, ...
BGU researchers identify a gene for nearsightedness
05-09-2011
A Ben-Gurion University of the Negev research group led by Prof. Ohad Birk has identified a gene that leads to nearsightedness. In an article appearing online in the American Journal of Human Genetics this Thursday, Birk and his team reveal that a mutation in LEPREL1 has been shown to cause ...
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