Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have found a whole new role for one of the most famous proteins in cancer research – p53. If any gene has a celebrity status, it is the tumour suppressor p53. The gene has been featured on magazine covers, pronounced...
At times we all lose our nerve. But certain nerve losses, crucial during early nervous system development, may later play a role in diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or peripheral neuropathy. New research at the Weizmann Institute of Science is...
New research from the Weizmann Institute of Science on mutations of the protein p53 - which when itself is a tumour suppressor, but when mutated aids cancer growth - indicates it can be “re-educated” to behave normally. In all p53 holds the life of a cell in its hand...