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A new Israeli product, CurexCell made in Israel by MACROCURE CureXcell™ contains a white blood cell mixture that, when applied to the wound, restores the natural balance required for the wound healing process to initiate. The white blood cells are derived from a whole blood unit taken from healthy young (18-40 yrs old) donors (allogeneic), are activated by a safe, proprietary technique, and are subsequently applied locally to the wound. In this way, physiological cell activities, growth factor and cytokine secretions, and regulatory mechanisms are maintained as required during each of the stages of wound healing.
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Professor Yehuda G. Assaraf of the Technion Faculty of Biology is the head of the Fred Wyszkowski Cancer Research Laboratory. His primary area of research focuses on deciphering the mechanisms (i.e. genes and proteins) responsible for cancer cells' resistance to anticancer drugs -- the main obstacle to curing cancer. His research could pave the way for designing novel strategies to combat drug-resistant tumors, and lead to tailor-made chemotherapy treatment.
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Professor Chaim Cedar, from the Department Developmental Biology and Cancer Research of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem answers questions. Our genetic information contains an "instruction booklet" of how to make up all the components in our body. But when these instructions are interpreted the wrong way—or gene regulation goes awry—it can cause many diseases, including cancer. In the follow up video to this month's Expert on the Spot, Prof. Chaim Cedar, of the Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research at the Faculty of Medicine, answers your questions about the role of gene regulation in cancer.
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Dubey and Sigal Ben-Yehuda discuss their study in this video. Bacteria are known to communicate primarily via the production and secret of extracellular signaling molecules. We identify a previously uncharacterized type of bacterial communication mediated by nanotubes that bridge neighboring cells. Via these tubes bacteria are able to exchange small molecules, proteins and even small genetic elements (known as plasmids). This mechanism can facilitate the acquisition of new features such as antibiotic resistance and therefore may have important medical implications.
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The Technion is making science fiction a reality. Support for the Technion enables the advances that improve lives of people around the world. The American Technion Society has a direct impact on the Technion campus and its people.
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