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Gal Lab

@BiominLab

Studying the formation of complex materials by 'simple' cells @WeizmannScience. #Biomineralization #Diatom #Coccolith

 Rehovot, Israel
weizmann.ac.il/plants/gal/
Joined May 2021
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🤚Fully-funded Postdoc and PhD positions available! Come and join us studying #biomineralization.👇👇👇 Send an email to apply.📧 Please RT.🙏
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A cool perspective highlighting our work in the context of biological #crystals👇
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@ScienceMagazine15 Apr 2022
A new #SciencePerspective looks at the fascinating world of biogenic crystals—crystals that grow inside or under the influence of living organisms—and how the diverse properties of these crystals may lead to a variety of applications. fcld.ly/2zufmwu
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In this recent work @ScienceMagazine📢, we revisit the mechanisms of #Morphogenesis in #biomineralization. It's cool to see that no crazy tricks are needed, cellular confinement can suffice in making amazing structures!😲 science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
Complex morphologies of biogenic crystals emerge from anisotropic growth of symmetry-related facets

Complex morphologies of biogenic crystals emerge from anisotropic growth of symmetry-related facets

Organisms sculpt elaborate crystals within the confinement of the cell by using simple yet unconventional principles.

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The GRS/GRC Biomineralization 2022 (Chair: Janet Moradian -Oldak) will take place in Barcelona (Spain) IN PERSON. The program is now online: grc.org/biomineralization-co… Abstract submission is open until July 17th.
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Thanks @CarolineThaler !!! These questions are exactly what boggles our mind, and you give it a wider perspective bringing the #geochemistry perspective. Very interested to know if others have suggestions!
Caroline Thaler🔬 (@CarolineThaler) profile pictureCaroline Thaler🔬@CarolineThaler16 Mar 2022
Two weeks ago I read pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.20…, from @BiominLab, written by Y. Kadan on biomineralization in coccoliths, amazing paper (read it!). It illustrates a whole bunch of ideas I've been thinking about...so let's share ideas HERE, and tell me what you think about it! 1/10
Intracellular nanoscale architecture as a master regulator of calcium carbonate crystallization in...

Intracellular nanoscale architecture as a master regulator of calcium carbonate crystallization in...

Unicellular marine microalgae are responsible for one of the largest carbon sinks on Earth. This is in part due to intracellular formation of calci...

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Very happy to share our latest work @angew_chem bit.ly/3sxO0uj We investigated a synthetic system that mimics #diatom silicification and found that polymer phase separation is an unexpected regulator! 😯
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Please RT Excited to announce that together with @StefanDiezLab we have an open PhD student or Postdoc position @BCUBE_TUDresden @PoLDresden If you are a biophysicist/cell biologist interested in exploring the unusual cell motility of diatoms contact us for more details #diatom
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Our new paper is out! Or Eliason, PhD student in the lab, shows that while some environmental proxies are sensitive to microbial interactions, others are not. An exciting step towards reconstructing past microbial interactions. doi.org/10.1111/gbi.12487
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A great perspective on the enigmatic architecture of #pteropods shells. Typical #biomineralization... link.springer.com/article/10…
Wavy or curly?

Wavy or curly?

MRS Bulletin -

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Call for Postdoc
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Very happy to share our #cryoET work with #JuliaMahamid @embl on #coccolith formation. Amazing how #OceanAcidification looks from within cells! pnas.org/content/118/46/e202…
Intracellular nanoscale architecture as a master regulator of calcium carbonate crystallization in...

Intracellular nanoscale architecture as a master regulator of calcium carbonate crystallization in...

Unicellular marine microalgae are responsible for one of the largest carbon sinks on Earth. This is in part due to intracellular formation of calci...

pnas.org
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Very cool paper. Diatom shells are fascinating and it's even more fascinating that people are still uncovering how they are forming. nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
Structural evidence for extracellular silica formation by diatoms

Structural evidence for extracellular silica formation by diatoms

Nature Communications - Silica formation in diatoms is of interest for a range of different subjects from biomimetics to oceanography. Here the authors study the formation of silicified extensions...

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Every rule in biology has an exception… Remember that we were taught that #diatoms form their #silica inside their cells? Well, not always. Check our new paper @NatureComms. Using #cryoET we discovered extracellular silicification in diatoms!!! rdcu.be/cqT2N
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.@BiominLab et al "used biological and synthetic molecules to show a 'smart' strategy that organisms use in order to concentrate ions for controlled crystallization." Read the paper here --> acspubs.co/nNj650FrVAl @CornellMSE #AuthorsChoice #OA
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The 16th International Symposium on Biomineralization (BIOMIN XVI), focusing on "Principles to Practice", will be held online on Aug. 22-27, 2021 (via an immersion conference platform). Please keep an eye on the website for the updating of registration (biomin2021.cn).
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'Silicon drives the evolution of complex crystal morphology in calcifying algae' My new commentary in @NewPhyt nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/… Inspired by this exciting (paradigm shift) new paper by Gerald Langer @GLWheeler2 @BiominLab @DrCEWalker et al. 👏👍 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…
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Replying to @medlter
A great day hosting @SegevEinat and @BiominLab course at the @medlter @UofHaifa
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Excited to share our last paper, revealing the importance of extra cellular #vesicles in expediting viral infection dynamics & prolonging #virus half life😱😱 , all of this in the natural environment ! Congrats Schatz et al. !! #sRNA #giantvirus #mesocosm nature.com/articles/s41396-0…
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Excited to share this! just out @Dev_Cell. Heroic effort by @Kamaleshk_ etal together with Shilo lab @WeizmannScience showing #exocytosis of large exocrine vesicles occurs by membrane crumpling preserving cell membrane integrity. Why is it important? 1/n👇 tinyurl.com/5tecm54k
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.@BiominLab, #LaraEstroff (@CornellMSE) et al, "used biological and synthetic molecules to show a 'smart' strategy that organisms use in order to concentrate ions for controlled crystallization." Read the paper here --> acspubs.co/L6ZY50F3fp6 #AuthorsChoice #OA
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