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A Transplant in Time
A Transplant in Time
26.12.2006
Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute Scientists demonstrate how tissues transplanted from pig embryos might, in the future, present a...

Deciphering Gaucher's Disease
Deciphering Gaucher's Disease
01.10.2003
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Structural Biology

New finding may lead to more effective – and affordable – treatments

Newly Uncovered Genes
Newly Uncovered Genes
01.05.2003
Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics
Two newly-discovered genes could help scientists understand how cancer progresses and the genetic basis of anemia
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Scientists Identify A Gene Causing A Fatal Heart Condition, Common In An Israeli Bedouin Tribe
Scientists Identify A Gene Causing A Fatal Heart Condition, Common In An Israeli Bedouin Tribe
04.05.2002
Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics
A team of researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Sheba Medical Center has identified a gene causing...
Left to right: Drs. Nili Avidan, Tzviya Olender and Edna Ben-Asher.
Heart Gene Hunt
01.05.2002
Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Scientists identify a gene causing a familial heart condition in a Bedouin community

Prof. Jacqui Beckmann, gene hunter
Gone (gene) Fishing
01.10.2001
Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Big clues to common diseases are sought in a small genetic pond

Gene For Mucolipidosis IV Discovered
Gene For Mucolipidosis IV Discovered
30.08.2000
Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Israeli Research Team Discovers The Gene For An Hereditary Disorder Occurring Most Commonly In Ashkenazi Jews...

Scientists Brainstorm to Find Cure for Tourette Syndrome
Scientists Brainstorm to Find Cure for Tourette Syndrome
10.07.1996
Brain & Behavior
REHOVOT, Israel -- July 10, 1996 -- An intensive effort to shed light on Tourette syndrome -- the...

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