Human Genome Project

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

Israeli Scientists Discover Gene Responsible For Hereditary Muscle Disease Prevalent Among Jews Of Persian Descent

Israeli Scientists Discover Gene Responsible For Hereditary Muscle Disease Prevalent Among Jews Of Persian Descent

27.08.2001

Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science and from Hadassah University Hospital have identified the gene that in its...

Prof. Yoram Groner in his lab, as seen by cartoonist Michel Kishka

01.10.2000

Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Weizmann Institute contributions to the Human Genome Project are helping unravel the cause of Down syndorme...

Dr. Shirley Horn-Saban

Chipping Away at the Gene Code

01.10.2000

Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Now at the Institute: DNA chips

Greater Role for Weizmann Institute in Human Genome Project

Greater Role for Weizmann Institute in Human Genome Project

01.10.1994

Thanks to new resources and facilities, the Weizmann Institute is poised to become a full partner in the Human Genome Project...

Joining the Race to Decipher the Human Genome

Joining the Race to Decipher the Human Genome

01.10.1992

An automated DNA analysis lab will enable Institute scientists to join the Human Genome Project

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Computers can solve complex problems but they are far from omnipotent. Prof. Ran Raz of the Weizmann Institute's Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Department is trying to portray the limits...

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