Biochemistry

Rejecting Arsenate

Rejecting Arsenate

22.10.2012

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms

Institute scientists reveal how bacteria living in toxic environments identify and expel the poison

Inherited expression levels of the resistance gene (green) and the native gene (red), shown in the stomachs of unchallenged larva (left), challenged larva (center) and unchallenged larval offspring of challenged larvae, eight generations later (right)

Adapting on the Fly

01.08.2012

Biochemistry, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Can a genetic response to a short-term threat be inherited over the long term?

Locally Produced Proteins

Locally Produced Proteins

26.07.2012

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior

How do long nerve extensions get a crucial molecule to an injury site in time?

(l-r) Dr. Gili Ben-Nissan, Prof. Yosef Shaul, Dr. Michal Sharon and Oren Moscovitz

Rescuing the Rescuers

24.07.2012

Biochemistry, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

How does the cell keep certain vital proteins from getting recycled?

The future of fuel? Image: Thinkstock

Genome of a Cellulose-Eating Bacterium Sequenced

24.07.2012

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Genetics, Energy, Plants and Agriculture

The sequence will help researchers design better means of recycling waste and producing biofuel

Dr. Ida Rishal and Prof. Michael Fainzilber. Ping-Pong signals

A Sense of Size

17.07.2012

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior

“Ping-Pong” signals in large cells help them assess their own length

Prof. Ehud Shapiro, Dr. Rivka Adar, Adam Spiro and Noa Chapal-Ilani

Finding the Source of Cancer Recurrence

17.07.2012

Biochemistry, Cancer, Math & Computer Science

Do chemotherapy drugs miss a hidden reservoir of cancer cells?

Kill the Messenger

Kill the Messenger

17.07.2012

Biochemistry, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology

A molecule developed at the Institute can intercept potentially cancer-promoting messages before they reach the cell nucleus

Cell Reports cover: Illustration by Dr. Rita Gelin-Licht showing yeast cells mating through extensions

Yeast Side Story

16.07.2012

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

When yeast cells want to mate, they grow extensions in the direction of potential partners

Leukemia cells. Image: Wikimedia commons, NIH

Why Chemotherapy Fails

29.05.2012

Biochemistry, Cancer, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Research led by Weizmann Institute scientists shows why leukemia often returns

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