Biochemistry

Silence of the Amoebae

Silence of the Amoebae

30.08.2006

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute scientists render a disease-causing pathogen harmless

Weizmann Institute scientists discover: A Molecular Security Mechanism for Keeping Mutations in Check

Weizmann Institute scientists discover: A Molecular Security Mechanism for Keeping Mutations in Check

04.05.2006

Biochemistry, Genetics

Everyone knows mutations – genetic mistakes in DNA, the material of heredity – are bad: The more mutations in the cell’s DNA, the higher the risk...

WOWing the Crowds

WOWing the Crowds

01.05.2006

Biochemistry, Technology & Applications

A method based on living cells could speed up protein searchs from years to days

WOWing the Crowds

WOWing the Crowds

30.01.2006

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

With a new method scientists can identify novel protein molecules in days rather than months A team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of...

Encounter built for two. Dr. Roy Bar-Ziv and Dr. Dan Tawfik

Evolving Circuits

01.11.2005

Biochemistry, Materials Science

When Biological Chemistry Encounters Materials Science: Dr. Roy Bar-Ziv joined Dr. Dan Tawfik to see if evolution – which has...

Lineage Trees for Cells

Lineage Trees for Cells

28.10.2005

Biochemistry, Cancer, Math & Computer Science

might answer some fundamental open questions in biology.

Dr. Deborah Fass. Protein portrait

To Catch a Thief

02.10.2005

Biochemistry, Cancer, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology

Scientists reveal the shape of a tool used by a leukemia-causing virus to enter cells

Left to right: Prof. Ed Bayer, Jonathan Caspi, Rachel Haimovitz, Ilit Noach, Alon Karpol, Hadar Gilary, Dr. Ely Morag and Dr. Yoav Barak. Designer cellular machinery

Dr. Weizmann’s Bug Strikes Again

02.10.2005

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Genetics, Environment

A new version of an old cellular machine might help decompose garbage

Left to right: Dr. Atan Gross, Iris Kamer, Dr. Rachel Sarig, Limor Regev, Galia Oberkovitz, Dr. Hagit Niv and Dr. Yehudit Zaltsman. Cellular self-check

Double Agent

02.10.2005

Biochemistry, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

One protein is recruited to aid in both cell death and survival

A Long and Winding Road

A Long and Winding Road

02.10.2005

Nerve cell need long-distance messengers to carry calls for help following injury

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Couples Therapy

Couples Therapy

Crystals in zebrafish eye

A Secret Recipe for Colorful and Versatile Animal Crystals

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The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions

A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking

Navigating the Digestive Tract