Biochemistry

(l-r) Sharon Avkin, Leanne Toube, Prof. Zvi Livneh and Dr. Ziv Sevilya. Healthy compromise

Tolerance for Typos

01.10.2006

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

A newly discovered molecular security mechanism puts a limit on mutations

Bacteria Beat the Heat

Bacteria Beat the Heat

30.08.2006

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

Scientists at the Weizmann Institute have found that a switch in just two amino acids can make a difference between functioning best at moderate...

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

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