Biochemistry

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

Human (left), Dunaliella (center) and mouse (right) enzymes

Living with Salt

02.10.2005

Biochemistry, Structural Biology

Dead Sea bacteria and kidneys share an enzyme structure for salt tolerance

Prof. Michael Walker. Linking fat to disease

The Fat Factor

01.10.2005

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A protein links high fat levels to diabetes

Illusteration: HIV at the cell membrane

Disarming the Alarm

01.10.2005

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Lessons from HIV may help to treat the immune system

How HIV Disables the Cells' Call for Help

How HIV Disables the Cells' Call for Help

07.07.2005

Biochemistry, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute Scientists discover how an HIV protein fragment shuts down an immune response. Their finding may have implications for autoimmune...

Living with Salt

Living with Salt

06.07.2005

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology

Scientists link algae salt tolerance to human kidney function. Life thrives in all sorts of hostile environments, including the extreme salinity of...

The Fat Connection

The Fat Connection

21.06.2005

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science and in Sweden discover how excess body fat can lead to the onset of diabetes

(l-r) Parameswaran Ramakrishnan, Dr. Wangxia Wang, Prof. David Wallach, Tehila Ben Moshe and Dr. Tae Bong Kang. Resisting death

Dying to Live

01.05.2005

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

A cell "death" gene may also be crucial for cellular life

The 3-D structure of the PON1 enzyme. The main section, in red, is the scaffold of the enzyme and is responsible for PON1’s primary function, while the blue and gray segments can undergo mutation and endow PON1 with additional, promiscuous functions

Betting on the Side

01.05.2005

Biochemistry, Evolution and Development, Genetics

In the high-stakes game of evolution, some proteins hedge their bets

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