Biochemistry

A view of the spliceosome showing internal details

Splice of Life

01.05.2005

Biochemistry, Genetics, Organic Chemistry, Structural Biology

Scientists reveal the structure of a cellular machine that pieces together bits of gene code

Slow Release

Slow Release

01.05.2005

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Organic Chemistry, Yeda Technology Transfer

"Chains" that fall away slowly could lead to new time-release drugs

Allicin Wonderland

Allicin Wonderland

01.04.2005

Biochemistry, Cancer, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute Scientists “weaponize” an antibody to deliver continuous attacks on cancer cells

A Long and Winding Road

A Long and Winding Road

01.03.2005

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Molecular messengers perform crucial role in nerve cell repair

Weizmann Institute Scientists Show how Proteins Beat the Evolutionary Stakes

Weizmann Institute Scientists Show how Proteins Beat the Evolutionary Stakes

02.12.2004

Biochemistry, Evolution and Development

A team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science has shown one way that evolving organisms beat the evolutionary stakes.

Molecule Mechanic

Molecule Mechanic

01.10.2004

Space & Physics, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Attaching a microscopic bead to a four-way DNA junction enables scientists to catch a molecular motor in action

(l-r) Uri Ben-Dor, Prof. Ehud Shapiro, Yaakov Benenson, Dr. Rivka Adar and Binyamin Gil. Doctor-in-a-cell

DNA Computer Might Fight Cancer

01.10.2004

Biochemistry, Cancer, Math & Computer Science

Tiny DNA computing devices have been programmed to find signs of cancer in a test tube

Drs. Dan Tawfik and Amir Aharoni. Pondering PON

Discriminating Protein

01.10.2004

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Why are some people less prone to heart disease or neuronal damage? An elusive protein named PON might be the answer

Israeli Scientists Reveal the Plan of a Key Cellular Machine

Israeli Scientists Reveal the Plan of a Key Cellular Machine

10.09.2004

Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Structural Biology

The new study gives scientists insight into how the DNA code is turned into instructions for protein construction

TAKING ACTION AT STEP 1: MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION

TAKING ACTION AT STEP 1: MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION

01.09.2004

Space & Physics, Biochemistry, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Structural Biology

Contrary to popular belief, getting cancer is not so easy.

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