Biochemistry

colorful food

All Natural Color

15.07.2019

Biochemistry, Plants and Agriculture, Yeda Technology Transfer

Phytolon, a start-up based on Weizmann Institute technology, aims to replace artificial food dyes with safe, cost-effective, stable, all-natural...

Michal Sharon

"We see a lot of clinical applications..."

11.07.2019

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Biotechnology

Prof. Michal Sharon on how to skip costly steps in protein analysis

Stem cell cultures

Blood Stem Cells: The Methylation that Spells Differentiation

27.05.2019

Biochemistry, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

Manipulating an enzyme might be key to culturing cells for transplantation or other treatments

turning weakness into strength

Turning Weakness into Strength for Protein Production Control

23.05.2019

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The new method may enable quality control without costly purification procedures

TOOKAD

TOOKAD®, Invented at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Gains European Approval for Prostate Cancer

29.04.2019

Biochemistry, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

The treatment, approved for use in 31 countries, is now being marketed in Germany, Italy, Israel and Mexico

MRI image

CEST la vie: High-Powered Magnets Improve Early Detection of Cancer in Rats

17.04.2019

Chemistry, Biochemistry, Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

The method revealed tissue disruptions that cannot be seen by other means

Noam Stern-Ginossar and group

Host and Virus Face Off over RNA Modification

11.04.2019

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

What happens when a mechanism meant to protect the cell gets exploited by bad-mannered viruses?

p loops

In Search of the First Enzymes

01.04.2019

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Plants and Agriculture

Proto-enzymes designed in the lab bound strongly to RNA and DNA, suggesting a surprising origin for these proteins

biofuel feedstock

Breakdance of the Cohesins: Revealing a Breakdown Structure’s Flexible Side

28.02.2019

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Energy, Biotechnology

Deconstructing the enzymes that deconstruct plant biomass

inhibition

Going for Strong Inhibition

31.01.2019

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biochemistry, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A unique method for identifying bioactive chemical compounds produces a potential new drug molecule

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