Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

cells that remember their identity

Memories of a Cancer Cell

08.10.2020

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Cancer, Systems Biology, Genetics

Cancer cells turn out to have memories. But these are unreliable and can end up causing trouble

The Weizmann Institute of Science and Mohamed bin Zayed University in the UAE to Collaborate on Artificial Intelligence Research

The Weizmann Institute of Science and Mohamed bin Zayed University in the UAE to Collaborate on Artificial Intelligence Research

13.09.2020

Math & Computer Science, Robotics and Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

The virtual signing ceremony will be followed by a visit of an Israeli delegation to the UAE

Nir London

Israeli-American-British Labs and Biotech Partner to Speed Coronavirus Drug Development

04.05.2020

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Benefiting Humanity, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

An international initiative aims to identify compounds that target a key enzyme in the virus's life cycle

Coronavirus by the Numbers

Coronavirus by the Numbers

31.03.2020

Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Benefiting Humanity

Weizmann Institute scientists have organized the flood of coronavirus information in an orderly framework

Gush Dan neighborhoods

Two Steps Ahead of the Coronavirus

22.03.2020

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Benefiting Humanity, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A method of predicting the coronavirus spread, pioneered and developed by Weizmann Institute scientists, may enable the authorities to focus efforts...

macrophage and bacteria

First Impressions Go a Long Way in the Immune System

22.07.2019

Viruses & Microorganisms, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

An algorithm that predicts the immune response to a pathogen could lead to early diagnosis for such diseases as tuberculosis

cardiomyocyte

Why Hearts Bounce Back

09.07.2019

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Theoretical Physics, Structural Biology, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

Applying physics to studying heart cells reveals a spring-and-treadmill-like mechanism that keeps them beating

New Clinical Study Being Launched at the Weizmann Institute of Science

New Clinical Study Being Launched at the Weizmann Institute of Science

08.04.2019

Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

The research may help in developing methodologies that could predict diseases years before their onset

E. Coli

Same Microbe, Different Effect

27.03.2019

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Personalized Medicine, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Asking a different question about the bacteria in our microbiomes might help target disease more precisely

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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