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Breakfast of Champions

26.04.2022
Organic Chemistry, Nutrition, Evolution and Development, Environment, Climate
A new study reveals how microscopic algae became exceptionally nutritious over time, driving evolution forward
Dr. Shiran Barber-Zucker and Prof. Sarel Fleishman. Protein Goldmine

Designing Proteins Just Got a Lot Easier

13.04.2022
Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry
Forget crystals. AI gives Weizmann’s algorithms the means to design biomolecules with a huge range of valuable functions
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The Primordial Soap

03.02.2022
Chemistry, Nanoscience, Organic Chemistry, Evolution and Development
Weizmann Institute scientists disclose comprehensive evidence that life may have originated with lipid nano-scale particles
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Catching on to Cancer

28.11.2021
Structural Biology, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
A particularly “sticky” molecule could lead to the development of an effective treatment for cancer
Dr. Sergey Semenov

Detangling the Origin of Life

18.10.2021
Materials Science, Organic Chemistry
A new study focusing on the interactions between basic chemical materials may elucidate intricate patterns of evolution
Dr. Nir London

Global Initiative to Rapidly Develop a Safe, Globally Accessible and Affordable COVID-19 Antiviral Pill

29.09.2021
Structural Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Benefiting Humanity, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
COVID Moonshot – the world's largest open-science drug discovery effort – aims to identify pre-clinical candidate molecules, with first clinical...
Illustration of SARS-CoV-2 attaching to an ACE2 receptor located on the host cell's membrane. Source: Shutterstock

Putting a Super Cork on the Coronavirus

18.08.2021
Structural Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Therapeutic approach developed by Weizmann Institute scientists could spell new hope in the battle against COVID-19 
Illustration: Yuval Robichek

Calling through the DNA Wire

05.08.2021
Structural Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Genetics
Proteins communicating through the DNA molecule constitute a newly discovered genetic "switch"
Hollow crystals captured by scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

The Ins and Outs of Crystals

08.07.2021
Chemistry, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry
Weizmann Institute scientists decipher the mechanism that leads to unique, hollow-structured crystals having sought-after properties 
Dr. Efi Efrati and Dr. Luiz Da Silva

Solving a Plant Cell "Parking Garage" Puzzle

26.05.2021
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Theoretical Physics, Materials Science, Structural Biology, Biochemistry
Biological organelles may be messy and crowded, but sometimes only an exact mathematical description will do 

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