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Non-polarized cell six hours after seeding onto a compliant fibronectin-coated substrate. Yellow shows paxillin, a protein associated with focal adhesions

Touching Ground

16.01.2012
Space & Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology, Chemistry
Sticky cells take their cues from the surface they adhere to
Left: Natural control mechanism blocks the enzyme's zinc active site. Right: Novel antibody works as effectively as the natural control mechanism

New Antibodies Treat Autoimmune Disease in Mice

26.12.2011
Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Organic Chemistry
Institute scientist  “trick” the body into blocking an enzyme that abets disease processes
Illustration of nanowires growing along nanogrooves

Getting Nanowires into the Groove

14.11.2011
Nanoscience, Materials Science
An accidental discovery with carbon nanotubes could lead to new and better semiconductor nanowires
Experiments revealed multiple possible “paths” through a protein’s folding landscape

Protein Folding Makes Tracks

14.11.2011
Space & Physics, Biochemistry, Structural Biology
How does a protein fold? Institute scientists count the ways
Scanning electron microscope images of representative samples of (left) clean diatomite and (right) diatomite composite with zero valent iron (small white dots) and vitamin B12 (not visible)

Pumping Iron

04.10.2011
Environment, Energy, Nanoscience
A new kind of water treatment could break toxic chemicals in the water supply down into harmless compounds.
Levodopa in the active site of mitochondrial Phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase. The lattice is the observed electron density corresponding to the L-Dopa

A Case of Mistaken Identity

04.10.2011
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology
An accidental substitution in a new protein strand can spell disaster
Dr. Ilan Koren. In the clouds. Cloud photo: Tamar Deutsch

Eat, Prey, Rain

04.10.2011
Environment, Climate, Chemistry
What do a herd of gazelles and a fluffy mass of clouds have in common?
Excitement That Shows

Excitement That Shows

19.09.2011
Space & Physics, Chemistry
A new analytical method may help chemists learn to manipulate reactions with lasers
Untitled (installation #3), from the Crystal Habit series | Assaf Evron. Archival inkjet print, 2010

Trojan Horse Ride

13.09.2011
Viruses & Microorganisms, Structural Biology
When a mimivirus forcibly ejects its genetic material into a cell, it sends along building materials to make a “virus factory”
Illustration of nanowires growing along nanogrooves

Nanowires Get into the Groove

22.08.2011
Nanoscience
Growing nanowires outward on a ridged surface helps keep them orderly

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