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Scientists Uncover the Exact Mode of Action of Five Antibiotic Drugs

01.05.2002
Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology
Scientists Uncover the Exact Mode of Action of Five Antibiotic Drugs  
Prof. Joel Sussman, Prof. Ephraim Katzir, Prof. Sara Fuchs, Prof. Mati Fridkin. Top: Dr. Michal Harel, Dr. Moshe Balass, Dr. Tali Scherf, Dr. Roni Kasher

Biting Truths

01.05.2002
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Organic Chemistry, Structural Biology
Catching a snake toxin in the act may yield a host of medical applications
Prof. Jacob Anglister.

Smoking Out a Decoy

01.05.2002
Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology
Atomic-level NMR studies are helping reveal how HIV infects immune cells
Prof. Ada Yonath.

Antibiotics in Action

01.05.2002
Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology
Uncovering the exact modes of action of five different antibiotics may help the design of better drugs in the future
Dr. Michael Elbaum

Opening the Gates

01.01.2002
Space & Physics, Life Sciences, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Materials Science
Dr. Michael Elbaum of the Weizmann Institute’s Material and Interfaces Department studies the passage of molecules through the  cell’s...
Structure of a retinal protein (purple) and its key co-worker (blue)

The Chemistry of Vision

01.01.2002
Particle Physics, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Organic Chemistry
It was long believed that the rotation of the "retinal molecule" was the first stage in vision. However, Prof. Mordechai Sheves of the Weizmann...
A Trillion Computers In A Drop Of Water

A Trillion Computers In A Drop Of Water

22.11.2001
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Chemistry
Scientists build a nanoscale computing machine using biological molecules    
Prof. Israel Bar-Joseph with Amos (9), Omer (15), and Asaf (18

Electrons on the Map

01.11.2001
Particle Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science
When a single electron moves around this hole, the exciton that forms is equivalent to a neutral hydrogen atom. Prof. Israel Bar-Joseph discovered...
Prof. Daniella Goldfarb with Yael (23) and Sivanne (19)

The Riddle of the Molecular Machine

01.11.2001
Space & Physics, Structural Biology
Prof. Daniella Goldfarb, Head of the Weizmann Institute's Chemical Physics Department, aims to map the precise structure of the metal-containing...
Prof. Amnon Horovitz with Li (4) and Ella (6)

Doing the Twist

01.11.2001
Structural Biology
Living cells contain "molecular chaperones" which "counsel" young proteins and provide them with a secure environment in which to twist properly....

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