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An electric current can flow forever in superconductors because nothing in them wears it down

Electricity's Free Ride

01.11.2003
Materials Science, Biotechnology
An electric current can flow forever in superconductors because nothing in them wears it down    
Prof. Leslie Leiserowitz

Malaria's Achilles' Heel

01.10.2003
Biochemistry, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Materials Science, Structural Biology
Uncovering the mechanism of malaria-fighting drugs
Prof. Shimon Reich. Superconductors as age detectors

Lead Artifacts Disclose Their Age

01.10.2003
Materials Science, Scientific Archaeology
Turning ancient lead into a superconductor reveals it age
Deciphering Gaucher's Disease

Deciphering Gaucher's Disease

01.10.2003
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Structural Biology
New finding may lead to more effective – and affordable – treatments
Glucocerebrosidase

Weizmann Institute Scientists Solve the 3-D Structure of the Enzyme Involved in Gaucher Disease

02.06.2003
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology
The discovery may help design effective therapies for the genetic disease that mainly affects Ashkenazi Jews    
Deinococcus radiodurans

Lord of the Ring

01.05.2003
Space & Physics, Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Plants and Agriculture, Organic Chemistry, Structural Biology
What gives a bacterium the ability to withstand 3000 times more radiation than humans?
X-Rays Yield Mechanism of Alzheimer’s Drug

X-Rays Yield Mechanism of Alzheimer’s Drug

01.05.2003
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology
A study of an Alzheimer's drug's activity reveals why lower doses might be just as effective
X-Rays Yield Mechanism of Alzheimer’s Drug

X-Rays Yield Mechanism of Alzheimer’s Drug

24.02.2003
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology
A team of Weizmann scientists has gained new insight into the effects of a newly approved drug, rivastigmine, in treating Alzheimer’s disease, a...
NMR - The Movie

NMR - The Movie

24.02.2003
Space & Physics, Chemistry
Ten construction workers will often get a job done faster than one.  But in digging a deep well, for instance, ten workers are a waste of human...
Radiation-Resistant Organism Reveals Its Defense Strategies

Radiation-Resistant Organism Reveals Its Defense Strategies

09.01.2003
Space & Physics, Viruses & Microorganisms, Organic Chemistry
The secret to its strength is a ring   Weizmann Institute scientists have found what makes the bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans the most...

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