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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...
Profs. David Milstein (left) and Ronny Neumann. Chemistry goes green

Catalyzing Change

01.10.2002
Environment, Organic Chemistry
New catalysts for industrial processes that produce water as their only waste product
illustration: Separating molecules with light

Light Lends a Hand

01.10.2002
Nanoscience, Materials Science
From industrial processes to tiny pens, can light make electrons dance the quickstep?
Letters to the Genetic Editor

Letters to the Genetic Editor

01.10.2002
Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Organic Chemistry
What makes editors in the cell tick?
The three predictions of protein-protein complex structures.

Weizmann Institute Scientists Successful in Global Experiment for the Prediction of Protein-Protein Interactions

24.06.2002
Biochemistry, Chemistry, Structural Biology, Math & Computer Science
CAPRI (Critical Assessment of PRediction of Interactions) Challenge, an international experiment in which participants submit predictions of...
illustration: Trillion Computers in one drop

A Trillion Computers in One Drop

01.05.2002
Biochemistry, Genetics, Chemistry, Math & Computer Science, Encryption/Decryption, Biotechnology
Trillions of microscopic biological computers vigilantly patrolling your body in search of disease? Welcome to the brave new world of computer...
Prof. Ada Yonath

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

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Hunting Down Giant Viruses That Attack Tiny Algae

Couples Therapy

Couples Therapy

Crystals in zebrafish eye

A Secret Recipe for Colorful and Versatile Animal Crystals

Photo credit: NASA

Stormy Findings and Hot Discoveries

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The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions
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26.08.2024
A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking
An image of tissue from the human small intestine obtained with the help of fluorescent dyes that made it possible to mark numerous proteins in parallel, thereby mapping out the various proteins produced in each part of the intestinal villi
07.08.2024
Navigating the Digestive Tract