Chemistry

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...

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...

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