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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....
Scientists Uncover The Exact Mode Of Action Of Five Antibiotic Drugs

Scientists Uncover The Exact Mode Of Action Of Five Antibiotic Drugs

25.10.2001
Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology
Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science and Germany's Max-Planck Society have discovered how five antibiotic drugs function by binding to...
Prof. Sam Safran and Dr. Tsvi Tlusty

Seeking A Low-Energy Position

01.10.2001
Chemistry
What makes molecular particles abandon a 'free-spirited,' disorderly existence in favor of a condensed, low-energy state?

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