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Microglia cells, obtained using a mouse model developed by Prof. Stephen Jung’s team

Not So Dumb

25.11.2013
Brain & Behavior, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
A new kind of genetic switch can target the activities of just one type of brain cell  
The Weizmann Institute of Science Receives 120 Million Dollars to Establish the Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine

The Weizmann Institute of Science Receives 120 Million Dollars to Establish the Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine

11.11.2013
Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
The Weizmann Institute of Science is establishing, on its campus, the Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine. This...
SEM image of the dense microbial ecosystem overlying the 'hilly' gastrointestinal epithelial layer

The Second Genome

08.09.2013
Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics
Our complicated relationship with the microorganisms in our gut has some surprising consequences for our health
Where Lab and Clinic Meet- Dr. Ayelet Erez Work

Where Lab and Clinic Meet

02.09.2013
Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Dr. Ayelet Erez finds that clinical work and lab research are a powerful combination
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Mice in a “Big Brother” Setup Develop Social Structures

17.06.2013
Space & Physics, Life Sciences, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Weizmann Institute research into mouse social behavior finds signs of leadership and reveals “autistic” mouse society  
Human cells light up with green fluorescent markers after being penetrated by a genetically engineered virus coated with the VSV envelope protein

A Viral “Crook” Cracks Many Locks

05.06.2013
Cancer, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics
How does a helpful virus often used for gene therapy break into cells?
(l-r) Dr. Sigalit Boura-Halfon, Hadas Shatz-Azoulay, Dr. Eytan Elhanan, Prof. Yehial Zick, Roi Isaac, Dr. Yaron Vinik, Prof. Sanford Simpson, Itai Efodi, Prof. Rivka Pollak and Sarina Striem

Side Effects

05.06.2013
Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
“Feel-good” drugs like Prozac may have an unwanted side effect: diabetes
Mutations Trump Invasion

Mutations Trump Invasion

13.05.2013
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology
The process of HIV infection is just one of the subjects protein researcher Dr. Ron Diskin is investigating in his new lab
Veto on Disease

Veto on Disease

07.05.2013
Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Making certain bone marrow cells less toxic may lead the way to safer transplants
Live two-photon microscopy of the small intestine

The Spies Inside

07.05.2013
Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
How does the immune system in the gut distinguish between helpful microbes and those that wish us harm?    

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