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Getting to the Root of the Problem

15.09.2013
Biochemistry, Nutrition, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Plants and Agriculture
Detailed profiles of hundreds of substances produced in different plant cell types can help improve crops – and our health
potato sprout. Image: Thinkstock

The Pathway to Potato Poisons

31.07.2013
Molecular and Cell Biology, Plants and Agriculture
Revealing the gene network for producing the toxin in green potatoes may help improve crops  
Biosphere-Atmosphere Mobile Research Lab

Exchange Rates

02.07.2013
Environment
A method devised by Institute scientists may help researchers get a grip on CO2 absorption by plants  
what determines how big a plant will grow

Limits to Growth

12.06.2013
Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Plants and Agriculture
Most of the many factors for determining leaf size turn out to put on the brakes, rather than promote growth
Image from the Voyager II flyby of Neptune in August 1989 (NASA). In the middle is the Great Dark Spot, accompanied by bright, white clouds that undergo rapid changes in appearance. To the south of the Great Dark Spot is the bright feature that Voyager scientists nicknamed "Scooter." Still farther south is the feature called "Dark Spot 2," which has a bright core. As each feature moves eastward at a different velocity, they are rarely aligned this way. Wind velocities near the equator are westward, reaching

Weather on the Outer Planets Only Goes So Deep

16.05.2013
Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Environment
Weizmann Institute researchers and their colleagues set an upper limit for the thickness of jet streams on Uranus and Neptune  
Cellulose fibers in the plant cell wall magnified 50,000 times by an atomic force microscope

Bringing Down Walls

17.04.2013
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Energy, Plants and Agriculture
Observing the breakdown of the tough material in plant cell walls may lead to better biofuel production
Alternative Energy Research Initiative (AERI)

New Grant to Fuel Solar Energy Research

24.10.2012
Particle Physics, Environment, Energy, Materials Science, Benefiting Humanity
The Helmsley Charitable Trust will fund joint research between the Weizmann Institute and the Technion
Iron pyrite crystal (Thinkstock photos)

Sulfur Swings

28.08.2012
Environment, Chemistry
As sulfur moves through the environment, it helps regulate oxygen in the atmosphere
Seagoing research team (l-r) Uri Sheyn, Dr. Miguel Frada, Shlomit Sharoni, Daniella Schatz, Dr. Assaf Vardi and Dr. Yoav Lehan

The Deep Blue

06.08.2012
Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture
Dr. Assaf Vardi and his Weizmann team joined a month-long research cruise to study the life cycle of a tiny microorganism
germination

How to Start a Revolution

31.07.2012
Genetics, Plants and Agriculture
Seed germination involves the reprogramming of the plant’s entire genome

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