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Convective clouds forming over the Amazon in a blanket smoke. Image: Prof. Ilan Koren

No Limits to Human Effects on Clouds

08.06.2014
Planetary Science, Environment, Climate
Weizmann Institute research shows how atmospheric particles affect cloud formation in real time  
Diatom cells expressing ROS-sensitive proteins in the nucleus (green) and chlorophyll (red)

Drift against the Tide

09.04.2014
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Plants and Agriculture
Ocean plankton turn a toxic byproduct into a sophisticated stress indicator
Profs. Sabrina Sartori and Reshef Tenne

Cooperating for a Clean Future

03.04.2014
Environment, Energy, Nanoscience, Materials Science
Visiting professor Sabrina Sartori is working to create new materials for green energy storage
Invisible Coral Flows, the winning photography entry

Seeing the Unseen

18.03.2014
Environment, Plants and Agriculture
An image tracing the unseen flow generated by small hairs on corals wins for beauty as well as science  
(l-r) Profs. Gary Hodes, Henry Snaith and David Cahen

Higher End, Lower Cost

11.03.2014
Space & Physics, Energy, Materials Science
Materials that capture the higher end of the spectrum will be the next wave of photovoltaics
green gift

So Shall You Reap

30.10.2013
Environment
An unusual gardening project is sprouting next to the Weizmann Institute
Power Merger

Power Merger

08.10.2013
Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Brain & Behavior, Energy, Nanoscience, Materials Science
Nanocrystals that absorb low-energy photons and emit higher-energy ones could increase solar cell efficiency
Bacterial colonies that express different metabolites

Tuning a Genetic Orchestra

17.09.2013
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Plants and Agriculture
Getting bacteria to produce an algal substance means adjusting an entire gene network
colorful roots

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  

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Patterns of epigenetic markers revealed by EPINUC on blood nucleosomes (bright-red dots)
08.09.2022
Putting Liquid Biopsies on Solid Ground: Cancer Diagnosis from a Milliliter of Blood
Photo by Yossi Yovel
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