Environment

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

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

Biosphere-Atmosphere Mobile Research Lab

Exchange Rates

02.07.2013

A method devised by Institute scientists may help researchers get a grip on CO2 absorption by plants

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Burning Cancer’s Bridges

Crystalizing Our Comprehension of Malaria

A tumor sample from a human patient with the most common type of lung cancer (adenocarcinoma). Senescent cells are highlighted by their expression of the p16 (red) and the PD-L1 (green) proteins. Cell nuclei are in blue

Unclogging the Immune System

MRI brain scans of mice with Gaucher disease Type III. The scan of a mouse that received the new treatment (left) shows a significant reduction in tissue inflammation (blue) compared to an untreated mouse (right)

Improving the Recipe for Gene Therapy

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The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions

A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking

Navigating the Digestive Tract