Genetics

Questions Ban on Human Cloning Research

Questions Ban on Human Cloning Research

01.11.2004

Genetics, Benefiting Humanity

by Prof. Michel Revel

Molecule Mechanic

Molecule Mechanic

01.10.2004

Space & Physics, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Attaching a microscopic bead to a four-way DNA junction enables scientists to catch a molecular motor in action

Dr. Uri Alon. Cell circuits

Living Digitally

01.10.2004

Space & Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Glowing eerily in the lab, molecular “traffic lights” reveal a sophisticated, living information-processing system

TAKING ACTION AT STEP 1: MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION

TAKING ACTION AT STEP 1: MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION

01.09.2004

Space & Physics, Biochemistry, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Structural Biology

Contrary to popular belief, getting cancer is not so easy.

Introduction

Introduction

01.09.2004

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Structural Biology

A new era is dawning in the battle against cancer. In the more than 30 years that have elapsed since U.S. President Richard Nixon “declared war” on...

TAKING ACTION AT STEP 2: TUMOR GROWTH

TAKING ACTION AT STEP 2: TUMOR GROWTH

01.09.2004

Space & Physics, Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Structural Biology

Even after a malignant transformation has occurred, the budding tumor is a microscopic lump that doesn’t do much harm until it begins to expand...

Models of Cancer

Models of Cancer

01.09.2004

Brain & Behavior, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Scientists say that the mouse is the workhorse of modern biology

Ethics and Genetics

Ethics and Genetics

01.07.2004

Biochemistry, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Fertility, Genetics, Technology & Applications, Benefiting Humanity

Are Human Rights and Human Traditions Threatened by Scientific Progress?

Dr. Roy Bar-Ziv. Gene circuits

Ancient Cast - New Production

01.05.2004

Biochemistry, Genetics, Materials Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

The first prototype of an artificial circuit that hooks up genes outside the cell is produced in a Weizmann lab

Introduction

Introduction

01.05.2004

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Organic Chemistry, Benefiting Humanity

Recent data show that roughly 220 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes. In 2005, an estimated 1.1 million people died from diabetes and the...

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We Know What You Ate: Detailed Protein Maps Assess Intestinal Health

Dendrites that developed in a tin battery, seen under an electronic microscope. Source: Shakked Schwartz and Ayan Maity

On the Way to Building Better Batteries

Weizmann Institute of Science Moves to 100% Green Electricity

Ants vs. Humans: Putting Group Smarts to the Test

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We Know What You Ate: Detailed Protein Maps Assess Intestinal Health

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