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Shedding Light on the Dark Hours

25.11.2024

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development

Weizmann researchers discover why the wee hours of the day can be especially dangerous to our health

Burning Cancer’s Bridges

04.11.2024

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer

A newly developed antibody-based treatment for the most aggressive type of breast cancer might also be used to treat many other cancers

Crystalizing Our Comprehension of Malaria

28.10.2024

Nanoscience, Organic Chemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Benefiting Humanity, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A definitive atomic structure of the heme crystals made by malaria parasites could lead to better antimalarial drugs

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

21.10.2024

Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Weizmann Institute researchers reveal how aging cells evade our immune systems – and propose developing an innovative treatment for age-related...

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

13.10.2024

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

An innovative treatment for Gaucher disease has produced promising results in mice, giving hope to patients after decades of research

Hunting Down Giant Viruses That Attack Tiny Algae

30.09.2024

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Environment, Climate

A mysterious menace lurks in the oceans, threatening algal blooms. Weizmann Institute researchers have developed a new way to track the culprit –...

Couples Therapy

26.09.2024

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Biotechnology

A new Weizmann Institute method provides an unprecedented glimpse into the relationship between bacteria and their host cells

$A cryo-scanning electron microscope image of a freeze-fractured chloroplast, cropped from the surrounding tissue, providing a view into the photosynthetic membranes and the protein complexes embedded within them$

Into the Light

16.09.2024

Nutrition, Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture, Climate

Will a better understanding of photosynthesis help us grow plants under artificial light?

Both Faster and Stronger

09.09.2024

Cancer, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A new Weizmann Institute approach promises to advance cancer immunotherapy; it increases the proliferation rate of cancer-targeting immune cells...

New Circuit Made of DNA Has Everything Wired In

03.09.2024

Nanoscience, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Technology & Applications, Biotechnology

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers were thrilled when they managed to observe the birth of a protein made by a single DNA molecule: No one had...

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Shedding Light on the Dark Hours

Burning Cancer’s Bridges

Crystalizing Our Comprehension of Malaria

Unclogging the Immune System

Improving the Recipe for Gene Therapy

Hunting Down Giant Viruses That Attack Tiny Algae

Couples Therapy

Into the Light

Both Faster and Stronger

New Circuit Made of DNA Has Everything Wired In

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