Life Sciences

Prof. Lucio Frydman. Ultrafast NMR

NMR - the Movie

01.05.2004

Space & Physics, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Chemistry

New approach captures the “heart of matter” - at record speed

Nerves, Heal Thyselves

Nerves, Heal Thyselves

01.05.2004

Injured nerves use a unique "track and engine" system to get their message to the nerve cell center

Resilience by Improvisation

Resilience by Improvisation

01.05.2004

Cells can "fake the words" when copying DNA if they encounter mistakes in the sequence

Twitching Whiskers Tell All

Twitching Whiskers Tell All

01.05.2004

Brain & Behavior

Neurons in a rats' brain that respond just to whisker motion may help explain why our fingers move to feel and our eyes to take in a scene

Live Footage of Enzymes

Live Footage of Enzymes

01.05.2004

Biochemistry, Structural Biology

Biological molecules are now being featured on "reality TV" in the lab of Prof. Irit Sagi

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...

At the Weizmann Institute

At the Weizmann Institute

01.05.2004

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

Long dedicated to battling diabetes, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science are studying all aspects of this complex disease - from its...

Illustration: genetically engineered plants became resistant to disease

Plants

01.05.2004

Genetics, Plants and Agriculture

Research conducted at the Weizmann Institute helps protect the planet’s plant life from potentially detrimental changes in the environment

Biological Computer Diagnoses Cancer and Produces the Drug -- in a Test Tube

Biological Computer Diagnoses Cancer and Produces the Drug -- in a Test Tube

28.04.2004

Biochemistry, Math & Computer Science, Mathematics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Weizmann Institute scientist’s vision: Microscopic computers will function inside living tissues, performing diagnosis and administering treatment...

Salty Scans

Salty Scans

15.04.2004

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Kidney disease may affect as many as one in twelve people, and causes millions of deaths each year. Currently, the diagnosis of kidney function...

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