Life Sciences

Tiny Computing Machine Fueled by DNA

Tiny Computing Machine Fueled by DNA

24.02.2003

Biochemistry, Math & Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Fifty years after the discovery of the structure of DNA, a new use has been found for this celebrated molecule: fuel for molecular computation...

X-Rays Yield Mechanism of Alzheimer’s Drug

X-Rays Yield Mechanism of Alzheimer’s Drug

24.02.2003

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology

A team of Weizmann scientists has gained new insight into the effects of a newly approved drug, rivastigmine, in treating Alzheimer’s disease, a...

Sperm Use Heat Sensors to Find the Egg

Sperm Use Heat Sensors to Find the Egg

31.01.2003

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Fertility

Much like guided missiles that sense the heat of a plane's engine, sperm are guided to the fertilization site by temperature, reports a Weizmann...

Radiation-Resistant Organism Reveals Its Defense Strategies

Radiation-Resistant Organism Reveals Its Defense Strategies

09.01.2003

Space & Physics, Viruses & Microorganisms, Organic Chemistry

The secret to its strength is a ring Weizmann Institute scientists have found what makes the bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans the most...

Top (arrow): Transplant of a human kidney originating from an 8-week old embryo, 8 weeks after transplantation. Bottom: Tissue sections of the kidney transplant at varying magnifications indicating differentiation into various cell structures.

Human Kidneys Created in Mice

23.12.2002

Stem Cells, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Transplanted tissue could offer a solution to kidney donor shortage

Gene Responsible For Anemia (Type CDA-1) Discovered

Gene Responsible For Anemia (Type CDA-1) Discovered

15.12.2002

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

A rare type of the disease found mainly in Bedouins may provide insight into anemia

Forty-year-old theory promoted to fact

Forty-year-old theory promoted to fact

24.10.2002

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

‘TWIN SISTER’ MECHANISM PREVENTS FORMATION OF GENETIC MUTATIONS

Prof. Yair Reisner. Cells on a hair trigger

Veni, Vidi, Veto

01.10.2002

Stem Cells, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Cells that "draw first" in the fight with the immune system may facilitate bone marrow transplants

Prof. Tsvee Lapidot and Ph.D. student Isabelle Petit. Raising anchor

Unlocking Stem Cell Gates

01.10.2002

Stem Cells, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A newly-discovered "anchors aweigh" mechanism may aid in collecting stem cells for transplant

Daughter cells struggling in vain to break apart

Crossing the Divide

01.10.2002

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Mother cells sometimes have trouble letting go

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Seeding the Passion

Training Future Physician-Scientists: The Weizmann Institute Receives Approval for a New Medical School

The Short and the Long of Protein Tails

Prof. Yonina Eldar. Photo by Ronen Aharoni

Prof. Yonina Eldar Is the Recipient of the Israel Prize in Engineering

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Training Future Physician-Scientists: The Weizmann Institute Receives Approval for a New Medical School

Prof. Yonina Eldar Is the Recipient of the Israel Prize in Engineering

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