Life Sciences

Protein Teamwork Do or Die

Protein Teamwork Do or Die

01.10.2000

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

To live, we all must die a little every day

Dr. Shirley Horn-Saban

Chipping Away at the Gene Code

01.10.2000

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

Now at the Institute: DNA chips

Left to right: Shirley Barda, Prof. Eytan Domany, Gad Getz, Erel Levine

Data Cluster Control

01.10.2000

Space & Physics, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Yeda Technology Transfer

An algorithm that clusters similar data into sets may help make sense of mountains of experimental genetic data

Prof. Leo Sachs

To Find Cures for Cancer

01.10.2000

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

Nearly fifty years of research have taught Prof. Leo Sachs to expect the unexpected

Dr. Gideon Schreiber.

It's a Perfect Protein Match

01.10.2000

A protein "matchmaker" can suggest genetic changes that make proteins more attractive to one another

The origin of life, as shown by a simulated model based on lipid evolution

Down to the Origins

01.10.2000

Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

A new model suggests that life may have originated in lipid assemblies

Delving In To The Nanoscopic

Delving In To The Nanoscopic

25.09.2000

Systems Biology, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Technology & Applications

Weizmann Institute scientists develop a novel method for evaluating ultrathin films. Potential benefits include diverse microelectronic applications...

Prof. Michal Neeman

Cancer under Siege

02.09.2000

Space & Physics, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A novel technique allows for the selective destruction of a malignant growth without damage to healthy tissue.

Dr. Michail (Misha) Tsodyks

A Society of Neurons

02.09.2000

Brain & Behavior, Math & Computer Science

Every nerve cell in the brain is an individual, but its actions are meaningful only if examined within the context of the entire nervous system's "...

Gene For Mucolipidosis IV Discovered

Gene For Mucolipidosis IV Discovered

30.08.2000

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Israeli Research Team Discovers The Gene For An Hereditary Disorder Occurring Most Commonly In Ashkenazi Jews

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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

Illustration by Yael Leibovitch and Simone Dell’Ariccia

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

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

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

Weizmann Institute of Science Moves to 100% Green Electricity