Life Sciences

Dr. Shiran Barber-Zucker and Prof. Sarel Fleishman. Protein Goldmine

Designing Proteins Just Got a Lot Easier

13.04.2022

Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry

Forget crystals. AI gives Weizmann’s algorithms the means to design biomolecules with a huge range of valuable functions

(l-r) Profs. Chamutal Gur and Ido Amit

Getting Under the Skin of an Autoimmune Disorder

04.04.2022

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

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers, in collaboration with Hadassah and Rambam physicians, present a new roadmap for exploring poorly...

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Mutations in Noncoding DNA Protect the Brain from ALS

31.03.2022

Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers discover a new neuroprotective pathway

Natural anticancer antibodies (green) bound to a single ovarian tumor cell; the cell’s nucleus is in blue. Viewed with confocal microscopy

Antibodies Fight Cancer Too

23.03.2022

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Natural antibodies found in tumors could point the way toward improved immunotherapy

(l-r) Dr. Tali Feferman, Dr. Inbal Farkash, and Dr. Rony Dahan

Following the Sugarcoated Tails of Antibodies

01.03.2022

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

By analyzing and comparing the antibodies produced in ill, recovering and vaccinated individuals, Weizmann scientists demonstrate different modes of...

(l-r) Dr. Ashish Noronha, Prof. Yosef Yarden, and Dr. Nishanth Belugali Nataraj

To Slow Cancer, Close the Cells’ Tunnels

22.02.2022

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

A gene for transport helps aggressive cancer cells move and spread

The inner lining of a mouse gut has finger-like projections (white) and harbors lymphatic organs (red) containing germinal centers (green). Viewed with confocal microscopy

A Matter of Survival: How the Immune System Sets Priorities

18.02.2022

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

When a second infection follows on the heels of a first, the two arms of our immune system may clash

Mitochondria (red) gather around the nucleus (green) as seen under a fluorescence microscope

Cnm1: Connecting Organelles

15.02.2022

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

A new study reveals a novel molecular tethering machinery that allows mitochondria and the nucleus to exchange goods and valuable information

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The Primordial Soap

03.02.2022

Chemistry, Nanoscience, Organic Chemistry, Evolution and Development

Weizmann Institute scientists disclose comprehensive evidence that life may have originated with lipid nano-scale particles

Two different proteins expressed in a mouse brain are revealed by dual-color MRI

Tracking Multiple Genes with Flying Colors

31.01.2022

Brain & Behavior, Genetics, Technology & Applications, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A new method for mapping gene expression deep in the body could one day be used to track stem cells or cancer therapy

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