Math & Computer Science

Prof. Vered Rom-Kedar

A Fragile Equilibrium

16.12.2012

Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A mathematical model may lead to safer chemotherapy

Drs. Yotam Drier (left) and Gad Getz at the Broad Institute

Cancer at a Breaking Point

16.12.2012

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A unique collaboration is helping map out the genetics of cancer

Mover event detected in the red cell: Motion (left) flows into the cell, (middle) stays briefly in the cell, and (right) leaves the cell, changing its appearance. Warmer colors indicate faster motion

Seeing Like a Baby

18.11.2012

Robotics and Machine Learning, Computer Vision

A computer program reveals how babies begin to make sense of the world

Prof. Victor Zalgaller

Life Begins at 80

27.09.2012

At age 80, Prof. Victor Zalgaller dreamed the proof for a geometrical theorem

cell and numbers. Image: Thinkstock

Weizmann Institute’s Mathematical Model May Lead to Safer Chemotherapy

12.09.2012

Cancer, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

The study explains why certain patients develop severe infections after chemotherapy and points to ways of averting this side-effect

Hornstein_microprocessor

A Cellular Microprocessor Keeps Its Cool

24.07.2012

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Mathematics

A complex for activating certain RNAs must avoid cutting up the wrong strands

Prof. Ehud Shapiro, Dr. Rivka Adar, Adam Spiro and Noa Chapal-Ilani

Finding the Source of Cancer Recurrence

17.07.2012

Biochemistry, Cancer, Math & Computer Science

Do chemotherapy drugs miss a hidden reservoir of cancer cells?

Living Microprocessor Tunes in to Feedback

Living Microprocessor Tunes in to Feedback

12.06.2012

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Math & Computer Science

What keeps the machinery for chopping functional pieces out of certain long RNA strands from cutting up the wrong kinds of RNA?

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PAIRS

11.06.2012

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Robotics and Machine Learning

Proteins must match up correctly to catch a ride from one site to another in the cell

rewriting DNA illustration

Rewriting DNA to Understand What it Says

31.05.2012

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Math & Computer Science, Biotechnology

New Weizmann Institute technology speeds up DNA “rewriting” and measures the effects of the changes in living cells

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Dr. Omer Kneller (left) and Chen Mor direct a laser beam before it enters the experimental setup. The experiment required a powerful laser beam that could produce exceptionally short, attosecond light pulses. Photo: Noa Yaffe

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