Math & Computer Science

cardiomyocyte

Why Hearts Bounce Back

09.07.2019

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Theoretical Physics, Structural Biology, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

Applying physics to studying heart cells reveals a spring-and-treadmill-like mechanism that keeps them beating

piano notes

Charts in the Keys of Life

03.06.2019

Math & Computer Science, Brain & Behavior

Computerized analysis of playing styles could assist music therapists

Fast and Slow Measurement: Revealing the Shape of a Pulse

Fast and Slow Measurement: Revealing the Shape of a Pulse

07.05.2019

Lasers & Optics, Quantum Physics, Mathematics

Two ultrafast pulses, measured together, create a kind of shape-revealing hologram

New Clinical Study Being Launched at the Weizmann Institute of Science

New Clinical Study Being Launched at the Weizmann Institute of Science

08.04.2019

Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

The research may help in developing methodologies that could predict diseases years before their onset

E. Coli

Same Microbe, Different Effect

27.03.2019

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Personalized Medicine, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Asking a different question about the bacteria in our microbiomes might help target disease more precisely

inhibition

Going for Strong Inhibition

31.01.2019

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biochemistry, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A unique method for identifying bioactive chemical compounds produces a potential new drug molecule

Fellows in the group of Prof. Ido Amit

No Rest for Weary Immune Cells

14.01.2019

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Stem Cells, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

An advanced method for investigating the activity of single cells could lead to better immunotherapy drugs

moving cells

Frustrated and Going in Circles

20.12.2018

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Nanoscience, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology

A model of collective movement that makes some members more ready to move than others helps explain how cells migrate in the body

illustration: atom-photon exchange

Light Exchange

03.09.2018

Quantum Computing

A quantum gate between atoms and photons may help in scaling up quantum computers

electrocardiogram

An Algorithm that Rivals Experts Could Save Lives

13.08.2018

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Math & Computer Science, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A joint venture of the Weizmann Institute of Science and New York University recently won first place in a competition for innovation in...

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