Molecular and Cell Biology

DNA strand unzipped

Genetic Loops

01.10.2001

Space & Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Tackling a 30-year riddle, a new study by Institute scientists probes DNA "unzipping"

Israeli Scientists Discover Gene Responsible For Hereditary Muscle Disease Prevalent Among Jews Of Persian Descent

Israeli Scientists Discover Gene Responsible For Hereditary Muscle Disease Prevalent Among Jews Of Persian Descent

27.08.2001

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

Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science and from Hadassah University Hospital have identified the gene that in its mutated form causes a...

Step by step documentation of "midwife"-assisted amoeba reproduction

Physicist and Biologist Looking for Midwife

01.05.2001

Space & Physics, Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology

Weizmann Institute scientists discover: Amoebas use "midwives" to reproduce

Prof. Abraham Amsterdam

Curbing the Clock

01.05.2001

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Fertility, Genetics

By eavesdropping on ovarian cells, Weizmann Institute scientists hope to aid late-age pregnancies.

Prof. Adi Kimchi

Life-Yielding Deaths

01.05.2001

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Weizmann scientists reveal a gene for activating a suicide program in cells that are on their way to becoming cancerous

Prof. Jeffrey Gerst (left) and Michael Marash

The Secrets of Secretion

01.05.2001

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Studies of secretion in yeast cells yield insight into human disease processes

Scientists Discover Enzymes Capable of Duplicating Damaged Genetic Material, Creating New Mutations

Scientists Discover Enzymes Capable of Duplicating Damaged Genetic Material, Creating New Mutations

16.11.2000

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Potential applications of this Weizmann Institute discovery include suppressing the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and reconstructing...

Prof. Yoram Groner in his lab, as seen by cartoonist Michel Kishka

Genome Races

01.10.2000

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

Weizmann Institute contributions to the Human Genome Project are helping unravel the cause of Down syndorme

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

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