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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
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

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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

Matter at the Crossroads

Staphylococcus bacteria

New Immune Mechanism Revealed in the Cellular Trash

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When Proteins Go on Strike

Mouse heart tissue viewed under a microscope

A Broken Heart: Two Types of Scars, Two Paths to Healing

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Training Future Physician-Scientists: The Weizmann Institute Receives Approval for a New Medical School