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Prof. Amnon Horovitz with Li (4) and Ella (6)

Doing the Twist

01.11.2001
Structural Biology
Living cells contain "molecular chaperones" which "counsel" young proteins and provide them with a secure environment in which to twist properly....
Scientists Uncover The Exact Mode Of Action Of Five Antibiotic Drugs

Scientists Uncover The Exact Mode Of Action Of Five Antibiotic Drugs

25.10.2001
Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology
Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science and Germany's Max-Planck Society have discovered how five antibiotic drugs function by binding to...
Brittlestar is sensitive to changes in light

Here's Lookin' At You

01.10.2001
Materials Science, Structural Biology
Weizmann Institute scientists discover that the brittlestar, long thought to be sightless, is all eyes
Brittlestars Use Crystal Lenses To Spot Approaching Predator

Brittlestars Use Crystal Lenses To Spot Approaching Predator

23.08.2001
Lasers & Optics, Brain & Behavior, Materials Science, Structural Biology
Brittlestars of the species Ophiocoma wendtii form crystal lenses in their skeletons that allow them to spot approaching predators, according to a...
Prof. Amnon Horovitz and Dr. Gilad Haran (left to right).

Unfolding the Secret of Protein Folding

01.10.2000
Structural Biology
The next big challenge: understanding how proteins fold
Prof. Ada Yonath.

Ribosomal Revelations

01.05.2000
Structural Biology
Key progress by Weizmann Institute scientists in the race to unravel the ribosome's structure
Dr. Gitay Kryger, Prof. Israel Silmam, and Prof. Joel Sussman

Breaking the Bonds

01.05.2000
Space & Physics, Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
Scientists attempting to catch an enzyme in action got unique 3-D footage of radiation damage, instead
X-ray radiation from a synchrotron source can rapidly damage, in a very specific way, the structure of a protein, as seen by X-ray crystallography. The four images represent a series of electron density maps collected from the same protein crystal. Protein degradation is indicated by the disappearance of the disulfide bond (yellow bar, surrounded by empty blue cage) linking the carbon chains (white balls). These images represent the first-ever recording of experimentally-induced chemical bond breakage usin

Weizmann Institute Scientists Capture The First-Ever 3D Visualization Of How Molecules Break Apart When Exposed To X-Rays

27.01.2000
Space & Physics, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Structural Biology
  Their findings may yield future measures for preventing radiation-induced health damages.      
Survival of the Neatest

Survival of the Neatest

01.10.1999
Structural Biology
Stress makes some proteins get themselves in order
How the Nose Knows

How the Nose Knows

01.10.1999
Structural Biology
Smell receptors in our nose have a small "keyhole" whose shape can be altered to accept new odor molecules

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