Viruses & Microorganisms

The future of fuel? Image: Thinkstock

Genome of a Cellulose-Eating Bacterium Sequenced

24.07.2012

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Genetics, Energy, Plants and Agriculture

The sequence will help researchers design better means of recycling waste and producing biofuel

Electron micrograph of bacteriophages Image: Dr Graham Beards, Wikimedia Commons

Helpful Bacteria, Harmful Viruses

17.07.2012

Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

The beneficial bacteria in our guts are open to attack from viruses

The molecular structure of Spanish flu protein (hemagglutin) bound to a computationally designed protein (green). The designed protein binds the viral protein tightly and with high specificity, blocking the protein's function and neutralizing viral infectivity

Matchmaker

23.05.2012

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology

A new method of redesigning protein molecules may yield novel drugs.

Untitled (installation #3), from the Crystal Habit series | Assaf Evron. Archival inkjet print, 2010

Trojan Horse Ride

13.09.2011

Viruses & Microorganisms, Structural Biology

When a mimivirus forcibly ejects its genetic material into a cell, it sends along building materials to make a “virus factory”

Drs. Rotem Sorek and Adi Stern. Bacteria's Achilles heel

The Price of a Sophisticated Immune System

28.03.2011

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Genetics

Autoimmune disease in bacteria: The finding could lead to new kinds of antibiotics.

Scanning electron microscope image of Emiliania huxleyi superimposed on a MODIS satellite image of an E. huxleyi bloom in the Barents Sea from 27 July 2004. Satellite image courtesy of Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA; Inset SEM photo by Steve Gschmeissner, Photo Researchers, Inc.

From the Lab to the Ocean

01.02.2011

Life Sciences, Viruses & Microorganisms, Plants and Agriculture

Tiny phytoplankton are key to the oceans' health – as well as our own

Dr. Rotem Sorek. Reading between the lines

Of Microbes and Men

01.05.2009

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Dr. Rotem Sorek wants to turn microbial secrets to human advantage

Bacteria are Models of Efficiency

Bacteria are Models of Efficiency

04.02.2009

Space & Physics, Viruses & Microorganisms, Evolution and Development, Mathematics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A mathematical model developed at the Weizmann Institute has revealed how single-celled organisms regulate their activities for maximum efficiency...

DNA invades the host cell through a star-shaped opening

Large-Scale Invasion

01.11.2008

Viruses & Microorganisms, Structural Biology

A giant virus must be efficient to get its DNA into the host cell

Invasion Strategy of the World's Largest Virus

Invasion Strategy of the World's Largest Virus

29.05.2008

Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Organic Chemistry

Weizmann Institute scientists reveal the invasion strategy of the world’s largest virus A Weizmann Institute study provides important new...

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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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New Immune Mechanism Revealed in the Cellular Trash

When Proteins Go on Strike

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