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cellular steam release valve

Molecular Release Valve

17.08.2011

Biochemistry, Immunology

An inflammatory signal contains its own shut-down mechanism

Ion trap in the lab of Dr. Roee Ozeri

Tiny Vibrations

17.08.2011

Quantum Physics

Institute scientists built an amplifier comprised of a single ion that breaks all records for measuring magnetic vibrations

An Egyption fruit bat is released with a tiny GPS device on its back

Fruit Bats Navigate with Internal Maps

16.08.2011

Brain & Behavior

Israeli scientists fitted fruit bats with the smallest GPS devices in the world to track their flight

Two-, three- and four-way retinal neuron interactions on viewing a natural scene

Complex Grammar

10.08.2011

Brain & Behavior

A new approach to researching groups of neurons may one day help us understand the “language” of the brain

Danit and Einat Finkelshtein

Twins

04.08.2011

Made at the Institute, Science Education

Some sets of twins even study science together.

As compared to the control brain (top), the autistic brain (bottom) shows weaker inter-hemispheric synchronization in several areas, particularly the superior temporal gyrus (light blue) and the inferior frontal gyrus (red)

Weak Synchronization in Toddler Brains May Be a Biological Marker for Autism

24.07.2011

Brain & Behavior

The finding, by Weizmann Institute scientists, could lead to the development of tools for early diagnosis

clouds. Photo: Tamar Deutsch

Eat, Prey, Rain

24.07.2011

Environment, Chemistry

A new model for the dynamics of clouds and rain shows they behave like prey and predator

Universal Donor Immune Cells

Universal Donor Immune Cells

24.07.2011

Cancer, Immunology

An approach developed at the Weizmann Institute could make a cancer therapy cheaper and more effective

Genes that delay cell division exhibit reduced levels of expression (left) after exposure to a second, delayed pulse of growth factor. Those in cells receiving a single pulse (right box) maintained high expression levels

Resisting Division

21.07.2011

A gene that keeps cell division in check may hold clues to chemotherapy resistance.

(l-r) Standing: Einat Levy, Dr. Liat Rousso Noori and Eynat Finkelshtein. Sitting: Prof. Hilla Knobler, Dr. Alon Chen, Prof. Ari Elson and Dr. Yael Kuperman. Sensitivity

The Lab Mice that Didn’t Get Fat

05.07.2011

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Scientists reveal how mice lacking the PTPe protein consume fat and stay slim.

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