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Prof. Itamar Procaccia

To the Library, and Back

01.10.1999

Made at the Institute

Prof. Itamar Procaccia's interests in art, poetry and Zen mesh with his research into chaotic phenomena

Playing the Odds

Playing the Odds

01.10.1999

Plants and Agriculture

Error-prone gene repair may be a blessing in disguise for plants

Re-creating the Big Bang

Re-creating the Big Bang

01.10.1999

Particle Physics

Racing beams of gold ions are colliding. Physcists are hoping the impact will recreate the Big Bang

Survival of the Neatest

Survival of the Neatest

01.10.1999

Structural Biology

Stress makes some proteins get themselves in order

Semiconductor, Heal Thyself

Semiconductor, Heal Thyself

01.10.1999

Materials Science

How does a semiconductor material repair itself, even in outer space?

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

Death of a Protein

Death of a Protein

01.10.1999

Molecular and Cell Biology

A protein recycling system can also break down some that protect us from cancer

Seeing the Light

Seeing the Light

01.10.1999

Structural Biology

A light-absorbing protein in the retina changes shape faster than the blink of an eye

Atlas Shrugs

Atlas Shrugs

01.10.1999

Historical records of earthquakes can be found in all sorts of geological features

The Benefits of Immaturity

The Benefits of Immaturity

01.10.1999

Molecular and Cell Biology

A method developed in Institute labs could keep stem cells "fresh" for longer

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