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Writ Large – and Small

Writ Large – and Small

06.02.2014

Brain & Behavior, Math & Computer Science, Mathematics

How does the brain encode movements that occur on many scales?

timing of meals (Image: Thinkstock)

Time is of the Essence

05.02.2014

New findings in mice suggest that merely changing meal times could have a significant effect on the levels of triglycerides in the liver.

Correlations of droplet velocities (projection of velocities along x-direction) plotted against a pair of droplets' spatial separation in the x and y direction. Red stands for positive values signifying joint motion; blue stands for negative values signifying opposing motion

Synchronized Speeds on the Straightaway

02.02.2014

Chemistry, Materials Science

Tiny water drops flowing in oil reveal a new type of order

Prof. Hasan Dweik of Al-Quds University (left), Dr. Ami Shalit, Director of the Feinberg Graduate School (left, upper row) and students from Al-Quds and Weizmann, participants in the Social Sciences and Humanitarian Affairs Master’s Program of the Sapienza University of Rome, at the Weizmann Institute of Science several years ago

A Bridge to Peace

02.02.2014

Materials Science, Structural Biology, Science Teaching

Israeli and Arab scientists meet over chemistry

Black Holes, Quantum Information and Fuzzballs

Black Holes, Quantum Information and Fuzzballs

29.01.2014

Quantum Physics

Post by Weizmann Institute physicist, Prof. Micha Berkooz on Hawking’s recent proposal, "There are no black holes"

Photograph of the cave during excavation; arrow pointing to the hearth.

300,000-Year-Old Hearth Found

27.01.2014

Scientific Archaeology

Microscopic evidence revealed in Weizmann Institute labs shows repeated fire use in the spot over time

Elevation of RIP3 in nuclei of neurons from neuronopathic Gaucher (red; arrows) disease mice

New Hope for Gaucher Patients

20.01.2014

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Weizmann Institute findings may point the way to a treatment for a devastating childhood disease

(l-r) Profs. Zeev Vager and Dirk Schwalm and Dr. Oded Heber

Molecules Tip Their Hands

16.01.2014

Particle Physics

A method developed at the Institute is rejuvenated; a molecular quiz is solved

HIV and cell membrane. Image:ThinkStock

Killer Virus to the Rescue

16.01.2014

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

The molecule that helps HIV invade immune cells might, in the future, help prevent autoimmune attacks

(l-r) Drs. Michael Yartsev and Nachum Ulanovsky

Taking Flight

07.01.2014

Recent graduate Dr. Michael Yartsev is winning awards for his research at the Weizmann Institute

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