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Facts and Figures

Facts and Figures

16.05.2013

Mutations Trump Invasion

Mutations Trump Invasion

13.05.2013

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

The process of HIV infection is just one of the subjects protein researcher Dr. Ron Diskin is investigating in his new lab

“Deregulation scores” of hundreds of brain tumor patients: Each row corresponds to a pathway (that is, a biochemical process), and each column to a sample taken from a patient. Every colored spot stands for a number – the value of the “deregulation score” of the corresponding pathway, as determined for a particular patient. Dark blue stands for the activity of the pathway in normal brain tissue, whereas dark red indicates a high level of deviation from normal behavior. The clearly distinct group of normal b

The Path to Personalized Prognosis

13.05.2013

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A new approach to personalized cancer therapy profiles a tumor by its biological pathways

Dr. Frida Belinky

Noncoding Sequences Get Equal Listing

07.05.2013

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A greatly expanded database will give scientists around the world a powerful new tool for life sciences research

Veto on Disease

Veto on Disease

07.05.2013

Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Making certain bone marrow cells less toxic may lead the way to safer transplants

Live two-photon microscopy of the small intestine

The Spies Inside

07.05.2013

Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

How does the immune system in the gut distinguish between helpful microbes and those that wish us harm?

Image: Dr. Yossi Yovel in the lab of Dr. Nachum Ulanovsky, Weizmann Institute of Science

Neural Activity in Bats Measured In Flight

18.04.2013

Brain & Behavior

The Weizmann Institute findings, obtained using miniature wireless devices, provide the first detailed information on the brain mechanisms of three-dimensional orientation in mammals

we all smile

The Secret of the Smile

17.04.2013

Brain & Behavior

Monitoring our own facial expression along with that of others is crucial in a complex social situation

Cellulose fibers in the plant cell wall magnified 50,000 times by an atomic force microscope

Bringing Down Walls

17.04.2013

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Energy, Plants and Agriculture

Observing the breakdown of the tough material in plant cell walls may lead to better biofuel production

The Weizmann International Magazine of Science and People

The Weizmann International Magazine of Science and People

10.04.2013

No. 3 - Spring 2013

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Press Releases

“Eight Shining Examples of Excellence”

The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions

A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking