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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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Drugs and the War

08.04.2013

The Weizmann Institute – and the outbreak of WWII – played leading roles in the establishment of Israel’s pharmaceutical industry

Immunostaining of brain section in which the epithelial choroid plexus expresses TGF-β (green), hanging in the brain ventricle, the keyhole-like structure delineated by the ependymal lining (red). In the box, monocytes (green) entering via the choroidal vasculature. The composition reflects the immune-educative nature of the choroid plexus as a gatekeeper of the route to the injured parenchyma

Gateway to the Brain

08.04.2013

Brain & Behavior, Immunology

Shifts in our immune system as we age might explain how older brains get “rusty”

Prof. Yael Hanein

Long-Term Vision

08.04.2013

Nano Physics, Brain & Behavior, Technology & Applications

Made at the Institute

The methods she learned in her physics research at the Weizmann Institute help Prof. Yael Hanein create unique medical nanodevices

Yeast cell atlas: image by Michal Breker

An Atlas for Cells

08.04.2013

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A new map of protein routes in the cell holds some surprises for researchers

Endoplasmic reticulum. Image: Nicolle Rager, National Science Foundation

The Path Taken

08.04.2013

Molecular and Cell Biology

What happens when proteins don’t “go by the book?”

Lung cancer. Image: Lange 123 on Wikimedia commons

Two Tests Are Better Than One

20.03.2013

Biochemistry, Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Activity levels of a second DNA repair mechanism improve prediction of lung cancer risk

Chromosome pairs: Does doubling them help or hurt? Image: Wikimedia commons

Double Trouble

20.03.2013

Evolution and Development, Genetics

Does a non-standard number of chromosomes help or hurt the cell?

All spin directions (represented by the spheres) collapse on one or the opposite direction depending on the measured photon polarization

Causing Collapse

18.03.2013

Space & Physics

Weizmann Institute researchers suggest one can affect an atom’s spin by adjusting the way it is measured

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