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Under the microscope at researchers night

Researchers' Night

01.05.2010

People and Events, Science Education

Thousands attend the 4th annual Researchers' Night

puzzles - not just for kids at the mini-conference

Puzzle It Out

01.05.2010

People and Events, Conferences, Science Education

A conference for game and puzzle fans

Dr. Esther Hellinger

The Woman Who Called Dr. Chaim Weizmann "The Chief"

01.05.2010

People, Time Tunnel

Dr. Esther Hellinger was 18 when she decided to come to the Land of Israel

(l-r) Dan Bracha, Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv, Dr. Shirley Daube and Dr. Amnon Buxboim. Close quarters Wall-free compartments might keep gene activities in order

Crowd Control

01.05.2010

Genetics, Nanoscience, Materials Science

Genes may work best in closely-packed, open compartments

Prof. Emanuel Mazor. Desert formations

Preserving the Pristine

01.05.2010

An environmental scientist awarded for his contribution to desert conservation

Director General Dr. Ariel Heimann and Batya Levy of the Davidson Institute of Science Education with first place winners – a team from TanenbaumCHAT High School in Toronto, Canada

Keep It Safe

01.05.2010

On Campus, Science Education

34 teams compete in the annual safe-cracking contest

Dr. Anat Cohen-Dayag

The Business Side of Science

01.05.2010

Made at the Institute

At 43, Dr. Anat Cohen-Dayag is president and CEO of Compugen Ltd.

Weizmann Institute scientists discover: A Gene that Ties Stress to Obesity and Diabetes

Weizmann Institute scientists discover: A Gene that Ties Stress to Obesity and Diabetes

18.04.2010

Brain & Behavior

Dr. Alon Chen of the Weizmann Institute’s Neurobiology Department and his research team have now discovered that changes in the activity of a single gene in the brain not only cause mice to...

Scientists Have Developed Electronic 'Nose' That is Able to Predict the Pleasantness of Novel Odors

Scientists Have Developed Electronic 'Nose' That is Able to Predict the Pleasantness of Novel Odors

15.04.2010

Brain & Behavior

Weizmann Institute scientists have ‘trained’ an electronic system to be able to predict the pleasantness of novel odors, just like a human would perceive them – turning the popular notion that smell...

Darwin’s Finch and the Evolution of Smell

Darwin’s Finch and the Evolution of Smell

06.04.2010

Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Sequenced zebra finch genome hints that smell may play a role in the birds’ communication

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