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Profs. Karen Avraham and Yoram Groner.

Breaking the Silence

01.10.2007

Made at the Institute

Prof. Karen Avraham researches the genetic causes of deafness

Flower image by Janet Dwek

The Art of Complex Systems

01.10.2007

Science & Culture

Janet Dwek has a passion for flowers

(l-r) Armin Ridinger (Germany), Jerome Leis (the groom), Erin Stewart (the bride), Jonas Binding (Germany), Christoph Loenarz (England), Nish Jayaranjan (Canada) and the Weizmann Institute flag

Chemical Attraction

01.10.2007

Made at the Institute, Science Education

Canadian newlyweds met at the Summer Science Institute

Testing the Waters

Testing the Waters

01.10.2007

Science Education

Institute scientists help a high school student from Umm al-Fahm date aquifer water

Students from the Solomon Schechter Day School, New York. Investigating science and technology

Coming from America

01.10.2007

Science Teaching

On Campus, Science Education

New York teachers' participation in the Schwartz Family seminar leads to students' visit

Sweet Smell

Sweet Smell

18.09.2007

Brain & Behavior, Chemistry

Weizmann Institute Scientists discover: The pleasantness of an odor can be predicted from its molecular structure

Switching Goals

Switching Goals

28.08.2007

Space & Physics, Theoretical Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology, Math & Computer Science

A computer simulation shows how evolution may have speeded up

Shrinking Giants, Exploding Dwarves

Shrinking Giants, Exploding Dwarves

28.08.2007

New, detailed observations of a supernova show evidence that a white dwarf star "fed" off a red giant to gain the critical mass needed for explosion.

A Gene for Metastasis

A Gene for Metastasis

28.08.2007

Space & Physics, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Scientists pinpoint an important player in colorectal cancer spread

A Survival Mechanism for Blood Cancer Cells

A Survival Mechanism for Blood Cancer Cells

21.08.2007

Cancer, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

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