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At the Weizmann Institute

At the Weizmann Institute

01.05.2004

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Organic Chemistry

Long dedicated to battling diabetes, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science are studying all aspects of this complex disease - from its genetic causes and cellular processes, to new...

illustration: heating up of the Earth (global warming)

Climate

01.05.2004

Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture, Climate, Organic Chemistry

Several research projects in the Environmental Sciences and Energy Research Department at the Weizmann Institute are aimed at understanding our planet’s climate and making better predictions about...

Illustration: increasing water consumption

Water

01.05.2004

Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

Weizmann Institute researchers are developing scientific approaches to efficient and sophisticated water management.

Illustration of the earth as a bowling ball

Earth

01.05.2004

Environment, Energy

The Earth moves under our feet all the time. More than 200 million years ago our planet had only one supercontinent, Pangaea, which later broke up into several pieces that drifted apart, ultimately...

Illustration: genetically engineered plants became resistant to disease

Plants

01.05.2004

Genetics, Plants and Agriculture

Research conducted at the Weizmann Institute helps protect the planet’s plant life from potentially detrimental changes in the environment

Illusteration:green chemistry

Green Chemistry

01.05.2004

Environment, Environment, Organic Chemistry

The smartest way to cut pollution is to prevent it. That’s the motto of “green” chemistry, a relatively new initiative to devise processes that avoid the use and generation of hazardous substances.

illustration: enjoying the sunlight

Solar Energy

01.05.2004

Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

In contrast to fossil fuels, the sun provides a clean, cost-free, and virtually inexhaustible source of energy.

Illusteration: Looking Back on the Institute’s environmental studies

Looking Back, Seeing the Future

01.05.2004

Environment, Environment, Energy, Chemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

We offer here a brief history of the Institute’s environmental studies and a look at the future generation of environmental researchers trained at Weizmann

Biological Computer Diagnoses Cancer and Produces the Drug -- in a Test Tube

Biological Computer Diagnoses Cancer and Produces the Drug -- in a Test Tube

28.04.2004

Biochemistry, Math & Computer Science, Mathematics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Weizmann Institute scientist’s vision: Microscopic computers will function inside living tissues, performing diagnosis and administering treatment.

Salty Scans

Salty Scans

15.04.2004

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

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