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Prof. Amiram Grinvald

In the Eye of the Beholder

01.01.2002

Brain & Behavior

What happens in our brains while listening to music or deciphering dual optical illusions, like the one illustrated above? Prof. Amiram Grinvald and his research team at the Weizmann Institute’s...

Israeli Scientists Block the Progression of Type I Diabetes

Israeli Scientists Block the Progression of Type I Diabetes

26.11.2001

Nutrition, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A team of researchers led by Prof. Irun Cohen of the Weizmann Institute of Science has developed a unique approach for halting the progression of Type I (juvenile or insulin-dependent) diabetes....

A Trillion Computers In A Drop Of Water

A Trillion Computers In A Drop Of Water

22.11.2001

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

Scientists build a nanoscale computing machine using biological molecules

Basic Instincts, Basic Research

Basic Instincts, Basic Research

01.11.2001

People, Science Education

Raising children is undoubtedly among the most rewarding of projects, and yet also demanding and uncertain. In this respect, it greatly resembles scientific research.

Prof. Shafi Goldwasser with Yonadav (6) and Lior (1)

Prime Time for Prime Numbers

01.11.2001

Prof. Shafi Goldwasser of the Weizmann Institute's Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Department has developed a method using "random coin tosses," which quickly determines whether a number is...

Prof. Sergey Yakovenko with Konstantin (13) and Anton (6)

A Century-Old Challenge

01.11.2001

One of Hilbert's unsolved problems to this day is the research focus of Prof. Sergei Yakovenko of the Weizmann Institute's Mathematics Department.

Prof. Israel Bar-Joseph with Amos (9), Omer (15), and Asaf (18

Electrons on the Map

01.11.2001

Particle Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science

When a single electron moves around this hole, the exciton that forms is equivalent to a neutral hydrogen atom. Prof. Israel Bar-Joseph discovered that under certain conditions a second electron may...

Prof. Eilam Gross with Yaara (10) and Nuphar (15)

The Illusive "Higgs"

01.11.2001

Particle Physics

Prof. Eilam Gross of the Weizmann Institute's Particle Physics Department is participating in this international effort, where thousands of scientists worldwide are taking part in an intense search...

Prof. Daniella Goldfarb with Yael (23) and Sivanne (19)

The Riddle of the Molecular Machine

01.11.2001

Space & Physics, Structural Biology

Prof. Daniella Goldfarb, Head of the Weizmann Institute's Chemical Physics Department, aims to map the precise structure of the metal-containing active sites within enzymes so as to mimic them, thus...

Prof. Amnon Horovitz with Li (4) and Ella (6)

Doing the Twist

01.11.2001

Structural Biology

Living cells contain "molecular chaperones" which "counsel" young proteins and provide them with a secure environment in which to twist properly. These chaperones - themselves proteins - are the...

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