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Prof. Michael Sela

Belgian Queen to Present the Award

13.04.1997

Weizmann Institute's Prof. Michael Sela First Israeli Winner of Interbrew-Baillet Latour Health Prize REHOVOT, Israel - April 13, 1997 - Prof. Michael Sela of the Weizmann Institute of Science has...

Discovery Sheds Light on Increasing Bacterial Drug Resistance

Discovery Sheds Light on Increasing Bacterial Drug Resistance

01.04.1997

REHOVOT, Israel -- April 1, 1997 -- In a study that throws new light on the alarming phenomenon of increasing bacterial drug resistance, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have...

A Mismatch Made in Heaven

A Mismatch Made in Heaven

01.04.1997

Materials Science

A perfect match may be a blessing in love or marriage, but in materials science a slight mismatch may sometimes help achieve the best results. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute have shown that...

A Cancer Pioneer

A Cancer Pioneer

01.04.1997

Prof. Leo Sachs

A Cancer Pioneer

01.04.1997

When Prof. Leo Sachs was young, he dreamed of founding a kibbutz in Israel and even spent two years as a farm laborer to prepare for pioneering on the land. Today, however, Sachs, a professor at...

Bioinformatics Network for Eastern Europe and Asia

Bioinformatics Network for Eastern Europe and Asia

31.03.1997

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

REHOVOT, Israel -- March 31, 1997-- Scientists throughout Asia and Eastern Europe will soon be able to plug into the vast molecular biology resources available on-line, thanks to an international...

Prof. Leo Sachs

Weizmann Institute Professor Leo Sachs Wins Harvard Medical School's Warren Alpert Foundation Prize

18.03.1997

REHOVOT, Israel -- March 18, 1997 -- Prof. Leo Sachs of the Weizmann Institute of Science has been awarded Harvard Medical School's Warren Alpert Foundation Prize. Given "in recognition of...

New Solar Technology to be Implemented Under a U.S.-Israeli Agreement

New Solar Technology to be Implemented Under a U.S.-Israeli Agreement

10.03.1997

REHOVOT, Israel - March 10, 1997 - McDonnell Douglas and Israel's Ormat Industries Ltd., Rotem Industries Ltd. and the Weizmann Institute of Science, through its commercial arm, Yeda Research and...

Prof. Haim Harari

Weizmann Institute President Appointed Special Advisor to Madame Edith Cresson

06.03.1997

REHOVOT, Israel -- March 6, 1997 -- Mme Edith Cresson, former Prime Minister of France and currently a member of the European Commission with responsibility for science, research and technological...

New Method for the Separation of Isotopes

New Method for the Separation of Isotopes

23.02.1997

First Practical Application of a Textbook Concept Bridging the Gap Between Classical and Quantum Physics REHOVOT, Israel -- February 23, 1997 -- A Weizmann Institute of Science...

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