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Neatness Pays

Neatness Pays

01.01.1998

Catalysts are the pacesetters of the chemical industry, speeding reactions that are vital to the manufacture of a host of products such as drugs, synthetic fibers and plastics. Now researchers at...

The Envelope Please....

The Envelope Please....

01.01.1998

Math & Computer Science

Two managers have run into a delicate problem. Each has received a complaint from a company employee on a sensitive matter. In both cases, the complainer has requested to keep his identity...

Cellular Short Circuit Causes Insulin Resistance

Cellular Short Circuit Causes Insulin Resistance

01.01.1998

Future treatments for diabetes may correct the underlying causes of this prevalent metabolic disorder rather than just treat its symptoms. An important step in this direction has been made by Prof...

Imaging Method Reveals Remarkable 'Architecture' of the Working Brain

Imaging Method Reveals Remarkable 'Architecture' of the Working Brain

16.12.1997

Brain & Behavior

REHOVOT, Israel - December 16, 1997 - With thousands of neurons firing signals in all directions and forming trillions of possible connections, you'd expect the working brain to be a messy place....

In Gulliver's Garden: Tiny Tomatoes Speed Genetic Engineering of Plants

In Gulliver's Garden: Tiny Tomatoes Speed Genetic Engineering of Plants

10.12.1997

Plants and Agriculture

REHOVOT, Israel - December 10, 1997 - A tiny tomato, dubbed "Micro-Tom," may mean big news for genetic engineering. The Lilliputian plant, adapted for research by Dr. Avraham Levy of the Weizmann...

Windows on your Mind: Weizmann Institute Scientists Reveal That Imagination Can Enhance Visual Perception

Windows on your Mind: Weizmann Institute Scientists Reveal That Imagination Can Enhance Visual Perception

09.12.1997

Brain & Behavior

REHOVOT, Israel - December 9, 1997 - Conjuring up images in the "mind's eye" enhances our ability to see what's really there, Weizmann Institute scientists have found. However, imagination...

New Delivery System May Improve Gene Therapy

New Delivery System May Improve Gene Therapy

03.12.1997

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

REHOVOT, Israel - December 3, 1997 - In the genes of an organism, as in real estate, location is key. The functioning of any gene is significantly affected by its exact placement on the chromosome...

Cell 'Suicide' Gene Linked To Metastasis

Cell 'Suicide' Gene Linked To Metastasis

13.11.1997

REHOVOT, Israel - November 13, 1997 -A Weizmann Institute of Science study reported in the November 13 issue of Nature provides new evidence for an intriguing theory about the development of...

Protein 'Heroes' Block Genetic Mutations

Protein 'Heroes' Block Genetic Mutations

12.11.1997

Tune Into This: Weizmann Institute Study Provides Evidence For a Radio-Like Mechanism in the Brain

Tune Into This: Weizmann Institute Study Provides Evidence For a Radio-Like Mechanism in the Brain

14.10.1997

Brain & Behavior

REHOVOT, Israel - October 14, 1997- Research conducted at the Weizmann Institute of Science may give a whole new meaning to the phrase "stay tuned." Institute scientists have found evidence that when...

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