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Cop 1 (Copaxone®): The Story of a Drug

Cop 1 (Copaxone®): The Story of a Drug

01.05.1997

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Nearly three decades after a surprising discovery, Copaxone® gets FDA approval for the treatment of MS

The Sun Rises on a Pilot Power Project

The Sun Rises on a Pilot Power Project

01.05.1997

Novel solar receivers developed at the Institute will be at the heart of a planned pilot solar power plant

High Salt, High Hopes, High Tech

High Salt, High Hopes, High Tech

01.05.1997

Dunaliella, a hardy alga that thrives in the Dead Sea, could be a potential biochemical factory

A Milestone in Relations With Germany

A Milestone in Relations With Germany

01.05.1997

The dedication of new research center at the Institute highlights German-Israeli scientific cooperation

Interview with Yehuda Assia

Interview with Yehuda Assia

01.05.1997

Since meeting Meir Weisgal in 1954, Yehuda Assia has made the Weizmann Insitute a personal "hobby"

Science Sleepover

Science Sleepover

01.05.1997

Thousands of high-school students attended this year's Field Schools offered by the Institute's Youth Acitvities Section

Genes Enabling Tomatoes to Resist Wilt Disease Discovered

Genes Enabling Tomatoes to Resist Wilt Disease Discovered

23.04.1997

Plants and Agriculture

Findings will Facilitate Tomato Breeding REHOVOT, Israel -- April 23, 1997 -- A group of genes that makes tomatoes resistant to wilt disease has been discovered in an Israeli-American study...

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...

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