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Profs. Ellen Moons and David Cahen

Made at the Institute: Prof. Ellen Moons, Karlstad University, Sweden

06.08.2018

People and Events, Conferences

Prof. Moons, a member of the Swedish Academy, recently came to the Institute for the 70th birthday of Prof. David Cahen

electrons tunnel in protein

Lowering the Barrier: Electrons Seen Tunneling through Proteins

02.08.2018

Quantum Physics, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biotechnology

Uncovering quantum effects in the molecules in our bodies may lead to future biotech developments

Netball team

The Institute’s Women’s Netball Team Nabs another Victory

30.07.2018

Team captain Ofira Higfa: "Next year, first place"

A “walk” in composition space for a lipid world molecular assembly, shown in simplified 3 dimensions. A point on the line signifies a specific composition along the time axis, whereby the three coordinates are amounts of the three different molecule types. A composome (pink background) is a time interval when the composition stays almost unchanged, signifying compositional replication.

A Century-Old Model for Life’s Origin Gets Significant Substantiation

25.07.2018

The effects of p53 in cancer-associated fibroblasts on cancer cell migration

Switching Sides: The Betrayal of an Anti-Cancer Gene

25.07.2018

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Reeducating cells in the tumor microenvironment reverses some of the malignancy

Response to treatment in cancer cells: The abundance of the EGFR (top row) and HER2 (bottom row) receptors is reduced when the cells are exposed to triple therapy – Tagrisso, Erbitux and Herceptin (right column) and to the two antibodies, Erbitux and Herceptin (second from right column), but not when they are exposed to Tagrisso alone (second column from left) or to no therapy at all (left column)

Combined Approach Offers Hope to Lung Cancer Patients Who Become Resistant to Drugs

25.07.2018

Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Three drugs together block growth from without and within

Blood Moon. Image: Thinkstock

Two Spectacular Celestial Events Grace our Skies at the End of July

24.07.2018

Astrophysics, Planetary Science

Science & Culture

Israel is privileged to have “front-row” viewings of a blood moon and the simultaneous alignment of four planets

Optical image of a graphene device

Hot, Dense and Fast

19.07.2018

Theoretical Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science

Electrons in a “viscous flow” surpass conductivity limits and could lead to new types of electronic devices

zebrafish eye

Silver Eyes are a Triple Treat

16.07.2018

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Biotechnology

The iris in the zebrafish has a distinctive crystal structure that both camouflages the eye and prevents unwanted light from entering

aging

A Genetic Test for Aging

10.07.2018

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Stem Cells

How do the mutations that accumulate in our blood cells affect our health in later years?

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“Eight Shining Examples of Excellence”

The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions

A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking