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faces and firing neurons

Freedom and Order in Our Inner World

16.11.2017

Brain & Behavior

How does the brain impose boundaries on free recollection?

Google Earth map displaying storm tracks in the North Atlantic region

Off Track: How Storms Will Veer in a Warmer World

13.11.2017

Planetary Science, Climate

Weizmann Institute of Science research uncovers the internal mechanisms driving storms toward the poles

Dr. Daniella Schatz and Prof. Assaf Vardi

Algae Open “Message in a Bottle” at Their Own Risk

09.11.2017

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Evolution and Development, Environment, Environment, Climate

Are tiny packages of cellular material helping the algal cells or the viruses that infect them?

T cell and B cell with ICAMs

Choosing the Right Weapons against Pathogens

06.11.2017

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

How low-affinity antibodies can still win in an immune system competition

friction

Geometry Matters in Friction

06.11.2017

Theoretical Physics, Materials Science

A new theory explains why and how asymmetry in the bulk geometry of sliding bodies can weaken the friction between them

skeletons

Thinking outside the Skeleton

02.11.2017

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Scoliosis may be linked to problems with our "sixth sense"

Nanoallotropes of gold viewed with transmission electron microscopy (top) and electron tomography (bottom)

All That Glitters on the Nanoscale

30.10.2017

Nanoscience, Materials Science

A new method for fabricating nanostructured metals may lead to smaller electronic devices

(l-r) Prof. Ido Amit and Prof. Amos Tanay

Map of Life: The Human Cell Atlas Project

30.10.2017

Weizmann Institute scientists have been chosen to participate in the international project to map every cell in the human body

Enzyme activity

How Enzymes Behave “At Home” in the Cell

24.10.2017

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

A first-ever study of enzyme efficiency inside living cells reveals a surprising constraint on their activities

probability maps infotaxis and sociotaxis

Go Your Own Way: The Group Depends on It

19.10.2017

Brain & Behavior, Math & Computer Science, Mathematics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A new model of collective behavior reveals how individuals contribute most efficiently

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