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(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

artist's illustration: merging neutron stars

Crashing Neutron Stars Observed for the First Time

16.10.2017

Astrophysics, Theoretical Physics

Weizmann Institute scientists help confirm and analyze the star merger

Characterization of macrophages (green) and axons (red) in brown adipose tissue (BAT) using two-photon fluorescence microscopy imaging

“Big Eater” Cells’ New Role – in Preventing Obesity

28.09.2017

Nutrition, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

New research shows these immune cells are also crucial to maintaining harmony, including that of heat-producing fat cells

Designed and experimental antibody

Spare Parts Might “Jump-Start” Protein Design

26.09.2017

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Including “non-ideal” components in the designs may be key to functional artificial proteins

Bacteria in cancer cells

How Bacteria Hinder Chemotherapy

20.09.2017

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Scientists find bacteria in pancreatic tumors that metabolize a common drug

The ions in the center of the cluster are cooled to the lowest temperatures, and can then be further accelerated in the ion beam trap

Colder and Colder

18.09.2017

Particle Physics, Quantum Physics

An original method of cooling ions could have new and interesting uses

Humans and fish share about 70% of their protein-coding genes, but only about 0.5% of their regulatory long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs)

Genomic Recycling: Ancestral Genes Take On New Roles

18.09.2017

Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

How some genes lost the ability to make proteins - and gained regulatory powers

Cancerous tumor tissue under a microscope:

Altitude Training for Cancer-Fighting Cells

18.09.2017

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

Oxygen starvation could toughen up immune T cells for cancer immunotherapy

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