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$Natural healing process of fractured bones. (A) Healing begins with a collection of blood and inflammation at the fracture site. (B) Soft callus (purple) is formed, which develops into the bidirectional growth plate at the concave side of the fracture site. (C) The growth plate drives bone growth in opposite directions. The result is a jack-like mechanical effect that moves the fragments toward straightening (red arrows). (D) New bone tissue is formed (orange). (E) The shape of the bone is fine-tuned by rem$

Bone: Heal Thyself

04.11.2014

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

Movement might actually help heal fractures in young bones

The Coral Sweepstakes

The Coral Sweepstakes

04.11.2014

High-speed films of coral reveal how tiny hairs are used for housekeeping

(l-r) Dr. Omer Markovitch and Eran Hadas

The Soup of Life

27.10.2014

Science & Culture

A scientist and an artist create art that imitates the very beginnings of life

(l-r) Eyal Karzbrun, Alexandra Tayar and Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv

Artificial Cells Produce Real Proteins

27.10.2014

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Materials Science, Biotechnology

"Cells on a chip" are beginning to recreate biological processes

Magnetic resonance image of a rat’s brain subjected to a partial stroke in the right hemisphere (black square); the left hemisphere remained intact (green square)

Weakness into Strength

27.10.2014

Brain & Behavior, Chemistry, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

An MRI method for picking up the faintest signals can reveal the workings of the brain

Clearing the Path www.iclean.org.il.

Clearing the Path

27.10.2014

A website developed at the Weizmann Institute encourages people to go out and clean up

Satellite image showing a patch of bright waters associated with a bloom of phytoplankton in the Barents Sea off Norway. Image courtesy of Norman Kuring, Ocean Color Group at Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

The Ocean’s Living Carbon Pumps

21.10.2014

Life Sciences, Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Climate

Understanding how viruses attack giant algal blooms may help us understand their role in fixing global carbon

biological clock

Reading a Biological Clock in the Dark

21.10.2014

Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Math & Computer Science

Proper coordination between our gut bacteria and our biological clocks may be crucial for preventing obesity and glucose intolerance

YEDA-XL-Protein GmbH Agreement

YEDA-XL-Protein GmbH Agreement

21.10.2014

Biochemistry, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Made at the Institute

Combining two technologies makes a drug compound stronger and longer-lasting

receptors day and night

Tumors Might Grow Faster at Night

06.10.2014

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Weizmann Institute scientists reveal that a hormone that keeps us alert also suppresses the spread of cancer

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