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A control mechanism for metastasis

A control mechanism for metastasis

08.08.2007

Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

WEIZMANN INSTITUTE SCIENTISTS DISCOVER: A CONTROL MECHANISM FOR METASTASIS

A New Technique May Speed the Development of Molecular Electronics

A New Technique May Speed the Development of Molecular Electronics

26.07.2007

Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

THE INSIDE DOPE Often, things can be improved by a little 'contamination.' Steel, for example is iron with a bit of carbon mixed in. To produce materials for modern electronics, small amounts of impurities are introduced into silicon – a process called doping. It is these impurities that enable electricity to flow through the semiconductor and allow designers to control the electronic properties of the material.

Opposites Interfere

Opposites Interfere

26.07.2007

Particle Physics, Quantum Physics

In a classic physics experiment, photons (light particles), electrons, or any other quantum particles are fired, one at a time, at a sheet with two slits cut in it that sits in front of a recording plate. For photons, a photographic plate reveals an oscillating pattern (bands of light and dark) – a sign that each particle, behaving like a wave, has somehow passed through both slits simultaneously and interfered, canceling the light in some places and enhancing it in others.

When Off-Target is Right On

When Off-Target is Right On

26.07.2007

Space & Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development

Unlike man-made computer components that are meticulously ordered on a chip, the molecules that make up biological 'computers' are diffuse within the cell.

Live Broadcasts

Live Broadcasts

26.07.2007

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

To help molecular biologists in the difficult task of keeping abreast of current events in the world of cells and organisms, they employ reporter genes to 'broadcast' specific happenings.

Grants to Promote Careers for Women

Grants to Promote Careers for Women

18.07.2007

The Weizmann Institute of Science has instituted a new program aimed at assisting highly talented young women to work toward a career in the natural or exact sciences. The goal of the program is to begin closing the gap between male and female scientists in the highest ranks of academia.

Wrapping Up

Wrapping Up

26.06.2007

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute Scientists reveal a mechanism for healthy nerve development, which may lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases

Weizmann Institue Scientists Develop a General

Weizmann Institue Scientists Develop a General "Control Switch" for Protein Activity

19.06.2007

Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Chemistry

Key Player in Embryonic Muscle Development

Key Player in Embryonic Muscle Development

10.04.2007

Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Weizmann Institute scientists discover: A KEY PLAYER IN EMBRYONIC MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT In the future, this finding may help in designing new methods for healing injured and diseased muscle tissue using stem cells

Ring Around the Cell

Ring Around the Cell

26.03.2007

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology

Weizmann Institute scientists reveal how bone-dissolving cells seal off their work area

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