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Illustration: attaching plastic “whiskers” to the fingers of blindfolded volunteers and asking them to carry out a location task

Learning a New Sense

05.11.2012

Brain & Behavior

Weizmann Institute scientists observe as humans learn to sense like a rat, with ”whiskers”

Alternative Energy Research Initiative (AERI)

New Grant to Fuel Solar Energy Research

24.10.2012

Particle Physics, Environment, Energy, Materials Science, Benefiting Humanity

The Helmsley Charitable Trust will fund joint research between the Weizmann Institute and the Technion

Immune Cells Make Flexible Choices

Immune Cells Make Flexible Choices

22.10.2012

Immunology, Genetics

Certain immune cell receptors are more common than mere chance would dictate. New research shows why

Rejecting Arsenate

Rejecting Arsenate

22.10.2012

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms

Institute scientists reveal how bacteria living in toxic environments identify and expel the poison

Prostaglandins guard stem cells by increasing the production of an inhibitory factor in the mesenchymal bone marrow cells. Mesenchymal cells are marked with a green protein (left); the inhibitory factor is red (center). Combined image (right): Treatment with prostaglandins (bottom) increases the secretion of the inhibitory factor

Stem Cell Bodyguards

22.10.2012

Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Insights into rare immune cells that keep blood stem cells in a youthful state may lead to better treatments

The experimental system: two supersonic valves followed by two skimmers. The blue beam passes through a curved magnetic quadrupole guide, and the merged beam (purple) enters a quadrupole mass spectrometer. B is a front view of the quadrupole guide

Weizmann Institute Scientists Observe Quantum Effects in Cold Chemistry

12.10.2012

Space & Physics, Quantum Physics, Chemistry

At close to absolute zero, chemical reactions take on new features

cell and numbers. Image: Thinkstock

Weizmann Institute’s Mathematical Model May Lead to Safer Chemotherapy

12.09.2012

Cancer, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

The study explains why certain patients develop severe infections after chemotherapy and points to ways of averting this side-effect

Regulatory factor hierarchy: The highest level (top) determines a cell’s basic identity; the second (middle) shapes its properties; the third (bottom) activates genes according to changing conditions

Uncovering the Genome’s Regulatory Code

09.09.2012

Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Genetics

A new, automated method for mapping protein-DNA interactions may lead to advances in personalized medicine

Spencer Finch, Studio window (INFRARED, JANUARY, 25 2012, MORNING EFFECT) 2012 oil, pastel on paper, 4 drawings

Intersections: Science in Contemporary Art

09.09.2012

An exhibition of 34 international artists at the Weizmann Institute of Science

sleep learning (Image: Thinkstock)

A Lesson in Sleep Learning

26.08.2012

Brain & Behavior

Associations formed in the brains of sleeping volunteers remained intact when the subjects were awake

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