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Eight Hours of Resistance

Eight Hours of Resistance

25.05.2011
Space & Physics, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology
Why do cancer cells easily give in to the temptation to divide?  
Immune System Release Valve

Immune System Release Valve

25.05.2011
Biochemistry, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Weizmann Institute scientists reveal a new mechanism for keeping inflammation in check  
Ion trap in the lab of Dr. Roee Ozeri

Listening with One Atom

25.05.2011
Quantum Physics
Weizmann Institute scientists set a new record for measuring magnetic vibrations using the spin of a single atom: 100 times more accurate than the previous record  
a lion. Survival in the face of adversity

Weizmann Institute scientists show: How Adversity Dulls Our Perceptions

11.05.2011
Brain & Behavior
A trick of the mind that once helped us survive in the jungle may now contribute to post-traumatic stress syndrome.
Leptin receptor positive neuron in the mouse hypothalamus

Protein Contributes to Obesity

04.05.2011
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics
Mice lacking the protein stayed slim, even on a high-fat diet.
WIMP detection principle in the XENON100 experiment

New Data from XENON100 Narrows the Possible Range for Dark Matter

14.04.2011
Particle Physics
Weizmann Institute scientists participate in the most sensitive search yet for dark matter candidates called WIMPs.
Biological Molecules Select Their Spin

Biological Molecules Select Their Spin

02.04.2011
Quantum Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology, Chemistry, Technology & Applications
The finding that a biological molecule – DNA – can discern between quantum states known as spin could have relevance for both biomedical research and the field of spintronics
Aha! Mouse over "camouflage" image for undoctored picture

New Insight into "Aha!" Memories

02.04.2011
Brain & Behavior
Much of memory research involves repetitive, rote learning. So why do the things we learn through sudden insight tend to stick in our memory?
Overexpression of PKMzeta in the insular cortex. A merged picture of a neuron stained with GFP (green), PKMzeta (blue), and NeuN (red)

Getting a Grasp on Memory

02.04.2011
Brain & Behavior
Memories can be either enhanced or erased through the manipulation of a certain protein.
Paper Archives Reveal Pollution’s History

Paper Archives Reveal Pollution’s History

08.02.2011
Environment, Chemistry
A new source of climate records is as close as the nearest university library: Back issues of magazines reveal the rise in atmospheric CO2 from burning fossil fuels.

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