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A New Approach to Treating Autoimmune Disease

A New Approach to Treating Autoimmune Disease

02.06.2008
Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
 
Weizmann Institute Scientists Find New 'Quasiparticles'

Weizmann Institute Scientists Find New 'Quasiparticles'

02.06.2008
Quantum Physics
Weizmann Institute physicists have demonstrated, for the first time, the existence of 'quasiparticles' with one quarter the charge of an electron. This finding could be a first step toward creating exotic types of quantum computers that might be powerful, yet highly stable.  
Weizmann Institute Scientists Show: Quantum Systems Could Flout Physics Law

Weizmann Institute Scientists Show: Quantum Systems Could Flout Physics Law

02.06.2008
Space & Physics, Quantum Physics, Chemistry
  Scientists in the Weizmann Institute’s Faculty of Chemistry, together with colleagues in Germany, have made a startling prediction: Simply 'taking the temperature' of certain quantum systems at frequent intervals might cause them to disobey a hard and fast rule of thermodynamics.  
Invasion Strategy of the World's Largest Virus

Invasion Strategy of the World's Largest Virus

29.05.2008
Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Organic Chemistry
Weizmann Institute scientists reveal the invasion strategy of the world’s largest virus   A Weizmann Institute study provides important new insights into the process of viral infection. The study, reported in the on-line journal PLoS Biology, reveals certain mechanisms by which mimivirus – a virus so called because it was originally thought to mimic bacteria in various aspects of their behavior – invades amoeba cells.  
The First Smell Map

The First Smell Map

27.05.2008
Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Weizmann Institute Scientists Produce The First Smell Map  
A Better DNA Molecule

A Better DNA Molecule

27.05.2008
Biochemistry, Math & Computer Science
Weizmann Institute Scientists Build A Better DNA Molecule
New Nanotube Structures

New Nanotube Structures

27.05.2008
Nanoscience, Materials Science
Weizmann Institute Scientists Create New Nanotube Structures  
A scientific first

A scientific first

22.05.2008
Astrophysics
A Supernova Explosion is Observed in Real Time Including a tell-tale flash of radiation preceding the event  
New Program for Outstanding Science Teachers

New Program for Outstanding Science Teachers

08.04.2008
Science Teaching
New Program for Outstanding Science Teachers to Open at the Weizmann Institute The outstanding teachers chosen to participate will receive scholarships and funding for projects in their schools
Birth of an Enzyme

Birth of an Enzyme

24.03.2008
Biochemistry, Genetics, Structural Biology
Scientists succeed in designing artificial enzymes that also undergo 'evolution in a test tube'   Mankind triumphed in a recent 'competition' against nature when scientists succeeded in creating a new type of enzyme for a reaction for which no naturally occurring enzyme has evolved. This achievement opens the door to the development of a variety of potential applications in medicine and industry.  

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