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An Injury that Heals

An Injury that Heals

17.05.2006
Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Fertility, Genetics
Routine uterine biopsies turned up a surprising result that could open up new pathways in fertility research. Louis Pasteur said that 'chance favors the prepared mind.' For Prof. Nava Dekel of the Weizmann Institute’s Biological Regulation Department, some completely unexpected results of biopsies performed on women with fertility problems have led to a new path of scientific discovery that may hold hope for women trying to conceive.
And the Mountain Moved

And the Mountain Moved

17.05.2006
Environment
A Weizmann Institute scientist reveals how a mountain may have moved. The mountains skipped like rams… – Psalm 114  
Lost in Thought

Lost in Thought

17.05.2006
Brain & Behavior
 What happens in our brains when we “lose ourselves” in an experience?   Can one literally 'lose oneself' in an experience? Many theoretical models of the mind reject this notion, proposing that awareness is dependent on the mediation of areas involved in self representation – a vigilant, self-aware 'observer' network – in the human brain.  
Getting the Message Across

Getting the Message Across

08.05.2006
Space & Physics, Brain & Behavior
A team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science has identified some basic principles of communication    
Weizmann Institute scientists discover: A Molecular Security Mechanism for Keeping Mutations in Check

Weizmann Institute scientists discover: A Molecular Security Mechanism for Keeping Mutations in Check

04.05.2006
Biochemistry, Genetics
Everyone knows mutations – genetic mistakes in DNA, the material of heredity – are bad: The more mutations in the cell’s DNA, the higher the risk of cancer developing.  
New Program To Integrate Archaeology and the Natural Sciences

New Program To Integrate Archaeology and the Natural Sciences

30.04.2006
Scientific Archaeology
The Weizmann Institute of Science and Bar-Ilan University sign agreement    
Predicting Success

Predicting Success

24.04.2006
Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Weizmann Institute scientists create method for predicting chemotherapy success indicating how easily the drug can be delivered into the tumor    
Dr. Omer Reingold

Best Young Computer Professional Honored with Grace Murray Hopper Award

15.03.2006
WEIZMANN INSTITUTE PROFESSOR WINS ACM AWARD FOR COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY  
European Commission to Fund SIMAP Consortium

European Commission to Fund SIMAP Consortium

07.03.2006
Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Compugen Leads Consortium to Model Cancer Related Kinase Pathway Tel Aviv, Israel - March 7, 2006 - Compugen Ltd. (Nasdaq:CGEN) announced today that it is leading a consortium for the development of a platform to simulate the MAP-kinase pathway, a signaling pathway related to cancer which is already targeted by a number of cancer therapies and diagnostic tests.  
New method for analysing crack progression

New method for analysing crack progression

30.01.2006
Space & Physics, Materials Science
Weizmann Institute scientists develop a method for analysing crack progression  

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