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A Cancer Pioneer
01.04.1997
When Prof. Leo Sachs was young, he dreamed of founding a kibbutz in Israel and even spent two years as a farm laborer to prepare for pioneering on the land. Today, however, Sachs, a professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, is renowned for pioneering of a very different nature. One of the world's leading scientists in the areas of cell biology and cancer research, Sachs has made fundamental contributions to his field and paved the way for successful clinical treatments.
Bioinformatics Network for Eastern Europe and Asia
31.03.1997
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
REHOVOT, Israel -- March 31, 1997-- Scientists throughout Asia and Eastern Europe will soon be able to plug into the vast molecular biology resources available on-line, thanks to an international UNESCO-sponsored computer network inaugurated today at the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Weizmann Institute Professor Leo Sachs Wins Harvard Medical School's Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
18.03.1997
REHOVOT, Israel -- March 18, 1997 -- Prof. Leo Sachs of the Weizmann Institute of Science has been awarded Harvard Medical School's Warren Alpert Foundation Prize. Given "in recognition of scientific discoveries leading to improved understanding and treatment of disease," the prize will be presented to Prof. Sachs at a ceremony at the Harvard Medical School on April 17.
New Solar Technology to be Implemented Under a U.S.-Israeli Agreement
10.03.1997
Environment
REHOVOT, Israel - March 10, 1997 - McDonnell Douglas and Israel's Ormat Industries Ltd., Rotem Industries Ltd. and the Weizmann Institute of Science, through its commercial arm, Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd., have been awarded $5.3 million by the U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Commission (USISTC) to jointly demonstrate the commercial feasibility of an advanced solar-power plant capable of generating from hundreds of kilowatts to tens of megawatts of power.
Weizmann Institute President Appointed Special Advisor to Madame Edith Cresson
06.03.1997
REHOVOT, Israel -- March 6, 1997 -- Mme Edith Cresson, former Prime Minister of France and currently a member of the European Commission with responsibility for science, research and technological development, has just announced the appointment of Weizmann Institute of Science President Prof. Haim Harari as her special advisor. The appointment covers the fields of science education and international scientific cooperation.
New Method for the Separation of Isotopes
23.02.1997
First Practical Application of a Textbook Concept Bridging the Gap Between Classical and Quantum Physics REHOVOT, Israel -- February 23, 1997 -- A Weizmann Institute of Science researcher has turned a 70-year-old textbook concept in quantum mechanics into a practical method for separating isotopes, different "versions" of the same element.
Key Step in Activating Immune System Discovered
06.02.1997
Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
REHOVOT, Israel - February 6, 1997 - A gene that plays a key role in activating the immune system -- and perhaps also in spurring on the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS -- has been discovered and cloned by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Their findings will be reported in the February 6, 1997, issue of Nature.
Pacman in the Brain: Protein Chews up Vital Memory Chemical
01.02.1997
Brain & Behavior
What does the human brain have in common with a popular video game and a carnivorous flower? At least one thing, it turns out. A team from Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science and France's Pasteur Institute found that proteins called glutamate receptors, which enable brain cells to absorb glutamate, a chemical vital for memory and learning, are strikingly similar in shape to both Pacman and the Venus flytrap.
The Watery Birth of Stars
01.02.1997
Logically, stars should not exist. They are born when clouds of interstellar gas collapse inwardly under their own weight, growing denser and hotter until nuclear fusion causes them to emit energy in the form of light. However, since heat forces matter to expand, this hot contracting gas could be expected to immediately move outward again, preventing star formation from ever reaching completion.
'Women of Distinction' Award to Two Weizmann Institute Scientists
28.01.1997
REHOVOT, Israel -- January 28, 1997 -- This week, two scientists from Israel's Weizmann Institute were honored for an achievement that bears on the lives of many people throughout the world. Prof. Ruth Arnon and Dr. Dvora Teitelbaum received Women of Distinction Awards from Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, for three decades of pioneering scientific research that led to a new drug for multiple sclerosis.
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