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https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/looking-forward-improved-methods-probing-enzyme-activity-and-future-quantum-technologies
September 2, 2009
Molecular Magnetism Science, like many things in life, progresses in cycles, the latest technology of one stage becoming a springboard for new discoveries and inventions in the next. This has been the experience of Prof. Daniella Goldfarb of the Institute's Chemica...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/looking-forward-deciphering-secrets-protein-manufacture-and-creating-self-assembling-solar
September 2, 2009
Beyond the Basics "People called me a dreamer," says Prof. Ada Yonath of the Structural Biology Department, recalling her decision to undertake research on ribosomes – the cell's protein factories. Solving the ribosome's structure would give scientists unprece...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/physics-cancer
November 1, 2005
Cancer develops in a long and complex process that begins with a genetic mutation. The mutation might be one that instructs the cell to begin dividing unrestrainedly, or it might be one that impairs the function of a gene to halt cancerous processes before they can advan...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/genetic-roots-bone
November 1, 2005
It starts with a well-known story: sperm meets egg and two sets of genes join. The fused cell is the precursor of all of the body’s tissues: blood, muscle, brain, bone. Each cell carries a duplicate of the original genetic tool kit, and from this kit, individual gen...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/small-beautiful
November 1, 2005
In the world of electronics, size really does matter. The smaller the component parts, the faster, more accurate and more efficient the electronic device. But is there a limit to how far one can shrink electronics? Could one, for instance, connect a wire to a single molecule...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/evolving-circuits
November 1, 2005
Miniaturization may be the name of the game in today’s hi-tech industry, but the truth is that nature is far ahead of human engineers. Dr. Roy Bar-Ziv of the Materials and Interfaces Department at the Weizmann Institute believes the tiniest, most efficient components are alr...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/brain-teaser
November 1, 2005
Say, while attending a conference in a foreign locale, you go to a jazz club with some colleagues. Your brain, as always, manages your affairs all evening. At the entrance to the club, your brain is already deciding which drink to order and planning the movements of your hand to...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/science-go
November 1, 2005
Schoolyard encounter. Mivsam Yekutiel and students with Science Mobile exhibits [Development Town Kids Encounter Science] Spring in the Negev, at the very edge of the desert: Small, prosperous villages nestle among the golden wheat fields, blooming acacia and grazing...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/science-culture/palette-science
November 1, 2003
Facing a blank canvas, an artist cannot fully anticipate the completed work. What colors will compose the painting? What technique? Similarly, a scientist beginning a basic research project may have an idea, a hunch. But where will the adventure lead? To what discoveries? There i...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/protecting-home-front
November 1, 2003
Our body is protected by valiant warriors – but even they were once defenseless. Take, for instance, newborn B cells (a type of immune cell). When they reach adulthood they are able to ward off some of the body's most formidable intruders; yet when young they are too vulnerable t...
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