https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/nano-surgeon-always-signals-twice
March 7, 2011
The search for effective cancer therapies is a lengthy journey fraught with ups and downs: great hopes alternate with disappointing downturns. Research at the Weizmann Institute of Science that is currently in its initial stages might pave the way to a new treatment approach...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/science-culture/walking-fossils
February 17, 2011
The paving stones in the Weizmann Institute's Memorial Plaza reveal the shapes of snails that were fossilized in the rock some 80-100 million years ago. Thanks to Prof. Lia Addadi for directing us to the site....
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/science-culture/chemical-stamps
February 22, 2011
2011 has been declared the International Year of Chemistry. To celebrate, the Israel Post Office has issued two commemorative postage stamps depicting the research subjects of Israel’s Nobel laureates in chemistry. One stamp shows the ubiquitin molecule, for which its discovers –...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/earth-sciences/wild-strawberry-secrets-revealed
February 22, 2011
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https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/engineered-enzyme-protects-against-nerve-gas
February 22, 2011
A multidisciplinary team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science succeeded in developing an enzyme that efficiently breaks down certain forms of nerve gas before damage to nerves and muscles can ensue. Their results were published in Nature Chemical Biology. Agen...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/science-tap-science-culture/beer-science-and-good-spirits
February 22, 2011
To celebrate the 120th anniversary of Rehovot, and in cooperation with the Municipality of Rehovot, more than 20 Weizmann Institute scientists and graduate students took to the local pubs and coffee shops, where they shared with the public the excitement that accompanie...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/science-teachingcampus/researchers-night
February 22, 2011
The Weizmann Institute of Science and the Davidson Institute of Science Education opened their doors to about 4,500 people as part of an international effort to familiarize the public with the varied and exciting aspects of science. Initiated by the European Commission, the...
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March 2, 2011
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March 2, 2011
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https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/versatile-nanoparticles
March 14, 2011
“If you break a piece of gold in half,” says Dr. Dan Oron of the Institute’s Physics of Complex Systems Department, “Each of the halves will have the same basic properties as the original. But the same won’t be true if that piece of gold is just a few thousand atoms in size: Amon...