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https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/identifying-autism-early
September 19, 2011
The biological causes of autism are still not understood. A diagnosis of autism is possible only after age three or four; and the tests are subjective, based on behavioral symp...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/excitement-shows
September 19, 2011
Chemistry is a messy business. Complex chemical reactions typically involve numerous steps and often generate toxic waste. Transforming one chemical substance into another usually dema...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/people-and-events-campus--science-culture/researchers-night-2011
October 4, 2011
Researchers' Night took place a day early in Israel. While events across Europe began on Friday night, Israeli science lovers came out on Thursday evening, September 22 to celebrate science....
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/built-scale
October 4, 2011
The wing of a fly is a marvelous piece of work; its unique properties rely, in part, on an intricate network of structural veins. If we compare a small fly wing to a large one, exactly the same pattern of veins – scaled to fit – appears. How does this happe...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/earth-sciences/pumping-iron
October 4, 2011
Iron and vitamin B12 are no longer just for dietary supplements. When bound together with a third material, they can break down some of the worst water pollutants, and they may thus be the key to restoring the health of the underground water supply....
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/case-mistaken-identity
October 4, 2011
Considering that all of the 100,000 or so different proteins in our bodies are made of chains constructed of thousands of linked amino acids, the error rate is quite low. Yet now and again, the wr...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/earth-sciences/eat-prey-rain-0
October 4, 2011
What do a herd of gazelles and a fluffy mass of clouds have in common? A mathematical formula that describes the population dynamics of prey animals, such as gazelles, and their predators has been used to model the relationship between cloud systems, rain and tiny float...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/universal-immunity
October 4, 2011
Our immune system has ample weapons for fighting cancer, but of course nobody can win all the battles all the time. As we know only too well, it is often the tumor that gains the upper hand, outsmarting the body’s anti-cancer defenses. One of the latest attem...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/getting-nanowires-groove
November 14, 2011
Mistakes are the portals of discovery. - James Joyce Growing up is not easy. Take nanowires: With no support or guidance, they become unruly, making it difficult to harness their full potential. Prof. Ernesto Joselevich of the Weizmann Institute’s Chemistry...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/protein-folding-makes-tracks
November 14, 2011
A protein starts out as a long “beaded necklace” of amino acids; the sequence of the beads determines the protein’s primary structure. But it is not until it matures into a folded 3-D structure that it becomes functional – ready to carry out one of the many vital...
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