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https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/blast-thin-air-can-reset-circadian-clocks
October 23, 2016
We might not be aware of our internal “body clocks” until we are jetlagged, but scientists continue to puzzle over what drives them. Now, a study published on October 20 in Cell Metabolism has found that changes in surrounding oxygen levels can reset circadian clock...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/super-current-cooling-not-required
October 27, 2016
For over a century people have dreamed of materials in which so-called supercurrents would flow unimpeded – with no loss of energy over their length. Supercurrents do exist, but so far they can be created only at very low temperatures, some tens of degrees above absolute zero. At...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/cutting-cancer’s-life-support
October 31, 2016
In the most common form of leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, or CLL, immune system B cells refuse to die, eventually clogging the bone marrow and the lymph and blood vessels. But when these same cells are removed from the body into a lab dish, they expire within a few days....
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/day-science-history-discovery-supernova
November 6, 2016
Animation: The Early Flash of an Exploding Star, Caught by Kepler. Credit: NASA Ames, STScI/G. Bacon On 6 November 1572, a supernova in the Cassiopeia constellation was first observed by German astronomer Wolfgang Schuler. The star, which appeared adjacent to the les...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/when-cells-are-fit
November 7, 2016
Tracking protein activity levels in a cell is essential to the study of such diseases as cancer which, alongside changes in the genes, involves changes in the activity levels of numerous proteins. However, deducing function, fitness and cellular well-being from the growing number...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/math-computer-science/glasses-free-3-d
November 10, 2016
One day, moviegoers might be able to watch 3-D movies without having to wear those clunky glasses. A prototype display created by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) projects 3-D images directly to each seat in the...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/gene-modifiers-reveal-surprising-connection
November 14, 2016
After working for years within the small community of scientists studying rare genetic disorders, Prof. Anthony Futerman today finds himself invited to large scientific meetings. This is because the genetic defects behind Gaucher’s disease, the object of Futerman’s study, have re...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/less-stress-neurons-identified
November 17, 2016
When we encounter stressful situations, the brain sets off a chain reaction – firing up everything from our pulse to our anxiety and fear levels. This is our body’s way of preparing to deal with that stressful situation – whether it is an enemy attack or a test in school. What co...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/pay-you-eat
November 21, 2016
How much does a steak really cost? Or chicken nuggets; or a plate of hummus? New research by Prof. Ron Milo and Alon Shepon of the Plant and Environmental Sciences Department, together with Prof. Gideon Eshel of Bard College, New York, took a look at the real figures – inclu...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/gut-microbes-contribute-recurrent-“yo-yo”-obesity
November 24, 2016
Embargoed until 1600 London time / 1100 US Eastern Time/ 18:00 Jerusalem Time, on 24 November, 2016 Following a successful diet, many people are dismayed to find their weight rebounding – an all-too-common phenomenon termed “recurrent” or “yo-yo” obesity. Worse still,...
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