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https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/rhapsody-red-violet
August 14, 2017
Color in the plant kingdom is not merely a joy to the eye. Colored pigments attract pollinating insects, they protect plants against disease, and they confer health benefits and are used in the food and drug industries. A new study conducted at the Weizmann Institute of Science,...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/cell-economics-101
August 14, 2017
Every time we swallow food, cells that line the intestines must step up their activity in a sudden and dramatic manner. According to a new study by Weizmann Institute of Science researchers, reported in Science, they rise to the challenge in the most economic fashion. In bus...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/breaking-point
August 23, 2017
It is said that a weak link determines the strength of the entire chain. Likewise, defects or small cracks in a solid material may ultimately determine the strength of that material – how well it will withstand various forces. For example, if force is exerted on a material contai...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/campus/new-years-researchers
August 23, 2017
Ever wanted to know how to fix a broken heart? What a scratch, pneumonia and soil pollution have in common? Why insects could be the food of the future? Researchers Night at the Weizmann Institute of Science is an evening dedicated to science for everyone – to answering every and...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/lego-proteins-revealed
August 23, 2017
The proteins in our bodies are social molecules. But now and again, new ties between proteins can get you into trouble. For example, when hemoglobin – the protein complex that carries oxygen in our blood – undergoes just one mutation, the complexes stick to one another, stacking...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/people-and-events/weizmann-womens-net-ball-team
August 31, 2017
Only four years after its inception, the Weizmann Institute women’s net ball team sealed another victory, bringing home the second place trophy once again from the Association of Sports League “Shfela” district competition. The regional competition between teams located in Rehov...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/reshaping-surface-wave-fronts-ruffle-cell-membrane
August 28, 2017
The cell membrane can be a busy place; its function in letting things in and out of the cell is critical. Weizmann Institute of Science researchers, together with scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and from the University of Bremen (Germany), have now overturned a...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/closer-understanding-mysteries-universe
September 4, 2017
Dr. Binghai Yan, who recently joined the Condensed Matter Physics Department of the Weizmann Institute of Science, says that he is a theoretical physicist who works on experimental research. That is, he investigates the properties of intriguing new materials with mathematics and...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/awards-and-appointments/prof-oded-goldreich-1
September 4, 2017
Prof. Oded Goldreich has been awarded the Donald E. Knuth Prize for fundamental and lasting contributions to theoretical computer science in many areas....
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/florence-flies
September 7, 2017
On the first of September this year, a relatively large asteroid passed close to the Earth. At seven million kilometers away, the asteroid, named Florence, was not close enough to be seen with the naked eye (and far enough away to pass by leaving the Earth unharmed). The telescop...
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