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https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/made-institute/practical-math
October 1, 2009
Prof. Dan Dolev considers himself lucky: A new scientific field that perfectly suited his academic interests emerged just when he was studying for his Ph.D. at the Weizmann Institute in the late 1970s. Computer science...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/people-made-institute/life-evolving
October 1, 2009
“I have always been intrigued by the harmonious nature of life; how every element in the universe resonates in perfect unison to construct the elusive life we all share,” says Dr. Gidi Shani, who recently acquired a passion for Zen meditation. Yet Shani’s intrigue was inspir...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/weak-link
May 2, 2008
When cancer cells metastasize or tissues become damaged through inflammation, it’s likely that enzymes called matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved. This family of enzymes cuts through various bodily materials, including the tough collagen fibers that hold our tissue...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/one-hundred-times-stronger
May 2, 2008
Natural interferon is widely used to treat a number of different cancers, but its effectiveness is rather modest. Weizmann Institute scientists have now succeeded in engineering a new version of interferon whose activity is 100 times stronger than that of the natural molecule....
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/math-computer-science/deadly-repeats
May 2, 2008
Huntington’s disease is a genetic time bomb. Programmed in the genes, it appears at a predictable age in adulthood, causing a progressive decline in mental and neurological function, and finally death. There is, to date, no cure. Huntington’s, and a number of diseases like it, co...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/earth-sciences/ancient-throwback-new-technology
May 2, 2008
Today the management “posts” in the cell are occupied by proteins; but eons ago, when single-celled organisms were beginning to make their mark on Earth and life was simple, the living world might have been an “RNA world.” Recent findings sug...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/watch-exploding-stars
May 2, 2008
When dwarves explode, they do so with the help of giants – at least when the dwarves and giants are stars. Exploding white dwarf stars leave behind a rapidly expanding cloud of “stardust” known as a Type Ia supernova. These events, which shine billions of time...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/going-heart
May 2, 2008
Our hearts are made of strong muscle that has one task: to pump blood day and night. Our faces, on the other hand, use 60 different muscles to smile, frown, chew or talk. A team of Institute scientists has now shown that the development of the one is closely...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/staying-alive
May 2, 2008
One of the characteristics of cancer cells is their refusal to die. In chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a blood cancer, white blood cells called B lymphocytes, or B cells, lose the internal self-destruct program for limiting their lifespan. Instead of mai...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/bat-memories
May 2, 2008
Perhaps because bats fly at night, they easily provoke fears and conjure up eerie visions of witches and vampires. Yet in Chinese mythology bats are happy omens, portending good luck. And at...
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