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https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/tubes-twist
May 1, 2004
In a discovery filled with surprises, Institute scientists have created a new type of nanotube made of gold, silver and other metals. Made at room temperature - a first time achievement - the tubes exhibit unique electrical and optical properties, and may lead to a variety of app...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/garlic-“smart-bomb”
May 1, 2004
Weizmann Institute scientists have destroyed malignant tumors in mice using a chemical that occurs naturally in garlic. The key to the scientists’ success lies in the development of a two-step system that delivers the cancer-treating chemical directly to the tumor. The...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/scientific-archaeology/archaeology-goes-hi-tech
May 1, 2004
How smart were the hominids who inhabited our planet 1.5 millions years ago? Did the Phoenicians destroy the Mediterranean port of Dor? Until recently, you wouldn’t have expected Weizmann Institute research to throw light on such questions, but today’s Institute scientists are in...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/reversing-colon-cancer
May 1, 2004
Weizmann Institute scientists have uncovered a key mechanism leading to the spread of cancerous colon cells and have succeeded in reversing their metastasis in laboratory tests. The study, published in the Journal of Cell Biology, raises hopes that target-specific drugs migh...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/nmr-movie-0
May 1, 2004
Lucio Frydman devotes much of his time to one of the oldest traditions of humankind - making tools and using them to explore the world that surrounds us. But things have changed quite a bit since early blade-shaping, fire-making and glass-blowing attempts. “The goal is...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/nerves-heal-thyselves
May 1, 2004
In a study published in Neuron, Weizmann scientists have now shown how neurons in the peripheral nervous system “raise the alarm” following injury, sparking a rescue process. Nerves in the peripheral nervous system (any part of the body aside from the brain...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/resilience-improvisation
May 1, 2004
Our cells can copy DNA even when it is severely damaged. Prof. Zvi Livneh and Ph.D. student Ayelet Maor-Shoshani of the Biological Chemistry Department inserted a foreign material - similar to that making up crude oil - into the DNA of the bacterium E. coli. To their surprise, th...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/twitching-whiskers-tell-all-0
May 1, 2004
Our fingers run over surfaces; our eyes are in constant motion. This is all part of “active sensing,” key principles of which have now been uncovered by the team of Prof. Ehud Ahissar of the Neurobiology Department. We intuitively understand that fingers moving upon surfaces...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/live-footage-enzymes
May 1, 2004
Thanks to a new method developed by the team of Prof. Irit Sagi of the Structural Biology Department, reality TV has reached enzyme molecules. They can now be viewed “live” in video clips. The clips’ resolution is so high that it is possible to see the movements of individual ato...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/weizmann-wins-international-“pretend-experiment”
May 1, 2004
More than 2,000 physicists from about 50 countries are preparing for an experiment, planned for 2007, which aims to find a particle believed to make up all mass in the universe. Proving the existence of the particle, called the Higgs, would improve our understanding of the univer...
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