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Ada Zamir, 1972
A Meeting with Einstein
27.12.2018
Biochemistry

Nobel Prize winners and trail blazing research have all been part of Prof. Ada Zamir's career

Human (left), Dunaliella (center) and mouse (right) enzymes
Living with Salt
02.10.2005
Biochemistry, Structural Biology

Dead Sea bacteria and kidneys share an enzyme structure for salt tolerance

Living with Salt
Living with Salt
06.07.2005
Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology
Scientists link algae salt tolerance to human kidney function.

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Four graduates of the Weizmann Institute's feinberg graduate School, who today form the senior staff of Pharmos. Left to rigth: Dr. Michael Schickler, Prof. Haim Aviv, Dr. Cynthia Webb, and Dr. Vered Lavie
Serial "Start-Ups"
01.05.2001

Prof. Haim Aviv is starting his sixth bio-tech company

High Salt, High Hopes, High Tech
High Salt, High Hopes, High Tech
01.05.1997
Biochemistry

Dunaliella, a hardy alga that thrives in the Dead Sea, could be a potential biochemical factory

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Sun-Protection Mechanism of Plants Unraveled
Sun-Protection Mechanism of Plants Unraveled
01.10.1994
Plants and Agriculture

A gene from an alga known for living in harsh environments could help crops stand up to the sun

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An electron microscope view of phages duplicated inside bacterial cells that possess the immune system discovered in the new study. This immune system attaches a ubiquitin-like protein (marked by black dots and white arrows) to the tails of these phages, preventing them from infecting other bacterial cells

Catch a Virus by Its Tail

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Sperm Welcome – But Their Mitochondria Must Go

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Sticking a Pin in Cancer

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A Sweet New MRI Method “Lights Up” Pancreatic Cancer

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19.05.2024
Excellence, Resilience and Diligence: Meet the Weizmann Institute of Science’s Honorary PhD Recipients
A charred basket pattern on a jar from the time of the 586 BCE Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem (Photo: Johanna Regev)
30.04.2024
Beating the Plateau
15.04.2024
Shaping the Role of Future Physician-Scientists
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Checking the Dosage

Prof. Yoram Groner is a pioneer in Down syndrome research

One Protein, Two Programs

A cell’s decision to commit suicide involves an exchange of information between two suicide mechanisms

The Limits of Computing

Computers can solve complex problems but they are far from omnipotent. Prof. Ran Raz of the Weizmann Institute's Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Department is trying to portray the limits...