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A bacterial cell (elongated shape in the center) inside a glioblastoma tumor cell, as seen through an electron microscope. The black dots within the bacterium are engineered antibodies carrying gold particles that bind specifically to a component found only in bacterial cell envelopes and not in human cells
14.11.2025

Weizmann researchers, together with Beilinson and Rambam physicians, reveal that diverse bacteria reside within brain tumors, potentially...

Couples Therapy
26.09.2024

A new Weizmann Institute method provides an unprecedented glimpse into the relationship between...

Bacteriophages attacking a bacterium. Source: Prof. Graham Beards
25.10.2022

Weizmann Institute scientists reveal how viruses outwit cellular immune systems

infected bacteria
05.11.2020

Unusual structures in bacterial cells keep viral infection from spreading; a list of new ones could provide improved biotech tools 

infected bacteria
26.09.2019

A newly-discovered immune system in bacteria is the distance ancestor of one in our own cells

Prof. Michael Elbaum and Dr. Sharon Grayer Wolf
11.05.2014

Hazy microscope images get clearer with a “flashlight” approach

 Prof. Dan Tawfik, Dr. Mikael Elias, Korina Goldin and Alon Wellner
18.11.2012

How do bacteria cope with toxins that resemble nutrients?

Rejecting Arsenate
22.10.2012

Institute scientists reveal how bacteria living in toxic environments identify and expel the poison

 

Dr. Tsvi Tlusty. Evolved for efficiency
01.05.2009
Bacteria turn out to be models of industrial efficiency
Bacteria are Models of Efficiency
04.02.2009
A mathematical model developed at the Weizmann Institute has revealed how single-celled organisms regulate...

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