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WOWing the Crowds
WOWing the Crowds
01.05.2006
Biochemistry, Technology & Applications

A method based on living cells could speed up protein searchs from years to days

WOWing the Crowds
WOWing the Crowds
30.01.2006
Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
With a new method scientists can identify novel protein molecules in days rather than months
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Left to right: Prof. Ed Bayer, Jonathan Caspi, Rachel Haimovitz, Ilit Noach, Alon Karpol, Hadar Gilary, Dr. Ely Morag and Dr. Yoav Barak. Designer cellular machinery
Dr. Weizmann’s Bug Strikes Again
02.10.2005
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Genetics, Environment
A new version of an old cellular machine might help decompose garbage
A Long and Winding Road
A Long and Winding Road
02.10.2005
Biochemistry

Nerve cell need long-distance messengers to carry calls for help following injury

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

Prof. Michael Walker. Linking fat to disease
The Fat Factor
01.10.2005
Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A protein links high fat levels to diabetes

Illusteration: HIV at the cell membrane
Disarming the Alarm
01.10.2005
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Lessons from HIV may help to treat the immune system
How HIV Disables the Cells' Call for Help
How HIV Disables the Cells' Call for Help
07.07.2005
Biochemistry, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Weizmann Institute Scientists discover how an HIV protein fragment shuts down an immune response. Their finding may have...
Living with Salt
Living with Salt
06.07.2005
Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology
Scientists link algae salt tolerance to human kidney function.

Life thrives in all...
The Fat Connection
The Fat Connection
21.06.2005
Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science and in Sweden discover how excess body fat can lead to the onset of...

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