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Engineered Enzyme Protects against Nerve Gas
Engineered Enzyme Protects against Nerve Gas
22.02.2011
Biochemistry, Structural Biology

“Natural selection” in a test tube improves the enzyme efficiency by a factor of thousands

Bacteria can plan ahead
Bacteria can plan ahead
17.06.2009
Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics
ISRAELI SCIENTISTS SHOW BACTERIA CAN PLAN AHEAD
 
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Prof. Naama Barkai. Willing to experiment
Taking Risks
01.05.2008
Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics
When can nature take a chance on genetic change?
Prof. Naama Barkai
Risk distribution law for evolution
01.11.2007
Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Weizmann Institute Scientists Discover: A 'Risk Distribution Law' for Evolution

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Switching Goals
Switching Goals
28.08.2007
Space & Physics, Theoretical Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology, Math & Computer Science

A computer simulation shows how evolution may have speeded up

 
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(l-r) Dr. Erez Dekel and Prof. Uri Alon. Evolution in a test tube
Keeping Fit
01.05.2006
Space & Physics, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development

Survival of the fittest in the lab: 300 generations of bacteria evolve to cope with test-tube conditions

The 3-D structure of the PON1 enzyme. The main section, in red, is the scaffold of the enzyme and is responsible for PON1’s primary function, while the blue and gray segments can undergo mutation and endow PON1 with additional, promiscuous functions
Betting on the Side
01.05.2005
Biochemistry, Evolution and Development, Genetics

In the high-stakes game of evolution, some proteins hedge their bets

Dr. Yitzhak Pilpel. Gene team
Send in the Substitutes
01.05.2005
Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
If gene activities were football games, the substitute players would come from the nearest basketball team
Backups for the Gene Team
Backups for the Gene Team
01.03.2005
Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Weizmann Institute Scientists discover how substitutions are made for injured genes
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Weizmann Institute Scientists Show how Proteins Beat the Evolutionary Stakes
Weizmann Institute Scientists Show how Proteins Beat the Evolutionary Stakes
02.12.2004
Biochemistry, Evolution and Development

A team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science has shown one way that evolving organisms beat the...

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