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Going for Green
Going for Green
01.05.2008
Biochemistry, Energy, Plants and Agriculture
Institute scientists are advancing the search for better fuel
 
Protein Ups and Downs
Protein Ups and Downs
01.10.2007
Space & Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics
A unique biological switch allows researchers  to observe the actions of any...
Weizmann Institue Scientists Develop a General
Weizmann Institue Scientists Develop a General "Control Switch" for Protein Activity
19.06.2007
Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Chemistry

 

Dr. Asaph Aharoni. Strawberry defense
Everybody Needs a Friend Sometimes
01.05.2006
Genetics, Plants and Agriculture

A genetically engineered plant recruits "bodyguards" that protect it against its enemies

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
Prof. David Mirelman and his research team. Antisense
Montezuma's Final Act?
01.05.2003
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
"Silenced" amoebas could lead to a vaccine against their aggressive brethren
Kenyan farmer in an experimental corn field
Uprooting Hunger in Africa
01.10.2002
Plants and Agriculture, Biotechnology

A parasite-fighting technique triples corn harvests on experimental plots

Prof. Gad Galili.
A Plant's Brainy Balancing Act
01.05.2002
Brain & Behavior, Cancer, Nutrition, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Plants and Agriculture

Plants can't think, but a gene that affects crop nutritional values has a counterpart in the human brain

Dr. Gideon Schreiber.
It's a Perfect Protein Match
01.10.2000
Biochemistry

A protein "matchmaker" can suggest genetic changes that make proteins more attractive to one another

In Gulliver's Garden: Tiny Tomatoes Speed Genetic Engineering of Plants
In Gulliver's Garden: Tiny Tomatoes Speed Genetic Engineering of Plants
10.12.1997
Plants and Agriculture
REHOVOT, Israel - December 10, 1997 - A tiny tomato, dubbed "Micro-Tom," may mean big news for genetic...

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Unclogging the Immune System

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