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A developing eye of the fruit fly (left) is connected by the optic stalk to the optic lobe in the fly’s brain
Take the Axon Train
14.03.2011
Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Institute scientists discover an entirely new form of transportation inside nerve cells

(l-r) Standing: Sharon Kredo, Dr. Tali Melkman Zehavi, Roni Oren. Sitting: Dr. Eran Hornstein, Natali Rivkin, Amitai Mandelbaum
Micro Control for Insulin
17.02.2011
Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

A newly discovered step in insulin production could give researchers new tools to deal with diabetes

Prof. Yoram Groner
Genetically Engineered Human SOD
12.09.2010
Genetics, Benefiting Humanity
Genetically engineered human SOD, manufactured based on Prof. Yoram Groner's research, is now undergoing clinical trials
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Prof. Yosef Shaul
Bio-Hep-B vaccine
12.09.2010
Genetics, Benefiting Humanity

Bio-Hep-B, a vaccine for hepatitis B based on Prof. Shaul's research, is produced by Biotechnology General and marketed in Israel

Prof. Michel Revel
Interleukin-6
12.09.2010
Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Benefiting Humanity

 A drug developed  by InterPharm Laboratories Ltd. was first isolated and cloned by Prof. Michel Revel.

Darwin’s Finch and the Evolution of Smell
Darwin’s Finch and the Evolution of Smell
06.04.2010
Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Sequenced zebra finch genome hints that smell may play a role in the birds’ communication

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How Tendons Shape Developing Bones
How Tendons Shape Developing Bones
14.01.2010
Evolution and Development
Bones, muscles and tendons work together to provide the perfect balance between stability and movement in the...
(l-r) Prof. Yitzhak Pilpel, Dr. Orna Dahan and Amir Mitchell. Lessons from evolution
It Pays to Plan Ahead
01.10.2009
Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics
 
Bacteria "learn"...
(l-r) Dr. R’ada Massarwa, Prof. Ben-Zion Shilo and Dr. Eyal Schejter. On the secreting edge
The Organ Underground
01.10.2009
Molecular and Cell Biology
A unique cable system directs substances to the exits of secretory cells
Mouse embryo skeleton showing sites of initial bone formation (stained red) and cartilage (green and blue), which will later be replaced by bone
Outside Influences
01.10.2009
Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics
Do developing organs give each other directions?

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Treating a Heart Attack before It Happens
Heavy imbalance: The biomass of humans, livestock, pets and wild mammals (Illustration: Itai Raveh)
27.02.2023
The Weight of Responsibility: Biomass of Livestock Dwarfs That of Wild Mammals
Close-up diagram of the quantum twisting microscope in action. Electrons tunnel from the probe (inverted pyramid at the top) to the sample (bottom) in several places at once (green vertical lines), in a quantum coherent manner
22.02.2023
The Quantum Twisting Microscope: A New Lens on Quantum Materials
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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...

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