Rivka Dikstein

(l-r) Dr. Anat Bahat and Prof. Rivka Dikstein

Toward a Treatment for Huntington’s Disease

26.02.2024

Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Benefiting Humanity, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Weizmann Institute scientists have discovered two small molecules that can cross the blood-brain barrier in mice, slowing and even reversing...

Rivka Dikstein

New Molecules Precisely Target Mutant Disease Gene

02.12.2019

Biochemistry, Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

These molecules may prevent only some of a crucial gene's activities without affecting others

Gene Decoding Obeys Road Traffic Rules

Gene Decoding Obeys Road Traffic Rules

31.07.2013

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Keeping a proper distance between "vehicles" along a gene "track" results in more efficient production of small RNA molecules

Prof. Rivka Dikstein

The Coupling Protein

18.11.2012

Biochemistry, Cancer, Genetics

A newly discovered protein may present a suitably narrow target for cancer treatments

Three-dimensional structure of an enzyme, serum paraoxonase (PON1), which has been mutated in the lab of Prof. Dan Tawfik through directed evolution to endow the enzyme with new functions

What Makes Proteins Tick?

30.08.2010

Space & Physics, Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

From solving the structure of crystallized proteins to creating computer simulations of protein dynamics, Institute scientists...

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A charred basket pattern on a jar from the time of the 586 BCE Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem (Photo: Johanna Regev)

Beating the Plateau

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Fish under the Influence Reveal How Psychedelics Work

Shaping the Role of Future Physician-Scientists

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Prof. Yoram Groner is a pioneer in Down syndrome research

One Protein, Two Programs

A cell’s decision to commit suicide involves an exchange of information between two suicide mechanisms

The Limits of Computing

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...