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Diatom cells expressing ROS-sensitive proteins in the nucleus (green) and chlorophyll (red)
09.04.2014

Ocean plankton turn a toxic byproduct into a sophisticated stress indicator

Kill the Messenger
17.07.2012

A molecule developed at the Institute can intercept potentially cancer-promoting messages before they reach the cell nucleus

Cell Reports cover: Illustration by Dr. Rita Gelin-Licht showing yeast cells mating through extensions
16.07.2012

When yeast cells want to mate, they grow extensions in the direction of  potential partners

Electron microscope image of an effector cell inserting several appendages through endothelial cell membranes
30.01.2012

Hidden “exit signs” ensure that only certain white blood cells can find them.

Electron microscope image of an effector cell inserting several appendages through endothelial cell membranes
15.12.2011

Keeping chemical signals inside the cells lining blood vessels ensures that only specially trained immune cells will find them...

(l-r) Prof. Eitan Reuveny, Ayelet Cooper, Liora Guy-David and Dr. Adi Raveh. Gear shift
21.03.2011

A mechanism for closing a nerve cell’s channels can instantly shift from slow gear to slamming the door shut

A developing eye of the fruit fly (left) is connected by the optic stalk to the optic lobe in the fly’s brain
14.03.2011

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

Weizmann Institute scientists discover: A Chemical Signal in Human Tears
06.01.2011

Weizmann scientists found that merely sniffing a woman’s tears – even when the crying woman is not present – reduces sexual...

Prof. Rony Seger.
01.10.2007

Living "phone lines" have specialized extensions

 A Molecular Radar
01.10.1997
Molecular "radar" developed at the Institute enables scientists to track the progress of  messages within a living cell...

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