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Scientists Discover Enzymes Capable of Duplicating Damaged Genetic Material, Creating New Mutations

Scientists Discover Enzymes Capable of Duplicating Damaged Genetic Material, Creating New Mutations

16.11.2000

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Potential applications of this Weizmann Institute discovery include suppressing the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and...

Secrets of the SOS Repair Service

Secrets of the SOS Repair Service

01.09.1998

Some repair crews just do their job. Others go beyond the call of duty, leaving you better off than...

Protein 'Heroes' Block Genetic Mutations

Protein 'Heroes' Block Genetic Mutations

12.11.1997

REHOVOT, Israel - November 12, 1997 - Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have discovered that two repair...

DNA

DNA "Repair Enzymes" Tricked into Producing Mutations

01.10.1994

Enzymes that repair DNA damage may end up preserving mutations in certain situations, according to new research

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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...

Israeli Researchers to Participate in European Commission Flagship

The European Commission has officially announced the selection of the Human Brain Project (HBP) as one of its two Future Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagship projects.