Weizmann Institute of Science
The Weizmann Institute located in Rehovot, Israel is a post-graduate institution offering M.Sc and PhD degrees in mathematics, computer science, physics, bio-chemistry and other inter-disciplinary degrees. The Weizmann Institute attracts high-caliber graduate students and the faculty has been the recipient of various Wolf Prizes and a Turing Award.
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P.O.Box 26, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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News Office
news [at] weizmann [dot] ac [dot] il
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972-8-9343856 / 52
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"Weizmann Institute of Science" in the news:
Stopgap DNA repair needs a second step
May 04, 2009 |
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One can have a dream, two can make that dream so real, goes a popular song. Now a Weizmann Institute study has revealed that it takes two to perform an essential form of DNA repair.
DNA computation gets logical
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Aug 03, 2009 |
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Biomolecular computers, made of DNA and other biological molecules, only exist today in a few specialized labs, remote from the regular computer user. Nonetheless, Tom Ran and Shai Kaplan, research students in the lab of ...
Sea Urchins' Digging Teeth are Designed to Stay Sharp
May 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sea urchins dig themselves hiding holes in the limestone of the ocean floor using teeth that don’t go blunt. Weizmann Institute scientists have now revealed their secrets, which might give engineers insights ...
Scientists develop a new approach to treating autoimmune disease
Jun 02, 2008 |
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In autoimmune diseases, the immune system turns against the body's own tissues and organs, wreaking havoc and destruction for no apparent reason. Partly because the origins of these diseases are so obscure, no effective treatment ...
The inside dope: new technique may speed the development of molecular electronics
Jul 26, 2007 |
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Weizmann Institute scientists have developed a new technique that could lead to the development of inexpensive, biodegradable and versatile electronic components, which are made of single layers of organic (carbon-based) ...
After the collapse: Scientists observe the largest exploding star yet seen
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science and San Diego State University managed to observe a super-sized supernova explosion from start to finish, including the black hole ending.
Scientists Discover A New Protein Partnership That Leads To Pediatric Tumor Regression
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Why are some pediatric cancers able to spontaneously regress? Prof. Michael Fainzilber and his team of the Weizmann Institute's Biological Chemistry Department seem to have unexpectedly found part of the ...
Scientists Learn How Some Cancer Cells Survive Chemo
Jan 29, 2009 |
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What separates the few cancer cells that survive chemotherapy - leaving the door open to recurrence - from those that don’t? Weizmann Institute scientists developed an original method for imaging and analyzing many thousands ...
Scientists build a better DNA molecule
Biology /
May 27, 2008 |
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Building faultless objects from faulty components may seem like alchemy. Yet scientists from the Weizmann Institute’s Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, and Biological Chemistry Departments have achieved just that, ...
White blood cells move like millipedes, scientists show
May 04, 2009 |
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How do white blood cells - immune system 'soldiers' - get to the site of infection or injury? To do so, they must crawl swiftly along the lining of the blood vessel - gripping it tightly to avoid being swept away in the blood ...
Life isn't 2-D, so why should our encyclopedias be?
Aug 22, 2008 |
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Biologists and biochemists are now able to access 3D images of biomacromolecules underlying biological functions and disease. Rather than relying on text to provide the understanding of biomacromolecule structures, a collaborative ...
When off-target is right on
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Jul 26, 2007 |
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Weizmann Institute scientists have developed a model showing that even though it appears counterintuitive, the observation that some molecular keys are not always an exact fit for their molecular locks actually helps them ...
Why Sensory Perception Changes When the Brain Rests
Feb 04, 2009 |
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Even when our eyes are closed, the visual centers in our brain are humming with activity. Weizmann Institute scientists and others have shown in the last few years that the magnitude of sense-related activity in a brain that’s ...
Scientists develop a unique approach for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen
Apr 06, 2009 |
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The design of efficient systems for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, driven by sunlight is among the most important challenges facing science today, underpinning the long term potential of hydrogen as a clean, sustainable ...
Scientists find new 'quasiparticles'
Jun 02, 2008 |
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Weizmann Institute physicists have demonstrated, for the first time, the existence of 'quasiparticles' with one quarter the charge of an electron. This finding could be a first step toward creating exotic types of quantum ...
