The Self-Synthesizing Ribosome
This cellular factory-on-a-chip could be used to design, produce and test drugs against antibiotic resistant bacteria 20.04.2020 Visual representation of the self-assembly process: Synthesis of proteins and ribosomal RNA from synthetic DNA strands attached to a chip...
Coronavirus by the Numbers
31.03.2020 Rate of similarity between the coronavirus genome and the genome of other viruses belonging to same family. (l-r) Bat coronavirus; pangolin coronavirus; SARS virus; MERS virus; coronavirus causing the “common cold” Numerical data sometimes reveal facts that...
Two Steps Ahead of the Coronavirus
A method of predicting the coronavirus spread, pioneered and developed by Weizmann Institute scientists, may enable the authorities to focus efforts on areas where an outbreak is anticipated – and relieve measures taken in others 22.03.2020 Gush Dan Neighborhoods:...
The Weizmann Institute of Science is Exploring Ways to Assist with Coronavirus Testing
The Weizmann Institute of Science is Exploring Ways to Assist with Coronavirus Testing 16.03.2020 Credit: Naeblys/Getty Images In light of the severe constraints in performing a sufficient amount of coronavirus tests in Israel, the Weizmann Institute of Science...
How do viruses infect?
Deciphering the dynamic that hijacks our health BRIEFS DATE: MARCH 12, 2020 SOURCE: WEIZMANN HOMEPAGE Viruses are hijackers. When they infect a cell, they take over that cell’s protein-making machinery, causing it to produce the viral proteins that allow infection to...
Follow up: Blood Test Shown to Reveal Lung Cancer Risk
The test could be a life-saver if routinely administered 20.02.2020 Drawing: Dr. Tamar Paz-Elizur Several years ago the Weizmann Institute of Science’s Prof. Zvi Livneh and his group proposed a blood test for three markers for DNA repair to be used to calculate a...
Marine Biomass: The Life that Stays Small, Lives Fast, Dies Young
A new census asks why the oceans have so little biomass compared to land, and shows how small marine producers pull their weight 23.01.2020 Coral is made of two symbiotic organisms: It is both a biomass primary producer and a consumer If you took all the fish in the...
Why is this Nerve Cell Different? Finding the Genetic Roots of ALS
Q & A with Prof. Eran Hornstein on discovering why mutations in a gene for a tiny non-coding RNA could herald the onset of neurodegenerative disease 02.01.2020 Prof. Eran Hornstein Q. How do you identify genes that are relevant to disease? A: The disease that...
The Matter of the First Matter
A new “cold-storage” ring first proposed by Prof. Daniel Zajfman yields its first results – and they were not what scientists had though 16.12.2019 Prof. Daniel Zajfman (background): the cryogenic storage ring in Heidelberg Scientists who are curious about the...
TOOKAD®, Invented at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Gains European Approval for Prostate Cancer
The treatment, approved for use in 31 countries, is now being marketed in Germany, Italy, Israel and Mexico 29.04.2019 TOOKAD® optic fibers illuminate only the cancerous regions, leaving healthy tissue alone Steba Biotech, a privately-owned company, in collaboration...