A Tale of Three Noises
A new type of noise identified at the Weizmann Institute of Science may advance the study of heat transport in nanoscale systems and the design of future electronics 15.11.2018 One hundred years ago, the scientist and inventor Walter Schottky discovered an electronic...
Prof.Marc Van Montagu-degree of Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa
PROF. MARC VAN MONTAGU Belgium As a pioneer of plant molecular biology, Prof. Marc Van Montagu has made critical discoveries over the years that continue to help scientists tackle global food security challenges. Prof. Van Montagu is perhaps most renowned for...
Prof. Alon Chen Elected Next President of the Weizmann Institute of Science
Prof. Alon Chen Elected Next President of the Weizmann Institute of Science 05.11.2018 Prof. Alon Chen will be the next president of the Weizmann Institute of Science The Executive Board of the Weizmann Institute of Science, headed by Shimshon Harel, announced they...
Liver Cells Give Away Their “Friends” Locations
Pairing cells makes the smaller ones easier to study 29.10.2018 Two endothelial cells in the liver: the cell on the right expresses high levels of the Wnt2 gene (red), and the one on the left, high levels of Dkk3, the “anti-Wnt” gene (green) “Tell me who your friends...
In Passing, Plankton Reach the Clouds
When viral infection wipes out an algal bloom, fragments may turn airborne, increasing clouds and cooling the surface below 25.10.2018 Fragments removed from filters in the air above water in which phytotplankton died from viral infection. Sizes range up to four...
Cellular Trash Cans Reveal the Roles of Proteins in Disease
A novel technology for profiling protein turnover and degradation offers new insight into diagnosis and understanding the molecular basis of autoimmunity, cancer, neurodegeneration and other disorders 22.10.2018 MAPP profile of discarded proteins from healthy subjects...
Collaboration of the Weizmann Institute of Science with the University of Michigan and the Technion
$20M D. Dan and Betty Kahn Foundation gift expands collaboration of the Weizmann Institute of Science with the University of Michigan and the Technion 15.10.2018 Consider a future in which robots work alongside humans to search for disaster survivors and seniors...
Bat Brains Forgo Rhythm when Encoding Space
The finding reveals a new mechanism for orchestrating neuronal activity 14.10.2018 Bats have excellent navigation skills, even without the waves known as theta oscillations Since they were discovered in the 1920s, periodic oscillations in the brain’s electrical...
A Binding Relationship
A Weizmann Institute of Science study shows how a deadly virus gets into cells 11.10.2018 The GP1 receptor binding domain of Lujo virus (rainbow-colored ribbon) bound to its NRP2 receptor (grey ribbon and surface representations). A Ca2+ ion needed for the...
The Dark Side of the Bone
Discovery of stem cell light and darkness cycles may advance bone marrow transplantation 09.10.2018 The blood-forming stem cells in the bone marrow divide (above) and differentiate one way in the morning, another at night Bone marrow replenishes the blood daily with...