Weizmann Wonder Wander - News, Features and Discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science (original) (raw)

Photo credit: NASA

Photo credit: NASA

Environment

Stormy Findings and Hot DiscoveriesStormy Findings and Hot Discoveries

How humans are affecting the Northern Hemisphere’s wind patterns

19.09.2024

A cryo-scanning electron microscope image of a freeze-fractured chloroplast, cropped from the surrounding tissue, providing a view into the photosynthetic membranes and the protein complexes embedded within them

A cryo-scanning electron microscope image of a freeze-fractured chloroplast, cropped from the surrounding tissue, providing a view into the photosynthetic membranes and the protein complexes embedded within them

Environment

Into the LightInto the Light

Will a better understanding of photosynthesis help us grow plants under artificial light?

16.09.2024

Class of 2024

Class of 2024

People

“You Are Our Hope!”“You Are Our Hope!”

At the end of an unbearably difficult year, the Weizmann Institute greeted 384 new alumnae and alumni – 57 of whom are overseas research students. Meet the class of 2024

11.09.2024

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Life Sciences

Both Faster and StrongerBoth Faster and Stronger

A new Weizmann Institute approach promises to advance cancer immunotherapy; it increases the proliferation rate of cancer-targeting immune cells while retaining their ability to kill cancer cells

09.09.2024

Chemistry

Plastic Fantastic: Green, Strong and EdiblePlastic Fantastic: Green, Strong and Edible

Weizmann Institute researchers have created a biodegradable composite material that might help battle the global plastic-waste crisis

05.09.2024

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Chemistry

New Circuit Made of DNA Has Everything Wired InNew Circuit Made of DNA Has Everything Wired In

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers were thrilled when they managed to observe the birth of a protein made by a single DNA molecule: No one had previously seen this event outside a cell. That excitement, however, was only the beginning.

03.09.2024

More Exciting Science

tidal disruption event

Reading a Message Carried on a Distant Tide Message from a Distant Tide

Space & Physics

Reading a Message Carried on a Distant Tide Message from a Distant Tide

A high-energy neutrino that flung out from a star, ripped apart by a black hole, reveals something about the cosmic sources of these mysterious particles

26.04.2021

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Tomato; Shutterstock

GORKY Protein Turns Bitter Tomatoes SweetGORKY Protein Turns Bitter Tomatoes Sweet

Life Sciences

GORKY Protein Turns Bitter Tomatoes SweetGORKY Protein Turns Bitter Tomatoes Sweet

A huge new database helps reveal tomato riddles and may facilitate the breeding of delicious, disease-resistant tomatoes

29.04.2021

Electron microscopy images representing different views of the MC4 receptor bound to setmelanotide, in complex with proteins activated by the binding

Electron microscopy images representing different views of the MC4 receptor bound to setmelanotide, in complex with proteins activated by the binding

The Hunger Games: Uncovering the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the BrainThe Hunger Games: Uncovering the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the Brain

Chemistry

The Hunger Games: Uncovering the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the BrainThe Hunger Games: Uncovering the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the Brain

A 3D structure reveals how a unique molecular switch in our brain causes us to feel full – and may help develop improved anti-obesity drugs

15.04.2021