Weizmann Institute scientists discover a control mechanism for metastasis
... For a cell such as a cancer cell to migrate, it first must detach itself from neig...Weizmann scientists discover a new line of communication between nervous system cells
... Nerve cells (neurons) have long, thin extensions called axons that can reach up to a meter and or more in leng...Weizmann Institute scientists develop a general 'control switch' for protein activity
Our bodies could not maintain their existence without thousands of proteins performing myriad vital tasks within cells. Since malfunctioning proteins can cause disease, the study of protein structure and function can lead to the development of drugs and treatments for numerous disorders. For example, the discovery of insulins role in diabetes paved the way for the development of a treatment base...Weizmann Institute scientists discover a key player in embryonic muscle development
... How myoblasts identify other myoblasts and how they cling together had been established, bu...Weizmann Institute scientists discover genes that can slow cell division and may fight cancer
... According to the study's findings, which appeared in Nature Genetics online on February 25, aberrations...Weizmann Women & Science Award presented to Dr. Mary-Claire King
... Ms. Schupf cited Dr. King's "monumental accomplishments [that] have the potential to improve the quality of life for millions," adding th...Mary-Claire King to receive the 2006 Weizmann Women & Science Award
The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science has announced that Mary-Claire King, Ph.D., who is internationally known for her contributions to the field of genetics, will receive the 2006 Weizmann Women & Science Award. The Award will be presented by journalist Lesley Stahl, correspondent for the CBS program 60 Minutes, at a ceremony at Rockefeller University on June 12....... "P...Weizmann Institute scientists discover a molecular security mechanism for keeping mutations in check
REHOVOT, ISRAEL May 4, 2006 Everyone knows mutations genetic mistakes in DNA, the material of heredity are bad: The more mutations in the cells DNA, the higher the risk of cancer developing. But in the last few years it has become clear that the very processes that generate mutations, if they take place at a relatively low frequency, can actually protect us from cancer. How does the body know...Weizmann Institute suggests that immune cells help to maintain cognition and brain cell renewal
A team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, led by Prof. Michal Schwartz of the Neurobiology Department, has come up with new findings that may have implications in delaying and slowing down cognitive deterioration in old age. The basis for these developments is Schwartz's team's observations, published today in the February issue of Nature Neuroscience, that immune cells contribut...Weizmann Institute scientists discover how substitutions are made for injured genes
If there were no bench for second-string players on a football team, who would substitute for tired or injured team members? A team of Weizmann Institute scientists has found that, if the team were made up of genes, they might pull athletes who can play a little football in a pinch from nearby basketball or rugby teams. Their findings were published in the March issue of Nature Genetics. ......D...Weizmann Insitute scientists show how proteins beat the evolutionary stakes
Evolution is something of a gamble: in order to stay a step ahead of a shifting environment, organisms must change or risk extinction. Yet the instrument of this change, mutation, carries a serious threat: mutations are hundreds of times more likely to be harmful to the organism than advantageous. Now, in a paper published online Nov. 28 in Nature Genetics, a team of scientists at the Weizmann In...Prof. Ehud Shapiro of the Weizmann Institute of Science has received the 2004 World Technology Award for Biotechnology. The award is one of 30 given yearly by the World Technology Network (WTN) to those individuals and organizations whose innovations are likely to have a major impact on the technology and society of the future. ...... Shapiro, who works in both the Computer Science and Applied M...