Items tagged with “proteins”
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Advancing Medicine: From Proteins to Personalized Treatments
2010-06-29T14:19:30-04:00
In the future, the practice and precision of medicine may be very different from what they are today. Prof. Uri Alon of the Department of Molecular Cell Biology at the Weizmann Institute of Science foresees a future in whi...
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Tiny RNA Molecules Have a Big Role in Disease
2010-01-31T17:18:31-04:00
For many years, much of the RNA—the coded copies of the information contained in our DNA—floating around our cells was thought to be "junk" that had no visible role in protein production. In particular, microRNAs (miRN...
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Prof. Ada Yonath of the Weizmann Institute of Science Awarded 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2009-11-20T15:25:00-04:00
October 7, 2009—The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science congratulates Prof. Ada Yonath on receiving the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and is proud of her scientific achievements. ...
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Basic Science Research and Multiple Sclerosis
2009-09-19T18:01:43-04:00
Basic research can not only lead scientists in unexpected directions, but can have unanticipated positive impacts. One Weizmann Institute of Science research success story features the multiple sclerosis (MS) drugs Copax...
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Weizmann Institute Scientists Discover a New Protein Partnership That Leads to Pediatric Tumor Regression
2009-09-09T19:30:00-04:00
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—September 10, 2009—Why are some pediatric cancers able to spontaneously regress? Prof. Michael Fainzilber and his team in the Weizmann Institute’s Biological Chemis...
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Science Briefs
2008-06-01T15:37:00-04:00
The Weak Link When cancer cells metastasize or tissues become damaged through inflammation, it’s likely that enzymes called matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved. This family of enzymes cuts thro...
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Weizmann Institute Scientists Develop a General "Control Switch" for Protein Activity
2007-06-19T16:31:00-04:00
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—June 19, 2007—Our bodies could not maintain their existence without thousands of proteins performing myriad vital tasks within cells. Since malfunctioning proteins can cause disease, th...
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Molecular Movies: Showing the Link between Cancer and Alzheimer's
2007-05-01T12:54:00-04:00
New techniques developed by Weizmann Institute scientists in Rehovot, Israel, to study molecules in action may hold the key to cures for cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. In fact, the first steps have already been taken to...
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Weizmann Institute Scientists Discover a Key Player in Embryonic Muscle Development
2007-04-11T16:37:00-04:00
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—April 11, 2007—Muscle fibers are large cells that contain many nuclei. They begin, like all animal cells, as naive embryonic cells. These cells differentiate, producing intermediate cel...
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Science Tips, January 2007
2007-01-24T05:57:00-04:00
Calculated Risk Weizmann Institute Scientists Discover a Genetic Risk Factor for Smoking-linked Head and Neck Cancer A simple blood test may be able to identify those most at risk for developing head and neck cancer as a...
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“To Understand the Principles of Life”: The Journey of Prof. Ada Yonath from Ribosomes to the Nobel Prize
2007-01-01T05:38:00-04:00
A bicycle accident and polar bears came together in one curious scientist’s mind, and became the catalyst for research that is changing the world. When Prof. Ada Yonath of the Weizmann Institute of Science was recovering...