Nature reports on the importance of organelles: cellular workhorses that are turning out to play a greater role in biology than many imagined. Research by the leading organelle researchers – including Weizmann’s Prof. Maya Schuldiner – is discussed.
March 11, 2019
China’s Xinhua news agency reports that Weizmann “researchers have revealed the multilayered structure of the exoskeleton that covers the scorpions' pincers, which can lead to the creation of new synthetic materials.” Having existed for more than 400 million years, scorpions have evolved very sophisticated, multipurpose pincers.
March 11, 2019
The New York Times Sunday Review’s cover story was about Profs. Eran Elinav and Eran Segal and their algorithm-based method of analyzing the gut microbiome to create a custom diet. Author and cardiologist Eric Topol, who was tested by the scientists, discusses what AI means for nutrition.
March 02, 2019
The Royal Society of Chemistry’s journal reports on a new finding from Prof. Ron Milo and team, who have revealed that rubisco, the most abundant protein on Earth, is even more abundant than expected. This is important because rubisco fixes carbon, thus playing a role in climate change.
February 25, 2019
“The techniques coming out of AI — and, more broadly, machine learning — are becoming important in almost all disciplines,” Ullman said. “They can really help scientists deal with huge sets of data in chemistry, in physics and in biology. This will also be very helpful for Israel’s high-tech industry.”
February 25, 2019
Israel21C reports on Kadimastem, a company that is developing a stem-cell-based method for producing insulin. The technique, developed by Weizmann’s Prof. Michel Revel (Kadimastem co-founder), could make needles a thing of the past for diabetics.
February 24, 2019
Phys.org reports on the research of Dr. Ofer Feinerman, who studies the collective behavior of ants to understand collective problem-solving.
February 20, 2019
“You’ve built me a modern, beautiful house, but I cannot live with your design... I must remind you that it is I who have to live in the house, not you”. Vera Weizmann, in a letter to architect Erich Mendelsohn. The patron/artist relationship touches on one of the most complex issues in the architectural profession. In contrast to any other art work where the creative aspirations of the artist constitute the main functional medium, architecture focuses on the client’s ambition, particularly in relation to private houses, where a list of requests express his taste, dreams, social status and lifestyle.
February 15, 2019
As Israel21C reports, Weizmann scientists and colleagues are using tiny satellites to conduct CT scans – like those used on human bodies – to obtain detailed images of clouds’ structures and properties. This can improve climate modeling and prediction.
February 13, 2019
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