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A small change in images at the minimal recognizable configurations (MIRC) level can cause a large drop in human recognition rate. MIRCs (top) and corresponding sub-MIRCs (bottom); numbers under each image indicate the human recognition rate

Less than Meets the Eye

07.03.2016
Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Math & Computer Science, Robotics and Machine Learning, Computer Vision
How do computers - or our brains - recognize images? 
Nir Gov and red blood cell membrane

Flickering Explained

15.02.2016
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Nanoscience, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
A century-old debate is settled: both sides are right. 
Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv, Alexandra Tayar and Eyal Karzbrun (l-r) created a lifelike wavefront of information

The Genetic Domino Effect

04.02.2016
Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
An array of artificial cells demonstrates the movement of information wavefronts
Capturing a single photon from a pulse of light:

Tapping Particles of Light

24.11.2015
Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Chemistry, Nanoscience, Quantum Computing
Weizmann Institute scientists single out individual photons
gut bacteria

Blood Sugar Levels in Response to Foods Are Highly Individual

19.11.2015
Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
The largest study of its kind supports the need for personalized dietary recommendations
Visualization of art dynamics

Therapy by Numbers

20.10.2015
Robotics and Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Dr. Billie Sandak uses a computer language developed at the Weizmann Institute to standardize the therapy process
comparing rice only to normal diet

How Does Your Microbiome Grow?

01.09.2015
Personalized Medicine, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
The reproduction rates of the bacteria in one's gut may be a good indicator of health or disease        
Single-stranded DNA (orange) interacts with the negatively (red) and positively (blue) charged parts of the protein molecule, as well as with its amino acid structures called aromatic groups (green)

Bracing Up DNA

27.07.2015
Systems Biology, Genetics, Structural Biology, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
When DNA splits apart, the single strands get double the help to stay in shape
The nucleus (red) in the cell center is surrounded by the disorganized actin network in the cytoplasm, on which the myosin-v motors move the vesicles around in the "active random motion"

Getting to the Center

14.06.2015
Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Chemistry, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
How does random motion create directed movement in the cell?  
SuperPaths: A map of human biological pathways. Each node represents a biological pathway and every line shows a connection between pathways. Every connected set is a SuperPath containing several related pathways.

Stay Connected

27.05.2015
Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
SuperPaths provide a global online resource of genetic interactions

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Prof. Rotem Sorek, Maya Shamir and Daniel Dar

Switching Off Antibiotic Resistance

Dr. Valery Krizhanovsky. Eliminating senescent cells from the lung

Out With the Old

Dr. Sarel Fleishman

How to Build a Bubble Protein

Weizmann Institute of Science Main Gate

Missing Mitch

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YEDA
16.03.2016
One Patent, Three Drugs
The circadian clock regulates the mitochondria’s utilization of nutrients throughout the day
16.03.2016
Time to Eat
Red and green dots reveal a region in the brain that that is very dense with synapses. A special fluorescent protein allows Dr. Ofer Yizhar and his group to record the activity of the synapses
16.03.2016
Temporary Disconnects Shed Light on Long-Term Brain Dysfunction

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