Decoy Molecule Neutralizes a Range of Viruses
A host of disease-causing viruses called ‘arenaviruses’ lurk in animal populations in various parts of the world, sometimes crossing over into humans. When they do cross over, they can be...
A Magnetic Trap for Molecules Turns Them Cold
In hot summers everyone has a hard time cooling down. This is especially true for certain simple molecules which scientists want to cool down close to absolute zero and the...
Potential New Drug Molecule Identified
Weizmann scientists have found that a unique method for identifying bioactive chemical compounds produces a potential new drug molecule. Our cells receive more messages than a teenager’s phone and, just...
Liver Cells Give Away Their ‘Friends’ Locations
Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have discovered that by pairing liver cells in cell research makes it easier to find and the smaller ones, which are often hard...
A Rulebook for Living Cells
New research from the Weizmann Institute of Science and recently published in Nature Communications has delved into the process by which small sequences of RNA – microRNAs – regulate the long...
Cold, Excited Molecules Change Shape
The motion of an object after being hit depends to a large extent on its shape: A round ball will spin very differently from an elongated baton. Spinning molecules also...