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The cellular "steam valve" discovered by Prof. David Valech. Illustration: Weizmann Institute

The scientists of the institute discovered a group of genes that suppress increased cell division

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Synthetic proteins produced by bacteria. Illustration: Munich University of Technology

Luminous protein

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David Wishard, University of British Columbia

More than four thousand new blood substances have been documented

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Protein folding (full explanation of the image in the original article)

An innovative method for photographing proteins during their folding

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Ronald Holtan, left, and Walter Trahanovsky, both from Iowa State University, have found a new method for making important chemicals from biomass instead of petroleum sources.

A new method for preparing important chemicals from biomass

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Palladium in the periodic table

Bacteria that act as "green" chemists

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PhD student Maya Shoshan. Photo: Daniel Wiseman

Researchers at Tel Aviv University revealed the mechanism responsible for introducing copper ions into the cell

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Cancer cells that have been treated with anti-cancer agents. Yale University

An innovative method for examining cancer proteins

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Trifluoromethyl is attached to a benzene ring (the hydrogen atoms attached to the ring are not shown)

A novel synthesis method for pharmaceuticals

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hydrogen sulfide

Poisonous gas saves lives

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Schematic diagram of HIV. From Wikipedia

Determining protein structure will help cure AIDS

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Professor Nicholas Hood from the Technical School of Chemistry and Biochemistry (right) and graduate student Reagan Buckley discovered a pathway where the RNA building block could have formed. - Guanine in the world before the formation of life. Image: Gary Meek

Origin of life: Ultraviolet radiation helps to create guanine

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An example of polyene - Amphotericin B

A new method for preparing important medicines

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"By binding the 'combat head' molecule to the peptoid, we have shown that we can increase the protein's killing potential a thousandfold without requiring an expensive and lengthy optimization process," says Prof. Tom Kodadec

New substances to unload proteins

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Researchers at the University of Gothenburg were able, using an advanced X-ray flash, to photograph the movement of atoms during photosynthesis.

Photographing the movement of atoms during photosynthesis

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Minister of Agriculture Benjamin Ben Eliezer on the right, and the chief scientist at the ministry, Dr. Eli Ofer. Photo: Assaf Shiloh - Israel Sun

The chief scientist's research committee approved projects in the field of life sciences amounting to NIS 120 million 

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Light switches the action of the transcription factor AP-1 (blue-green) in living cells through the inhibitor (red-yellow) modified by a light-sensitive chemical adapter. Credit: Albert Ludwig University Freiburg

A new method for controlling proteins

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Zachary Ball, Brian Popp

Synthetic enzymes will be able to recognize proteins

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Zhihao Zhuang (second from right) and his team

An innovative method for preparing proteins

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From the right: Prof. Mati Friedkin and Prof. Yoram Schechter.

Inventors 2009 of the Weizmann Institute

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The computer we have in every cell

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This week it's happening: the ceremony of awarding the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Prof. Ada Yonat

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Fullerenes have the ability to accumulate in living tissues

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New compounds send out light signals when they trap substances in the blood

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Antibody-stagnant protein of snow flea can help preserve organs

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