Diagnostic methods and drugs

Disease at first glance: when a cell of the immune system (macrophage, in blue) meets a bacterium (in red), what happens in the first 48-24 hours is crucial

An algorithm that may predict the chance of contracting tuberculosis

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Breast cancer cells in culture as seen under an optical microscope. You can see the bands connecting the cells. Photo: Prof. Geiger, Weizmann Institute

All together and each separately

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Nose. Illustration: Spokesperson of the Weizmann Institute

Weizmann Institute of Science scientists inserted a miniature "nose" into a living cell

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xSPEN imaging of the optic nerve. Including the inhomogeneity in the imaging process itself. Source: Weizmann Institute magazine.

Challenging and resonant

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When the level of PYK2 is lowered through genetic engineering, metastatic breast cancer cells (left) revert to a non-invasive state (right). In this state they come into contact with each other and take the form of healthy tissue cells. Source: Weizmann Institute.

On the occasion of International Women's Day 2016: three goals

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