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Thugs in the Cellular NeighborhoodWeizmann Institute scientists have discovered how mutations in the BRCA genes, particularly prevalent among Ashkenazi Jews, lead to recruitment of cellular “assistants”
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A Question That Has Bugged Ecologists for DecadesResearchers have produced the first global estimate of the combined weight of all land insects and related arthropods
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The Protein Wears PradaTracking modified proteins holds promise for biomedicine
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Look on the Bright Side of EarthWhy do Earth’s hemispheres look equally bright when viewed from space? Weizmann Institute scientists offer a solution to this 50-year-old mystery
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Born Ready for PressureStress-resilient fish are born that way; their immune system reveals why
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Building Better Enzymes – by Breaking Them DownIn a major step toward greener industry, Weizmann Institute scientists create a computational method for generating enzymes with unprecedented efficiency
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