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mTOR protein (magenta) in the sciatic nerve after injury
Life Sciences >
“Lord of the Rings” Protein Jump-Starts Nerve Repair
Hidden from view, a central repair protein is made on the spot 
Segal and Slutskin
Life Sciences >
A Rulebook for Living Cells
New research delves into the process by which small sequences of RNA –...
Koushik Saha
Space & Physics >
When Molecules Change Shape: How Slow Can They Go?
The findings may help explain the chemistry of biological molecules in...
Food waste
Earth Sciences >
Food Waste: The Biggest Loss Could be What You Choose to Put in Your Mouth
A new analysis suggests hundreds of millions more could eat from the same...
Photons Stopped in Time
Space & Physics >
Photons Stopped in Time
A new method of trapping single photons could bring quantum memory one...
trophallaxis
Space & Physics >
Study Reveals How Forager Ants Keep Their Colonies Well Fed
Ants' nest feeding is well regulated despite a lack of central...
Jupiter_Juno image. NASA
Space & Physics >
Unveiling the Depths of Jupiter’s Winds
“Jupiter’s atmosphere is many times greater than anything we have seen...
Lighting up the reward center: Light-sensitive proteins are inserted into specific brain cells. Blue: dopamine-producing cells in the reward system in the ventral tegmental area. Red: cells carrying the inserted protein in a mouse brain. Yellow: Overlap between cells that are carrying the optogenetic protein and those that are dopamine-producing. Image obtained by confocal microscope in the lab of Prof. Tali Kimchi
Life Sciences >
When Mickey Met Minnie: A Neural Reward Circuit Determines Sexual Preference in Mice
Blocking dopamine receptors in male mouse brains dampened their...
microbiome influences
Life Sciences >
Genetics or Lifestyle: What Is It That Shapes our Microbiome?
A study brings new hope for improving our health
Zoomed-in xSPEN diffusion data arising from a human frontal lobe (dashed square regions) containing the optic nerve indicated by the yellow arrows
Chemistry >
The X-SPENdables: Addressing the Most Challenging Tissues in Magnetic Resonance
A new MRI method developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science improves...
Sadi Carnot
Space & Physics >
The Limits of Power
New research upholds an old principle of thermodynamics 
Raluca Rufu
Space & Physics >
Triton: The “Odd Moon Out”
One of the moons of the planet Neptune is too big, too far out, and...
Dr. Itay Tirosh, Molecular Cell Biology
Life Sciences >
Comprehending Cancer Ecosystems – One Cell at a Time
Dr. Itay Tirosh is finding the tumor cells that are most likely to turn...
Bats use social maps
Life Sciences >
Mapping the Social Landscape
A new study on bats reveals the cells that link our social connections to...

Weizmann Wonder Wander - News, Features and Discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science

mTOR protein (magenta) in the sciatic nerve after injury
Life Sciences >

“Lord of the Rings” Protein Jump-Starts Nerve Repair

16.04.2018
Hidden from view, a central repair protein is made on the spot 
Segal and Slutskin
Life Sciences >

A Rulebook for Living Cells

12.04.2018
New research delves into the process by which small sequences of RNA – microRNAs – regulate the long ones
Koushik Saha
Space & Physics >

When Molecules Change Shape: How Slow Can They Go?

22.03.2018
The findings may help explain the chemistry of biological molecules in outer space
Food waste
Earth Sciences >

Food Waste: The Biggest Loss Could be What You Choose to Put in Your Mouth

Press Release
21.03.2018
A new analysis suggests hundreds of millions more could eat from the same resources with plant-based diets
Photons Stopped in Time
Space & Physics >

Photons Stopped in Time

15.03.2018
A new method of trapping single photons could bring quantum memory one step closer
trophallaxis
Space & Physics >

Study Reveals How Forager Ants Keep Their Colonies Well Fed

13.03.2018
Ants' nest feeding is well regulated despite a lack of central control 
Jupiter_Juno image. NASA
Space & Physics >

Unveiling the Depths of Jupiter’s Winds

Press Release
07.03.2018
“Jupiter’s atmosphere is many times greater than anything we have seen before” 
Lighting up the reward center: Light-sensitive proteins are inserted into specific brain cells. Blue: dopamine-producing cells in the reward system in the ventral tegmental area. Red: cells carrying the inserted protein in a mouse brain. Yellow: Overlap between cells that are carrying the optogenetic protein and those that are dopamine-producing. Image obtained by confocal microscope in the lab of Prof. Tali Kimchi
Life Sciences >

When Mickey Met Minnie: A Neural Reward Circuit Determines Sexual Preference in Mice

05.03.2018
Blocking dopamine receptors in male mouse brains dampened their preference for females
microbiome influences
Life Sciences >

Genetics or Lifestyle: What Is It That Shapes our Microbiome?

Press Release
27.02.2018
A study brings new hope for improving our health
micro crystals
Chemistry >

Solar Materials Found to Be Self-Healing

26.02.2018
These materials can bring us one step closer to a sustainable future
Zoomed-in xSPEN diffusion data arising from a human frontal lobe (dashed square regions) containing the optic nerve indicated by the yellow arrows
Chemistry >

The X-SPENdables: Addressing the Most Challenging Tissues in Magnetic Resonance

21.02.2018
A new MRI method developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science improves our ability to study the brain and other non-homogeneous tissues
organoid with folds
Life Sciences >

“Brain on a Chip” Reveals How the Brain Folds

Press Release
19.02.2018
Keeping the tiny "brains" flat enabled researchers to follow the process of wrinkling, step by step 
If, for example, the springy part forms a shelf in a rectangular container and the particle can “choose” to go either under or over the shelf, the transfer of energy becomes very efficient
Math & Computer Science >

The Notorious Piston and Other Problems

15.02.2018
New insight into the mathematics of fast- and slow-moving bodies
Sadi Carnot
Space & Physics >

The Limits of Power

13.02.2018
New research upholds an old principle of thermodynamics 

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Food waste
21.03.2018
Food Waste: The Biggest Loss Could be What You Choose to Put in Your Mouth
Jupiter_Juno image. NASA
07.03.2018
Unveiling the Depths of Jupiter’s Winds
microbiome influences
27.02.2018
Genetics or Lifestyle: What Is It That Shapes our Microbiome?

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PhysOrg
10.04.2018

Studying supernovae, finding the origins of life

Gulf News
10.04.2018

The germs that love diet soda

The Jerusalem Post
10.04.2018

Bacterial immune systems take the stage

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