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Gut Microbes May Affect the Course of ALS
Researchers isolated a molecule that may be under-produced in the guts of...
macrophage and bacteria
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First Impressions Go a Long Way in the Immune System
An algorithm that predicts the immune response to a pathogen could lead to...
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All Natural Color
Phytolon, a start-up based on Weizmann Institute technology, aims to...
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Why Hearts Bounce Back
Applying physics to studying heart cells reveals a spring-and-treadmill-...
calcium spikes in spines
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The Spines that Prick Memories
Healthy nerve cell communication depends on calcium ions. A new study...
nanotube walls
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The Tiny Nanotube That Can
Adding to nanotubes' abilities: superconductors and solar cells 
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Science: A Love Story
Working side by side on their postdocs, this couple feels right at home at...
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Small Institute, Outsized Impact
The Nature Index 2019 normalized ranking for research quality puts the...

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

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hearts

Senescent Cells Bring Life to Injured Hearts

30.05.2019
Zombie-like cells play a role in repair - if they are properly regulated
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Stem cell cultures

Blood Stem Cells: The Methylation that Spells Differentiation

27.05.2019
Manipulating an enzyme might be key to culturing cells for transplantation or other treatments
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Science on Tap 2019

Science on Tap 2019

26.05.2019
Wednesday, June 12, at 8:30 pm. Dozens of top scientists and outstanding research students from the Weizmann Institute of Science will be in 51 bars in Tel Aviv to talk with the patrons.
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turning weakness into strength

Turning Weakness into Strength for Protein Production Control

23.05.2019
The new method may enable quality control without costly purification procedures
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nanoprint

Nanodevices in the Macro World: Chemistry Can Bridge the Gap

20.05.2019
A new method of surface patterning may help create defect-free electronic channels
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LATS1 knockout

The Hippo Pathway Keeps Cancer at Bay

16.05.2019
What happens when genes in a cancer-preventing pathway are absent? 
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Winners of the Evolution World Championship

13.05.2019
The principles of test-tube evolution may guide new biotechnology research 
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Adi Kimchi

Israel Prize for Life Sciences to Prof. Adi Kimchi

10.05.2019
Kimchi is recognized a pioneer in the study of cell death
Space & Physics >

Fast and Slow Measurement: Revealing the Shape of a Pulse

07.05.2019
Two ultrafast pulses, measured together, create a kind of shape-revealing hologram 
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Holocaust Survivor, Itzhak Roger Gershon

02.05.2019
Gershon, who worked for many years in the Institute's gardening and grounds, recalled his experience on Holocaust Remembrance Day 
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double electron capture

Scientists Report the Rarest Decay Process Ever Measured

02.05.2019
Detector searching for dark matter produces a startling discovery 
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TOOKAD

TOOKAD®, Invented at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Gains European Approval for Prostate Cancer

Press Release
29.04.2019
The treatment, approved for use in 31 countries, is now being marketed in Germany, Italy, Israel and Mexico
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CEST la vie: High-Powered Magnets Improve Early Detection of Cancer in Rats

17.04.2019
The method revealed tissue disruptions that cannot be seen by other means
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Noam Stern-Ginossar and group

Host and Virus Face Off over RNA Modification

11.04.2019
What happens when a mechanism meant to protect the cell gets exploited by bad-mannered viruses? 

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23.07.2019

Israeli researchers develop algorithm to predict infectious diseases

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23.07.2019

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