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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

synchronized signals in the cortex
Life Sciences >

How Are Sensory Brain Cells Synchronized?

25.05.2017
A decades-old debate on the way signals create perception is resolved
Bird feeding station on the Weizmann Institute of Science campus
People >

Where Have All the Birds Gone?

21.05.2017
In an effort to attract songbirds back, feeding stations and nesting boxes are placed throughout campus
self-assembling membrane
Chemistry >

Self-Organization Makes for Efficient Separation

Press Release
17.05.2017
A new, water-based, recyclable membrane filters all types of nanoparticles
Ayelet Erez
Life Sciences >

Rare Genetic Defect May Lead to Cancer Drug

Press Release
17.05.2017
A lack of the protein citrin slows children's growth; blocking it in cancer slows tumor growth
Dr. Valery Krizhanovsky
Life Sciences >

Getting Rid of Old Cells

Press Release
17.05.2017
Understanding why cells refuse to die may lead to treatments for age-related disease
disease chart
Life Sciences >

MalaCards and GeneHancer Open New Directions in Medical Research

11.05.2017
New developments in genetic databases will make it easier than ever to identify the molecular basis of disease
neuron migration
Life Sciences >

Double Duty: Immune Proteins Discovered Aiding Brain Development

10.05.2017
The proteins help embryonic neurons reach their destination 
Lamarck and Darwin playing chess. Illustration: Maya Shleifer
Life Sciences >

Adaptation by Natural Improvisation

08.05.2017
A new mathematical model demonstrates how “fitness” can emerge within a lifetime
Science on Tap 2017
Science & Culture >

Science on Tap 2017

Press Release
08.05.2017
An influential initiative, creating a new urban culture that has been adopted around the globe 
Yarden_tekes
People and Events >
Awards and Appointments >

Israel Prize Awarded to Prof. Yosef Yarden

04.05.2017
The Prize acknowledges Yarden's life-saving cancer research
man,woman,dna
Life Sciences >

Researchers Identify 6,500 Genes That Are Expressed Differently in Men and Women

Press Release
03.05.2017
Genes that are mostly active in one sex or the other may play a crucial role in our evolution and health  
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Israel’s BDS Website: Brought to You by the Weizmann Institute of Science

Press Release
25.04.2017
Israel Independence Day Special
Left: normal nerve cells; right cells genetically engineered to neutralize MTCH2. Fluorescent proteins reveal the calcium uptake in the mitochondria of these cells. The genetically engineered cells reveal dramatically less calcium uptake – evidence of the crucial role this gene plays in mitochondria function
Life Sciences >

Balancing the Brain’s Calcium

23.04.2017
Understanding how a gene studied in one lab affects the basic element researched in another may reveal what goes wrong in Alzheimer's 
degraded collagen
Life Sciences >

Paying Attention to the Packaging

19.04.2017
A series of studies has shown that the connective tissue surrounding our cells plays a very active role in human health and disease 

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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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