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Predicting Immunotherapy Success
Overexpression of certain immunoproteasome subunits in melanoma are tied...
Tal Tamir and Dr. Dana Rubi Levy
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The Social Life of a Neuron
How are social cues encoded in our brains – and in the brains of those on...
Prof. Daniella Goldfarb
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Switching Spins Helps Scientists Track Protein Movement
A clever exchange of elements enabled researchers to measure a protein’s...
PERACH outstanding students
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If I May Ask
Twelve young men and women explained why they went above and beyond the...
Laboratory analysis of a mouse brain shows the enzyme ASL (purple) prominently expressed in the locus coeruleus in the brainstem
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Rare Metabolic Disorder Sheds Light on Brain Chemistry
Deficiency of a common substance could be linked to cognitive and...
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Yeda News
Two new patents may help lead us to a greener future
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Chemistry >
Sensitive yet Resilient: Disordered Proteins Depend on Their Network
Once discarded from studies, disordered segments are now understood to...
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Marine Biomass: The Life that Stays Small, Lives Fast, Dies Young
A new census asks why the oceans have so little biomass compared to land,...
Abraham Amsterdam
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Prof. Avraham Amsterdam: Choosing Science
Scientific discovery and playing music went hand-in-hand for this...
Igor Ulitsky
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Chasing a Link
A non-coding gene’s neighbors reveal what it does for a “living.” The...
Eran Hornstein
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Why is this Nerve Cell Different? Finding the Genetic Roots of ALS
Q & A with Prof. Eran Hornstein on discovering why mutations in a gene...

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

Awards and Appointments >
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 
People and Events >

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 
Space & Physics >
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Scientists Report the Rarest Decay Process Ever Measured

02.05.2019
Detector searching for dark matter produces a startling discovery 
Life Sciences >
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
Life Sciences >
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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
Life Sciences >
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? 
Math & Computer Science >

New Clinical Study Being Launched at the Weizmann Institute of Science

Press Release
08.04.2019
The research may help in developing methodologies that could predict diseases years before their onset 
Life Sciences >
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In Search of the First Enzymes

01.04.2019
Proto-enzymes designed in the lab bound strongly to RNA and DNA, suggesting a surprising origin for these proteins
Life Sciences >
E. Coli

Same Microbe, Different Effect

Press Release
27.03.2019
Asking a different question about the bacteria in our microbiomes might help target disease more precisely 
Life Sciences >
Mouse embryonic stem cells

Making Room for Change: Stem Cell Fate Depends on It

25.03.2019
Remodeling the power plants known as mitochondria are key to stem cell differentiation
People and Events >

Historic partnership between the Weizmann Institute of Science and Institut Curie

Press Release
21.03.2019
Science at the service of people - this is the best way to describe the credo of the two institutes
Life Sciences >
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Breathe in before Answering: Cognitive Function Tied to Inhalation

Press Release
20.03.2019
Subjects given problems to solve as they inhaled did better on tests
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South Korea Invests in Weizmann Institute of Science Biomed

Press Release
19.03.2019
Two Korean concerns will invest 12 million dollars in companies based on Institute research

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