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Chemistry

New Circuit Made of DNA Has Everything Wired InNew Circuit Made of DNA Has Everything Wired In

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers were thrilled when they managed to observe the birth of a protein made by a single DNA molecule: No one had previously seen this event outside a cell. That excitement, however, was only the beginning.
03.09.2024
Awards and Appointments

The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic InstitutionsThe Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions

Research quality at Weizmann is placed sixth in the world in biomedical sciences – and tenth across research fields overall – by the 2024 Leiden Ranking
27.08.2024
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Life Sciences

Peeling Back the Layers of Brain TumorsPeeling Back the Layers of Brain Tumors

Weizmann scientists have mapped common types of brain tumors at unprecedented resolution – and identified a possible reason why some patients fail to respond to a new drug
29.08.2024
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Life Sciences

A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-KnockingA Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking

Weizmann Institute researchers reveal how Copaxone protects the heart muscle and improves its function after a heart attack
26.08.2024
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Chemistry

Surprising New Material Gets the Lead OutSurprising New Material Gets the Lead Out

Weizmann Institute ceramic could replace lead-based electronic components
22.08.2024
The experimental setup in Prof. Roee Ozeri’s lab
The experimental setup in Prof. Roee Ozeri’s lab
Space & Physics

When an Ion Met an AtomWhen an Ion Met an Atom

The creation of a strange, “long-distance” molecule sheds light on chemical reactions taking place near absolute zero
20.08.2024
  • Right Off the Bat: Navigation in Extra-Large Spaces
    Bats navigating in an innovative extra-large experimental setup reveal an unknown neuronal code
    17.06.2021
    17.06.2021
    • 467
      Postdoctoral fellows from 39 countries
    • 24
      Buildings listed as historic designations
    • 3,172
      Patent families opened by YEDA since 1959
tidal disruption event

Reading a Message Carried on a Distant Tide Message from a Distant Tide

Space & Physics

Reading a Message Carried on a Distant Tide Message from a Distant Tide

A high-energy neutrino that flung out from a star, ripped apart by a black hole, reveals something about the cosmic sources of these mysterious particles
26.04.2021
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GORKY Protein Turns Bitter Tomatoes SweetGORKY Protein Turns Bitter Tomatoes Sweet

Life Sciences

GORKY Protein Turns Bitter Tomatoes SweetGORKY Protein Turns Bitter Tomatoes Sweet

A huge new database helps reveal tomato riddles and may facilitate the breeding of delicious, disease-resistant tomatoes
29.04.2021
Electron microscopy images representing different views of the MC4 receptor bound to setmelanotide, in complex with proteins activated by the binding
Electron microscopy images representing different views of the MC4 receptor bound to setmelanotide, in complex with proteins activated by the binding

The Hunger Games: Uncovering the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the BrainThe Hunger Games: Uncovering the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the Brain

Chemistry

The Hunger Games: Uncovering the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the BrainThe Hunger Games: Uncovering the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the Brain

A 3D structure reveals how a unique molecular switch in our brain causes us to feel full – and may help develop improved anti-obesity drugs 
15.04.2021

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  • The Daniel Sieff Research Institute

    In 1934, Dr. Chaim Weizmann established the Daniel Sieff Research Institute in Rehovot and served as its President following a contribution by Israel and Rebecca Sieff to commemorate their son. As Weizmann pursued his research in the lab, the Institute attracted first-rate scientists from around the world.

    The Daniel Sieff Research Institute