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Space & Physics >
Where Inside and Outside Meet in the Brain
A unique neural circuit in the cortex controls how internal states affect...
TB binding structure
Life Sciences >
FAS Track to Fighting Antibiotic-Resistant TB
Solving the structure of a multi-enzyme bacterial complex may help...
villi
Life Sciences >
Crypt to Tip: Migrating Gut Cells Adapt to Their Locations
Short-lived cells in the small intestine take on new functions as they...
organic crystal formation
Chemistry >
Step-by-Step Crystallization Shows Organic Crystals’ Amorphous Side
The findings may be relevant to drug production, solar cells, cell...
noise, illustration
Chemistry >
A Tale of Three Noises
A new type of noise identified at the Weizmann Institute of Science may...
cholesterol crystals
Life Sciences >
The Killer Crystal
How does a helpful substance like cholesterol turn deadly? 
migrating cells
Life Sciences >
The Migration of the Undead
Sub-lethal levels of a “self-destruct” enzyme hold cells in place
Prof. Alon Chen
Awards and Appointments
Prof. Alon Chen Elected Next President of the Weizmann Institute of Science
Fleishman and group
Life Sciences >
The Protein Planner
A computational method for designing dramatically more efficient versions...
Fragments of phytoplankton outer shell
Life Sciences >
In Passing, Plankton Reach the Clouds
When viral infection wipes out an algal bloom, fragments may turn airborne...
Bat Brains Forgo Rhythm when Encoding Space
Life Sciences >
Bat Brains Forgo Rhythm when Encoding Space
The finding reveals a new mechanism for orchestrating neuronal activity

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

Life Sciences >
Humans and fish share about 70% of their protein-coding genes, but only about 0.5% of their regulatory long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs)

Genomic Recycling: Ancestral Genes Take On New Roles

Press Release
18.09.2017
How some genes lost the ability to make proteins - and gained regulatory powers 
Life Sciences >
Cancerous tumor tissue under a microscope:

Altitude Training for Cancer-Fighting Cells

Press Release
18.09.2017
Oxygen starvation could toughen up immune T cells for cancer immunotherapy 
Science Education >
Drs. Ran Peleg, Malka Yayon and Dvora Katchevich

The Great Chemical Escape

11.09.2017
A popular pastime gets educational
Space & Physics >
Asteroid Florence

Florence Flies By

07.09.2017
A telescope at the Weizmann Institute of Science captures the path of an asteroid
Space & Physics >
The hourglass like energy-momentum relation in a Weyl material

Closer to Understanding the Mysteries of the Universe

04.09.2017
In Dr. Binghai Yan’s research, novel materials pave the way to new discoveries in physics
People and Events >
Net ball team

Weizmann Women's Net Ball Team

31.08.2017
Second place in the region, with dreams of winning in Eilat
Chemistry >
wavy trajectory

The Breaking Point

Press Release
23.08.2017
What happens at the moving edge of crack?
Chemistry >
filaments

Lego Proteins Revealed

Press Release
23.08.2017
Self-assembling protein complexes based on a single mutation could provide scaffolding for nanostructures
Science Education >
Davidson Institute >
Researchers Night

New Years for Researchers

Press Release
23.08.2017
For one night only, the Weizmann Institute of Science will open its doors to the public
Life Sciences >
single-celled lining of the intestines under a microscope

Cell Economics 101

Press Release
14.08.2017
The lining of our intestines uses an approach known to business to quickly process food 
Life Sciences >
Beet-colored tomatoes

Rhapsody in Red Violet

Press Release
14.08.2017
Pigments made by beets may help boost resistance to disease and the nutrition value of crops
Life Sciences >
Embryonic cardiovascular cells

First Cells

Press Release
14.08.2017
Videos of forming embryonic blood vessels reveal the presence of unusual cells and the unexpected role of a well-known gene in creating blood
WIS sixth in the world

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 6th in Nature Innovation Index, 2017, and 1st outside the US

Press Release
09.08.2017
The Nature Index of Innovation 2017 points industry to institutions providing ideas behind inventions
Chemistry >
Red, blue, green in nanolenses

Nanomaterials Offer a New Approach to Correcting Color

07.08.2017
Computer designed nanostructures do away with the need for multiple lenses 

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The Weizmann Institute of Science establishes the Dr. Barry Sherman Institute for Medicinal Chemistry
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11.12.2018

Scientists can predict rare leukaemia 8 years before symptoms begin

Science Daily
11.12.2018

Myeloma tumor cells: Profiling a killer in warm blood

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