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In the Eye of the Shrimp
Through millions of years of evolution, shrimps have developed unique-...
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Prof. Avraham Amsterdam: Choosing Science
Scientific discovery and playing music went hand-in-hand for this...
Gestational Diabetes - Illustration
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New Algorithm Predicts Gestational Diabetes
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
Life Sciences >
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...
2019 Weizmann Wonder Wander Quiz
2019 Weizmann Wonder Wander Quiz
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People and Events
Promoting Gender Equality in Physics
A recent international conference suggests things are moving in the right...
Returning Light
Space & Physics >
Returning Light
Institute physicists solve a "hard problem" with lasers and a hint
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Space & Physics >
Resistance at the Edge
New findings present a nuanced picture of electron flow in quantum states
Prof. Daniel Zajfman in Heidelberg
Space & Physics >
The Matter of the First Matter
A new “cold-storage” ring first proposed by Prof. Daniel Zajfman yields...
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Space & Physics >
Flipping Light to Separate Left from Right
Light that switches direction every few billionths of a billionth of a...
heat scarring
Life Sciences >
Blue-Sky Dye Spells Hope for Improving Heart Function
The small molecule reduces damaging inflammation and improves heart...
Rivka Dikstein
Life Sciences >
New Molecules Precisely Target Mutant Disease Gene
These molecules may prevent only some of a crucial gene's activities...
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Life Sciences >
The Greenest Diet: Bacteria Switch to Eating Carbon Dioxide
Such bacteria may, in the future, contribute to new, carbon-efficient...
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How Cone Snail Venom Kills
A newly discovered mechanism may lead to better potassium- blocking drugs...

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Stem cells

Lowering the Handbrakes on Stem Cell Production

03.01.2019
Cells that are reprogrammed to become stem cells benefit when a protein complex is removed   
Life Sciences >
Senescent cells

The Immune System’s Fountain of Youth

Press Release
31.12.2018
Helping the immune system clear away old cells in aging mice helped restore youthful characteristics
Life Sciences >
Ada Zamir, 1972

A Meeting with Einstein

27.12.2018
Nobel Prize winners and trail blazing research have all been part of Prof. Ada Zamir's career
Life Sciences >

Joint Wellcome Trust – WHO Consultation on Transforming Nutrition Science for Better Health

26.12.2018
World-leading scientists meet to stimulate new, cutting-edge research to improve lifelong health outcomes

2018 Wonder Wander Quiz

23.12.2018
If you've followed the Institute news this year, it should be a cinch
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Frustrated and Going in Circles

20.12.2018
A model of collective movement that makes some members more ready to move than others helps explain how cells migrate in the body
Chemistry >
satellites

CT for Clouds: A Fleet of Micro-Satellites Will See into the Smallest Clouds

Press Release
17.12.2018
An Israeli-German mission to launch a formation of ten tiny satellites that use medically-inspired CT algorithms to answer climate questions wins a €14 million European Research Council award
Chemistry >
stretched blood vessels

It’s a Stretch: Giving Direction to Blood Vessels

13.12.2018
Scientists from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and the Weizmann Institute of Science reveal the mechanical forces that influence the spatial organization of blood vessels
Life Sciences >
MeCP2 and neurons

The Importins of Anxiety

Press Release
11.12.2018
The discovery of a new neural mechanism underlying anxiety points to possible treatments
Life Sciences >
Amit

Profiling a Killer in Warm Blood

Press Release
06.12.2018
Israeli scientists and physicians develop a new technology for profiling the unique genetic makeup of myeloma tumor cells that will allow better diagnosis and treatment
Life Sciences >
Medicinal Chemistry

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

Press Release
04.12.2018
The Institute will fund innovative research on compounds that hold promise for becoming therapies for a range of human diseases and disorders
Space & Physics >
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Where Inside and Outside Meet in the Brain

03.12.2018
A unique neural circuit in the cortex controls how internal states affect our ability to learn from outside experience
Life Sciences >
TB binding structure

FAS Track to Fighting Antibiotic-Resistant TB

26.11.2018
Solving the structure of a multi-enzyme bacterial complex may help antibiotics do their job against the deadly disease 
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villi

Crypt to Tip: Migrating Gut Cells Adapt to Their Locations

22.11.2018
Short-lived cells in the small intestine take on new functions as they move up finger-like projections called villi

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