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CEST la vie: High-Powered Magnets Improve Early Detection of Cancer in Rats
The method revealed tissue disruptions that cannot be seen by other means
Noam Stern-Ginossar and group
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Host and Virus Face Off over RNA Modification
What happens when a mechanism meant to protect the cell gets exploited by...
p loops
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In Search of the First Enzymes
Proto-enzymes designed in the lab bound strongly to RNA and DNA,...
Mouse embryonic stem cells
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Making Room for Change: Stem Cell Fate Depends on It
Remodeling the power plants known as mitochondria are key to stem cell...
Ice formation
Chemistry >
Can an Antifreeze Protein also Promote Ice Formation?
New research shows that some antifreeze proteins can do both

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

Chemistry >
Zoomed-in xSPEN diffusion data arising from a human frontal lobe (dashed square regions) containing the optic nerve indicated by the yellow arrows

The X-SPENdables: Addressing the Most Challenging Tissues in Magnetic Resonance

21.02.2018
A new MRI method developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science improves our ability to study the brain and other non-homogeneous tissues
Life Sciences >
organoid with folds

“Brain on a Chip” Reveals How the Brain Folds

Press Release
19.02.2018
Keeping the tiny "brains" flat enabled researchers to follow the process of wrinkling, step by step 
Math & Computer Science >
If, for example, the springy part forms a shelf in a rectangular container and the particle can “choose” to go either under or over the shelf, the transfer of energy becomes very efficient

The Notorious Piston and Other Problems

15.02.2018
New insight into the mathematics of fast- and slow-moving bodies
Space & Physics >
Sadi Carnot

The Limits of Power

13.02.2018
New research upholds an old principle of thermodynamics 
Life Sciences >
Kobi Abramson and mTEC

“Selfie” Cells Help Reveal Protein Secrets

08.02.2018
A new method enables researchers to observe interactions between proteins that normally exist in minute amounts 
Life Sciences >
Rejection and lack of rejection

Immune Tolerance May Open New Horizons for Bone Marrow and Organ Transplants

05.02.2018
An anticancer drug keeps recipient T cells from attacking donor cells 
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(l-r) Dr. Ruth Scherz-Shouval, Prof. Drew Pardoll and Dr. Rony Dahan

Visits: An Interview with Prof. Drew Pardoll

30.01.2018
Prof. Pardoll was the keynote speaker at the recent Cancer Immunotherapy symposium sponsored by the Moross Integrated Cancer Center
Chemistry >
Illustration: Trees in Africa

Dry but Fruitful: Semi-Arid Forests Could Offset Climate Change

29.01.2018
Planting trees in some surprising places could increase rainfall and lower atmospheric carbon
Life Sciences >
Phages attacking a bacterium_lab of Rotem Sorek

Bacterial Immune Systems Take the Stage

Press Release
25.01.2018
Multiple new and unusual bacterial defense mechanisms could lead to new biotech tools
Space & Physics >
Raluca Rufu

Triton: The “Odd Moon Out”

23.01.2018
One of the moons of the planet Neptune is too big, too far out, and rotates in the "wrong" direction
Math & Computer Science >
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At Liberty to Program

18.01.2018
A new Israeli MOOC is a fun way of learning about programming and how it connects to our lives
Life Sciences >
Dr. Itay Tirosh, Molecular Cell Biology

Comprehending Cancer Ecosystems – One Cell at a Time

15.01.2018
Dr. Itay Tirosh is finding the tumor cells that are most likely to turn malignant
Life Sciences >
Bats use social maps

Mapping the Social Landscape

Press Release
11.01.2018
A new study on bats reveals the cells that link our social connections to our internal spatial maps 
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Krizhanovsky and group

The Zombie Cell Census

09.01.2018
A new method of counting cells could lead to future strategies for combating chronic inflammation

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Health of 10,000 Israelis Over 40 Will Be Monitored for Decade

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