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Drs. Elisabetta Boaretto and Tobias Richter. In the foreground is a Natufian hearth at Shubayqa, Jordan

Uncovering Varied Pathways to Agriculture

New dates for a 15,000-year-old site in Jordan challenge some prevailing assumptions about the beginnings of permanent settlement

Recently uncovered remains of a massive stone tower built to guard Gihon Spring – a vital water supply just downhill from the ancient city of Jerusalem

Jerusalem Tower Younger than Thought

Ultra-precise dating takes nearly 1,000 years off its age

In the Eye of the Shrimp

Through millions of years of evolution, shrimps have developed unique-shaped eyes that enable them to see well in their immediate environment - the...

Returning Light

Institute physicists solve a "hard problem" with lasers and a hint

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Predicting Immunotherapy Success

Overexpression of certain immunoproteasome subunits in melanoma are tied to anti-cancer immune activity

Tal Tamir and Dr. Dana Rubi Levy

The Social Life of a Neuron

How are social cues encoded in our brains – and in the brains of those on the autistic spectrum?

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, and shows how small marine producers pull their weight

The Greenest Diet: Bacteria Switch to Eating Carbon Dioxide

Such bacteria may, in the future, contribute to new, carbon-efficient technologies

Prof. Daniella Goldfarb

Switching Spins Helps Scientists Track Protein Movement

A clever exchange of elements enabled researchers to measure a protein’s movements

disordered protein

Sensitive yet Resilient: Disordered Proteins Depend on Their Network

Once discarded from studies, disordered segments are now understood to have important roles to play in the cell

Gestational Diabetes - Illustration

New Algorithm Predicts Gestational Diabetes

How similar are these two faces?

Converging Solutions: Artificial Networks Shed Light on Human Face Recognition

Gestational Diabetes - Illustration

New Algorithm Predicts Gestational Diabetes

All Natural Color

Phytolon, a start-up based on Weizmann Institute technology, aims to replace artificial food dyes with safe, cost-effective, stable, all-natural...

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Predicting Immunotherapy Success

Tal Tamir and Dr. Dana Rubi Levy

The Social Life of a Neuron

Prof. Daniella Goldfarb

Switching Spins Helps Scientists Track Protein Movement

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Predicting Immunotherapy Success

New Algorithm Predicts Gestational Diabetes

Decoy Molecule Neutralizes a Range of Viruses

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