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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

cyanobacteria reveal developmental pattern

The Need for Noise: How Patterns Arise in Nature

Physicists and biologists team up to show that even the simplest biological developmental patterns may require some noise to be formed

Quantum Vacuum Effect Created in a Tank of Water

What happens when you accelerate in a quantum vacuum? Analyzing ripples on the water’s surface provided proof for the answer

Merbl_proteasomes

Cellular Trash Cans Reveal the Roles of Proteins in Disease

A novel technology for profiling protein turnover and degradation offers new insight into diagnosis and understanding the molecular basis of...

cyanobacteria reveal developmental pattern

The Need for Noise: How Patterns Arise in Nature

Physicists and biologists team up to show that even the simplest biological developmental patterns may require some noise to be formed

ants looking for the exit

Recalculating the Route: The Ant Version

A simple mathematical model explains how ants overcome obstacles in their path

gigatons of carbon

In a New Biomass Census, Trees Rule the Planet

The study reveals, among other things, our impact on the Earth’s biosphere

A Binding Relationship

A Weizmann Institute of Science study shows how a deadly virus gets into cells

electrons tunnel in protein

Lowering the Barrier: Electrons Seen Tunneling through Proteins

Uncovering quantum effects in the molecules in our bodies may lead to future biotech developments

illustration: atom-photon exchange

Light Exchange

A quantum gate between atoms and photons may help in scaling up quantum computers

electrocardiogram

An Algorithm that Rivals Experts Could Save Lives

A joint venture of the Weizmann Institute of Science and New York University recently won first place in a competition for innovation in...

T cells attacking melanoma cells

Toward an “Ultra-Personalized” Therapy for Melanoma

A new approach to identifying “signposts” on cancer cells may help immune cells eliminate the disease

black soldier fly

Freezing Fly Eggs for the Future

WISe, the entrepreneurship club for Weizmann Institute of Science students, helped three alumni found a new company that could advance the edible...

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Merbl_proteasomes

Cellular Trash Cans Reveal the Roles of Proteins in Disease

cyanobacteria reveal developmental pattern

The Need for Noise: How Patterns Arise in Nature

precision health

$20M D. Dan and Betty Kahn Foundation gift expands collaboration of the Weizmann Institute of Science with the University of Michigan and the Technion

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Cellular Trash Cans Reveal the Roles of Proteins in Disease

$20M D. Dan and Betty Kahn Foundation gift expands collaboration of the Weizmann Institute of Science with the University of Michigan and the Technion

Toward an “Ultra-Personalized” Therapy for Melanoma

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