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Rethinking Longevity: Genes Matter More than We Thought

Weizmann Institute study finds genetic contribution to human lifespan is about 50 percent – more than double previous estimates

The “ticking” of a circadian clock inside a human cell over the course of 24 hours. A fluorescent marker allows scientists to tell “what time it is” at any given moment

New Study Reveals that Sex Hormones Reset Our Body Clocks

The findings may shed new light on disruptions to the circadian clocks during menstruation, pregnancy and menopause

Jamela Abu Ayada

Discovering the Path to Discoveries

The Weizmann Institute’s program for research students from academically underrepresented groups is making things click for participants

The class of 2022

"Set Your Goals as High as Possible – and Perhaps Even Higher"

Meet the class of 2022: 124 new PhDs and 179 MSc recipients

Giant Planet’s Slimmer Profile

New research measures Jupiter’s dimensions with unprecedented precision

Memory Particles

A particle system appears to “remember” its previous quantum states

Prof. Reshef Tenne

Prof. Reshef Tenne Is the Recipient of the Israel Prize in Chemistry Research

“One of Israel’s most important and prominent scientists, who has made an enormous contribution to materials science and to physical and inorganic...

MRI Gets a Nano-Sized Upgrade

Weizmann Institute researchers achieve MRI resolution of one billionth of a meter, paving the way for the most detailed images of individual...

How Yeast Find the Perfect Match

A mass mating event in the lab reveals how yeast cells choose partners – and what predicts the success of their offspring

Phage’s Deep Pockets

Weizmann Institute researchers have identified three new families of proteins that viruses use to disrupt bacterial immune signaling

Between Flood and Drought: The Metric That Could Better Explain What Happens to Water in the Age of Climate Change

According to this metric, arid regions may be closer to the ecological red line than previously thought

Satellite image of a winter storm in western North America. Source: Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)

An Alarming Trend Climate Models Are Missing

North Pacific winter storm tracks are shifting toward the North Pole faster than predicted

Marcel Frailich Kaplun

Everyone Knew It When Marcel Entered a Room

Dr. Marcel Frailich Kaplun, murdered by Hamas terrorists on her kibbutz, was a passionate educator and a beloved figure at the Weizmann Institute of...

Empowering Teachers with AI

The Weizmann Institute’s Science Teaching Department brings teachers and machines together and creates AI-powered tools for personalized instruction

Excavations at the Siloam Dam. Credit: Dr. Johanna Regev / Scientific Archaeology Unit, Weizmann Institute of Science

Carbon-14 Dating Unlocks Ancient Jerusalem’s Water Secret: Monumental Siloam Dam Was Built in 800 BCE to Face a Climate Crisis

Evidence points to sweeping urban planning as early as the 9th century BCE

A charred basket pattern on a jar from the time of the 586 BCE Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem (Photo: Johanna Regev)

Beating the Plateau

Weizmann Institute researchers establish absolute chronology for Kingdom of Judah’s Jerusalem

Instead of Fighting Cancer Resistance, Put It to Work

Three resistance mutations identified in Prof. Yardena Samuels’s lab may become targets for powerful new immunotherapies

A fluorescent microscope image of the biochip with its numerous minuscule compartments, each presenting a different antigen – making it possible to simultaneously test the interactions of all these antigens with a human antibody

The Biochip Built for the Next Pandemic

A new tool could help prepare us for the next viral threat

Top Stories

How Yeast Find the Perfect Match

Phage’s Deep Pockets

Red alert, red herrings: Malarial RNA molecules (red dots) observed inside the nuclei (blue) of monocytes (green) using fluorescence confocal microscopy

Malaria’s mRNA: Messages that Mess with the Immune System

Between Flood and Drought: The Metric That Could Better Explain What Happens to Water in the Age of Climate Change

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How Yeast Find the Perfect Match

Gut Microbes Actively Support Immunity in People Living with HIV

Prof. Igal Talmi, 1925–2026

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