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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

separating chiral molecules illustration

Telling Left from Right by Spinning Them with Light

Using lasers to separate chiral molecules had been predicted - but never before demonstrated

ULTRASAT illustration

Next-Gen Israeli Satellite to Seek out Cosmic Explosions and Black Holes

Weizmann Institute of Science and the Israel Space Agency of the Ministry of Science and Technology are heading this international project

antibodies against ebola virus

Ebola Antibodies at Work

Scientists in Israel and Germany show, on the molecular level, how an experimental vaccine offers long-term protection against the disease

The Azrieli Foundation Funds Fragile X Research at the Institute

Institute scientists have developed a potential drug that attenuates autism-like behaviors in disease models

How Hot Was the Ocean?

Isotopes in iron oxides laid down two billion years ago hold clues to the conditions in which they were created

Survival of the Fewest

How do a handful of marine microorganisms live through a major crash?

halide perovskite

Order Trumps Disorder

Explaining the self-healing properties of a remarkable material

Opposite Attraction: Magnets Separate Mirror-Image Crystals

The method may be used to purify drugs and numerous other chemicals

Bar Sagi Tiling: From Refrigerator Door to Mathematics Journal

“Proper Self-Similar Triangle Tiling,” a demanding exercise in drawing and coloring, casts a modern light on an ancient problem

macrophage and bacteria

First Impressions Go a Long Way in the Immune System

An algorithm that predicts the immune response to a pathogen could lead to early diagnosis for such diseases as tuberculosis

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...

"We see a lot of clinical applications..."

Prof. Michal Sharon on how to skip costly steps in protein analysis

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antibodies against ebola virus

Ebola Antibodies at Work

The Azrieli Foundation Funds Fragile X Research at the Institute

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A New Route to Blocking Children’s Bone Cancer

Omer Markovitch

Chemistry and Biology are Not Separate Worlds

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Ebola Antibodies at Work

A New Route to Blocking Children’s Bone Cancer

Cancer Protocols: A New Approach to Predicting Treatment Outcomes

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