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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

Credit: XENON Collaboration/Luigi Di Carlo

A New Window on the Universe: Solar Neutrinos Measured at Record-Low Energies

XENONnT offers an unprecedented glimpse into one of nature’s rarest interactions. Project member Prof. Ranny Budnik of the Weizmann Institute of...

A Magnetic Clue to Life’s Origins

Study suggests that magnetic surfaces may influence not only the handedness of biological molecules but also their isotope composition – thus...

Ada Yonath, photographed for the L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science, 2008. Credit: Micheline Pelletier/Corbis

Prof. Ada Yonath, Nobel Laureate and a Model of Scientific Perseverance, Has Passed Away

From pursuing an impossible dream to uncovering one of the cell’s best-kept secrets and advancing the design of improved antibiotics

A Magnetic Clue to Life’s Origins

Study suggests that magnetic surfaces may influence not only the handedness of biological molecules but also their isotope composition – thus...

Infected macrophages

The Viral Tipping Point

How many viruses does it take to launch an infection? Scientists have discovered the cellular threshold that can determine whether a herpesvirus...

The Know-How Kids

Research shows even second graders can reason like scientists – if we ask them the right way

One Plant, Three Kingdoms, Five Trips

Weizmann Institute scientists decipher how a well-known psychedelic substance is created, then engineer a plant to produce several psychedelics at...

The Moon’s Dark Secret: Shadowed Cold Traps Could Unlock the Mystery of Lunar Ice

New evidence suggests that ice has been accumulating on the Moon for 1.5 billion years – and reveals the most promising places to find it

The Know-How Kids

Research shows even second graders can reason like scientists – if we ask them the right way

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...

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

Ada Yonath, photographed for the L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science, 2008. Credit: Micheline Pelletier/Corbis

Prof. Ada Yonath, Nobel Laureate and a Model of Scientific Perseverance, Has Passed Away

From pursuing an impossible dream to uncovering one of the cell’s best-kept secrets and advancing the design of improved antibiotics

Immune Therapy for Alzheimer's Takes a Step Forward

Phase 1 trial reports positive results for a brain-protective immunotherapy in early Alzheimer's disease.

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Infected macrophages

The Viral Tipping Point

The Know-How Kids

Ada Yonath, photographed for the L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science, 2008. Credit: Micheline Pelletier/Corbis

Prof. Ada Yonath, Nobel Laureate and a Model of Scientific Perseverance, Has Passed Away

Credit: XENON Collaboration/Luigi Di Carlo

A New Window on the Universe: Solar Neutrinos Measured at Record-Low Energies

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Prof. Ada Yonath, Nobel Laureate and a Model of Scientific Perseverance, Has Passed Away

A New Window on the Universe: Solar Neutrinos Measured at Record-Low Energies

When the Gut Can’t Forget: A New Mechanism Promoting Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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