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MRI brain scans of mice with Gaucher disease Type III. The scan of a mouse that received the new treatment (left) shows a significant reduction in tissue inflammation (blue) compared to an untreated mouse (right)

Improving the Recipe for Gene Therapy

13.10.2024
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics
An innovative treatment for Gaucher disease has produced promising results in mice, giving hope to patients after decades of research  
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Hunting Down Giant Viruses That Attack Tiny Algae

30.09.2024
Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Environment, Climate
A mysterious menace lurks in the oceans, threatening algal blooms. Weizmann Institute researchers have developed a new way to track the culprit –...
Couples Therapy

Couples Therapy

26.09.2024
Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Biotechnology
A new Weizmann Institute method provides an unprecedented glimpse into the relationship between bacteria and their host cells
A cryo-scanning electron microscope image of a freeze-fractured chloroplast, cropped from the surrounding tissue, providing a view into the photosynthetic membranes and the protein complexes embedded within them

Into the Light

16.09.2024
Nutrition, Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture, Climate
Will a better understanding of photosynthesis help us grow plants under artificial light?
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Both Faster and Stronger

09.09.2024
Cancer, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
A new Weizmann Institute approach promises to advance cancer immunotherapy; it increases the proliferation rate of cancer-targeting immune cells...
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New Circuit Made of DNA Has Everything Wired In

03.09.2024
Nanoscience, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Technology & Applications, Biotechnology
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers were thrilled when they managed to observe the birth of a protein made by a single DNA molecule: No one had...
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Peeling Back the Layers of Brain Tumors

29.08.2024
Brain & Behavior, Cancer
Weizmann scientists have mapped common types of brain tumors at unprecedented resolution – and identified a possible reason why some patients fail to...
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A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking

26.08.2024
Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
Weizmann Institute researchers reveal how Copaxone protects the heart muscle and improves its function after a heart attack
Peyote in bloom (Photo: Guy Yosef Keren)

Cactus Dreams: Revealing the Secrets of Mescaline Making

15.08.2024
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Plants and Agriculture
Scientists tackle the thorny issue of securing a sustainable source of the psychedelic for drug development
An image of tissue from the human small intestine obtained with the help of fluorescent dyes that made it possible to mark numerous proteins in parallel, thereby mapping out the various proteins produced in each part of the intestinal villi

Navigating the Digestive Tract

07.08.2024
Nutrition, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics
A comprehensive gene expression atlas of the human small intestine uncovers the secrets of nutrient absorption and defense against infection

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A bacterial cell (elongated shape in the center) inside a glioblastoma tumor cell, as seen through an electron microscope. The black dots within the bacterium are engineered antibodies carrying gold particles that bind specifically to a component found only in bacterial cell envelopes and not in human cells

Bacteria on the Brain

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The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked Sixth in the World for Research Quality

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A bacterial cell (elongated shape in the center) inside a glioblastoma tumor cell, as seen through an electron microscope. The black dots within the bacterium are engineered antibodies carrying gold particles that bind specifically to a component found only in bacterial cell envelopes and not in human cells
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“Seven Unique Voices in the Symphony of Human Achievement”
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The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked Sixth in the World for Research Quality