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Bacteria and Plants Fight Alike

01.12.2021
Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Evolution and Development, Genetics, Environment, Plants and Agriculture
A bacterial mechanism for sensing infection may help boost plant defenses
An example of a nano-grating design

A Vortex in a Nanometric Teacup

30.11.2021
Lasers & Optics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers generate, for the first time, a vortex beam of atoms and molecules
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Catching on to Cancer

28.11.2021
Structural Biology, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
A particularly “sticky” molecule could lead to the development of an effective treatment for cancer
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A Sniff of Aggression

19.11.2021
Brain & Behavior
Sniffing a particular body odor molecule found in abundance on the heads of newborn babies reduces aggression in men but increases it in women
Rendering of the building that will house the Azrieli Institute for Brain and Neural Sciences on the Weizmann Institute of Science campus, Skorka Architects

The Weizmann Institute of Science Receives $50 Million from the Azrieli Foundation to Help Humanity Unlock the Mysteries of the Brain

09.11.2021
Brain & Behavior, Benefiting Humanity
People and Events
This donation – among the largest of its kind for the Foundation – will establish the Azrieli Institute for Brain and Neural Sciences at the Weizmann Institute of Science
Koffler Accelerator of the Canada Centre of Nuclear Physics, The Weizmann Institute of Science

Celebrating Excellence

08.11.2021
People and Events
The Weizmann Institute of Science bestows honorary PhDs 
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The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked Eighth in the World for Scientific Performance

07.11.2021
People and Events
The Institute was also ranked among the top 25 research institutes or universities in the world for its scientific impact (citations) and patents awarded
(l-r) Dr. Rita Manco and Prof. Shalev Itzkovitz who developed the "ClumpSeq" approach

Clump Together

03.11.2021
Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics
New approach developed for studying rare cells that may play an important role in not so rare diseases
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Measured in Depth for the First Time

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Measured in Depth for the First Time

28.10.2021
Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Climate
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers, together with their NASA collaborators, shed new light on Jupiter, revealing a surprising parallel with Earth
One of the Giant Magellan Telescope's mirrors

Pointing the World’s Largest Mirrors Toward the Heavens

19.10.2021
Space & Physics, Astrophysics
Weizmann Institute of Science joins Giant Magellan Telescope to advance the world’s most powerful telescope

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A Wolf-Rayet star and the nebula surrounding it captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Gal-Yam and colleagues are the first to discover a rare-type supernova originating from this star // NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope
12.01.2022
Going Out with a Bang
Mouse myoblasts after a 24-hour exposure to a molecule blocking the ERK enzyme. The exposure caused the cells to undergo massive fusion, forming muscle fibers (red) with multiple nuclei (blue) // Dr. Tamar Eigler (Prof. Tzahor's research group)
20.12.2021
The Meat, the Muscle, and the Motion of Cell Fusion