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Down to the Synapse: Connecting Brain Circuits to Behavior

Down to the Synapse: Connecting Brain Circuits to Behavior

15.11.2022

Brain & Behavior

By flipping a single synaptic connection in a neural circuit, the researchers caused male worms to behave like females in response to a painful cue

A glimpse into Bina offices

Your Applied Research Journey Starts Here

31.10.2022

Technology & Applications, Yeda Technology Transfer, Benefiting Humanity, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Equipped with a team of industry experts, innovation hub Bina invites Weizmann Institute scientists to examine the applicative potential of their research. “This is an open call to all researchers...

Bacteriophages attacking a bacterium. Source: Prof. Graham Beards

Viruses Gain the Upper Hand

25.10.2022

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Weizmann Institute scientists reveal how viruses outwit cellular immune systems

Communicating Vessels (2021), Lihi Turjeman

Art Meets Science: The First Artist Residency at the Weizmann Institute of Science

13.10.2022

This year the Weizmann Institute will host Lihi Turjeman, Chen Flamenbaum, Carmi Dror and Lee Yanor to promote collaboration, mutual inspiration and dialog between artists and scientists

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Deep Space Impact

30.09.2022

Weizmann Institute scientists observe NASA asteroid shooter in action

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Human Tumors Are Prized Real Estate for Fungi, Study Finds

29.09.2022

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Viruses & Microorganisms

The findings demonstrate that fungi are living in tumors and may facilitate cancer detection, diagnosis and perhaps even treatment

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Origin of Life – In an RNA Pocket

14.09.2022

Organic Chemistry, Structural Biology, Evolution and Development

How did amino acids start bonding to form proteins? Weizmann Institute of Science researchers bring their findings to life in their lab

Patterns of epigenetic markers revealed by EPINUC on blood nucleosomes (bright-red dots)

Putting Liquid Biopsies on Solid Ground: Cancer Diagnosis from a Milliliter of Blood

08.09.2022

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Benefiting Humanity, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

If larger studies confirm the results of a Weizmann Institute innovation, diagnosing cancer may one day be as easy as taking blood

Prof. Jacob Sagiv

Kavli Prize Awarded to Prof. Jacob Sagiv

07.09.2022

Research conducted by Sagiv transformed surface science and has led to applications shaping our daily lives – from medical equipment to computers and cell phones

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Desperate Cancer Cells

31.08.2022

Cancer, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

How tumors mutate their way out of a crisis – and become drug resistant in the process

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