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Neurons Caught Rapidly Switching Gears

24.08.2022

Brain & Behavior

A new study suggests that neurons are not programmed for a single task, but rather are highly dynamic and agile

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Sweetness That Comes at a Price: Sugar Substitutes May Affect the Human Body in Unanticipated Ways

18.08.2022

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A controlled trial suggests that non-nutritive sweeteners affect the human gut microbes and may alter glucose metabolism

Microbiome invaders. Illustration: Dell'Ariccia Leibovitch Architects

The Viruses That Fight Disease

04.08.2022

Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A surprising precision weapon against Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis

Development of synthetic mouse embryo models inside beakers

Without Egg, Sperm or Womb: Synthetic Mouse Embryo Models Created Solely from Stem Cells

01.08.2022

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics, Technology & Applications

The method opens new vistas for studying how stem cells self-organize into organs and may in the future help produce transplantable tissues

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“Zip Codes” Tell RNA Where to Go

26.07.2022

Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Weizmann Institute scientists solve the riddle of how RNA molecules get to their designated locations

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Creating the Cells That Can Be Everything and More

12.07.2022

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Removing a newly discovered “lock” from DNA’s packaging can restore limitless abilities to early cells

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Empowering Teachers with AI

03.07.2022

Science Teaching, Technology & Applications

The Weizmann Institute’s Science Teaching Department brings teachers and machines together and creates AI-powered tools for personalized instruction

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Curbing Candida: The Cells That Keep Fungal Infections at Bay

27.06.2022

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

Without cells that spur on the specialized antifungal units, the fight against a common infection is a lost cause

The class of 2022

"Set Your Goals as High as Possible – and Perhaps Even Higher"

24.06.2022

Meet the class of 2022: 124 new PhDs and 179 MSc recipients

Scent of a Friend

Scent of a Friend

24.06.2022

Brain & Behavior, Evolution and Development

Similarities in body odor may contribute to social bonding

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