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Early Days in the Weizmann Institute

01.10.1996

Science & Culture

A new book recalls the the Weizmann Institute's "adolescence"

Soviet Scientists Make Their Mark

Soviet Scientists Make Their Mark

01.10.1996

Scientists from the former Soviet Union are adding their talents to the Weizmann Institute faculty

Prof. David Samuel and Queen Elizabeth II. Rare honor

The Queen and the Professor

01.10.1996

Science & Culture

Weizmann Institute Prof. David Samuel is awarded the Order of the British Empire

A Celebrated Scientist: Ephraim Katzir at 80

A Celebrated Scientist: Ephraim Katzir at 80

01.10.1996

Nobel laureates and others gather at the Institute to celebrate the 80th birthday of Prof. Ephraim Katzir

Prof. Ehud Shapiro and America Online CEO Steve Case. real success

A Real Success Out of Virtual Places

01.10.1996

Made at the Institute

Prof. Ehud Shapiro's Internet meeting software has met with commercial success

Ancient Ashes Throw New Light on Prehistoric Lifestyles

Ancient Ashes Throw New Light on Prehistoric Lifestyles

24.09.1996

Scientific Archaeology

REHOVOT, Israel -- September 24, 1996 -- Prehistoric ashes can now be recognized and analyzed with precision for the first time, thanks to a discovery made by a Weizmann Institute of Science...

New Drug for Multiple Sclerosis Receives Recommendation of a U.S. Food And Drug Administration Advisory Committee

New Drug for Multiple Sclerosis Receives Recommendation of a U.S. Food And Drug Administration Advisory Committee

19.09.1996

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

REHOVOT, Israel -- September 19, 1996 -- An advisory committee convened by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended today that the FDA approve the Israeli drug copolymer-1, to be...

New Concept Explains Why Mammals Can't Repair Central Nervous System Damage

New Concept Explains Why Mammals Can't Repair Central Nervous System Damage

16.09.1996

Brain & Behavior

REHOVOT, Israel -- September 17, 1996 -- Why is it that humans and other mammals are left permanently paralyzed or otherwise handicapped by injuries to the central nervous system, while fish and...

Prehistoric Fires Spark a Scientific Leap Forward

Prehistoric Fires Spark a Scientific Leap Forward

01.09.1996

Scientific Archaeology

By Miriam Bulwar David-Hay REHOVOT, Israel -- Somewhere, back in the mists of time, a primitive human realized how to light a fire. Suddenly, people could cook their food, keep warm in the cold,...

Personnel Management in the Brain

Personnel Management in the Brain

01.08.1996

Brain & Behavior

The brain acts like a dynamic personnel manager, constantly shifting its "workers," the nerve cells that control nearly all bodily functions, from one cell group to another to deal with a...

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