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Ebola Antibodies at Work

07.10.2019

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Scientists in Israel and Germany show, on the molecular level, how an experimental vaccine offers long-term protection against the disease

Irit Sagi

The Azrieli Foundation Funds Fragile X Research at the Institute

06.10.2019

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Institute scientists have developed a potential drug that attenuates autism-like behaviors in disease models

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A New Route to Blocking Children’s Bone Cancer

02.10.2019

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A study in mice showed that reducing a particular hormone signal keeps the cancer from growing and spreading

Omer Markovitch

Chemistry and Biology are Not Separate Worlds

02.10.2019

Systems Biology

Dr. Omer Markovitch, an alumnus of the Weizmann Institute of Science, currently at the University of Groningen, was interviewed for the Dutch website NEMO Kennislink.

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When Fish “Play,” Dr. Takashi Kawashima Sees How Neurons Work

02.10.2019

Brain & Behavior

A unique fish meets a unique research method to reveal a deep-brain system

infected bacteria

The Basic Bacterial Defense

26.09.2019

Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Evolution and Development

A newly-discovered immune system in bacteria is the distance ancestor of one in our own cells

Cell Diversity May Explain Why a Brain Cancer Is Hard to Treat

Cell Diversity May Explain Why a Brain Cancer Is Hard to Treat

23.09.2019

When cells change their identities, they may elude therapies

halide perovskite

Order Trumps Disorder

19.09.2019

Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

Explaining the self-healing properties of a remarkable material

Soma Ghosh

Dr. Soma Ghosh: Living her Dream

16.09.2019

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

"We attain higher achievement, better results and the opportunity to advance our scientific careers"

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Cancer Protocols: A New Approach to Predicting Treatment Outcomes

12.09.2019

Cancer, Personalized Medicine

Weizmann Institute of Science research shows heterogeneity in melanoma tumors prevents effective immune responses

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