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The Israeli delegation to EGMO. (l-r) Nicole Grossman, Noga Friedman, Tamar Pe'er, and Ya'ara Schulman. Photo credit: Future Scientists' Center

Israeli Math Olympians Top European Competition

31.05.2021
Math & Computer Science, Science Teaching
A team of mathletes, trained at the Weizmann Institute of Science, competes and wins several distinctions at the European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad
The Egyptian fruit bat

Right Off the Bat: Navigation in Extra-Large Spaces

27.05.2021
Life Sciences, Brain & Behavior
Bats navigating in an innovative extra-large experimental setup reveal an unknown neuronal code 
Dr. Efi Efrati and Dr. Luiz Da Silva

Solving a Plant Cell "Parking Garage" Puzzle

26.05.2021
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Theoretical Physics, Materials Science, Structural Biology, Biochemistry
Biological organelles may be messy and crowded, but sometimes only an exact mathematical description will do 
Avocado - a fruit abundant with beta-sitosterol. Photo credit: Shutterstock

A Natural Food Supplement May Relieve Anxiety

18.05.2021
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Mice receiving the plant-derived substance were less anxious than the controls
Microscopic image of cultured human lung cells infected with SARS-CoV-2

The Triple Threat of Coronavirus

11.05.2021
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Genetics
A new study exposes how SARS-CoV-2 tampers with the cell's hardware to outsmart the immune system
A mosquito on a notebook. Photo by Dr. Jonas Wietek

Brain Research Gets a Boost from Mosquitos

11.05.2021
Life Sciences, Brain & Behavior
New versions of light-sensitive proteins could illuminate the dark corners of our brain’s communication pathways 
MBZUAI President, Professor Eric Xing and President of the Weizmann Institute, Professor Alon Chen in Abu Dhabi

A Senior Delegation from the Weizmann Institute of Science Visits MBZUAI Campus in Abu Dhabi

03.05.2021
Math & Computer Science, Computer Vision, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Astrophysics, Personalized Medicine, Genetics, Technology & Applications, Benefiting Humanity, Biotechnology
People and Events
The two parties discussed their new collaboration initiative to advance the field of artificial intelligence research
Prof. Michal Schwartz

Prof. Michal Schwartz

03.05.2021
People and Events
Prof. Michal Schwartz is the recipient of the 2022 FENS EJN Award
Tomato; Shutterstock

GORKY Protein Turns Bitter Tomatoes Sweet

29.04.2021
Genetics, Plants and Agriculture
A huge new database helps reveal tomato riddles and may facilitate the breeding of delicious, disease-resistant tomatoes
tidal disruption event

Reading a Message Carried on a Distant Tide

26.04.2021
Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Particle Physics
A high-energy neutrino that flung out from a star, ripped apart by a black hole, reveals something about the cosmic sources of these mysterious particles

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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)
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