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Fish under the Influence Reveal How Psychedelics Work

21.04.2024

Brain & Behavior

A Weizmann Institute method for tracking the effects of drugs on zebrafish may help develop improved therapies for depression and other mood-related disorders

Shaping the Role of Future Physician-Scientists

Shaping the Role of Future Physician-Scientists

15.04.2024

People and Events

The Weizmann Institute establishes an MD-PhD program in a joint initiative with the Miriam and Aaron Gutwirth Fund

AI Flexes Its Muscles

AI Flexes Its Muscles

11.04.2024

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology

A machine learning model sheds new light on muscle development

Social Hierarchy: Even for Mice, It’s Complicated

Social Hierarchy: Even for Mice, It’s Complicated

03.04.2024

Brain & Behavior

Studying wild mice in near-natural conditions reveals different strategies used by females and males in forming social hierarchies

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A Hundred Million Suns: The Most Complete Portrait of a Supernova

27.03.2024

Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Planetary Science

Weizmann Institute scientists map out data from a once-in-a-lifetime explosion

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Fungus vs. Fungus: Newly Identified Yeast Might Prevent Life-Threatening Fungal Infections

18.03.2024

Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The novel yeast works by outcompeting rivals, Weizmann Institute study suggests

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How Does a Bacterium Know It’s Time?

08.03.2024

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms

Scientists were split on the issue of cell division; a statistical study heals the rift

(l-r) Dr. Anat Bahat and Prof. Rivka Dikstein

Toward a Treatment for Huntington’s Disease

26.02.2024

Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Benefiting Humanity, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Weizmann Institute scientists have discovered two small molecules that can cross the blood-brain barrier in mice, slowing and even reversing the effects of Huntington’s, which is incurable

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Proteins without Parents

14.02.2024

Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Evolution and Development

Using three AI protein prediction tools, a Chinese-Israeli study uncovers new wrinkles in the folding story of “orphan” proteins

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Down the Rabbit Hole

08.02.2024

Math & Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Stem Cells, Evolution and Development, Genetics

An innovative Weizmann Institute system for tracking the earliest stages of embryonic development, applied for the first time in rabbits, could provide fascinating insights into the formation of the...

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