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Human lung cancer cells harboring the L858R mutation in the EGFR gene. Cell nuclei are in blue. The red color marks a protein that is present in the cell cytoplasm when the EGFR is active and driving the uncontrolled cell divisions

A Select Group: Study May Bring Improved Therapy to Preselected Lung Cancer Patients

08.08.2023

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute researchers identify a biomarker that may one day enable a subgroup of lung cancer patients to benefit from relapse-free treatment

A section of a mouse brain under the microscope. The yellow color shows the complex structure of a mature oligodendrocyte, with numerous branches that reach out to the surrounding cells

Vive la Différence: Brain Cells of Males and Females Respond Differently to Chronic Stress

01.08.2023

Brain & Behavior, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A new study in mice could pave the way to personalized therapy for depression, anxiety and other stress-related disorders known to produce different effects on men and women

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Gaining Weight? You Have a Bone to Pick with Calcium

31.07.2023

Brain & Behavior, Nutrition, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Weizmann Institute scientists discovered a gene that may cause weight gain in older people, regardless of their diet

Taking Refuge in Rehovot

Taking Refuge in Rehovot

23.07.2023

Benefiting Humanity

Russian and Ukrainian scientists fleeing the war in Ukraine were hosted by Weizmann Institute labs during a year-long program

Tree roots recruit beneficial bacteria during drought. Fluorescence and bright-field imaging reveals that during drought (left) a tree root is more densely colonized by two beneficial bacteria (green and red) than after irrigation (right)

Underground Symbiosis Counters Drought

12.07.2023

Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Plants and Agriculture, Climate

A new study at the Weizmann Institute of Science reveals that bacteria can help trees survive water scarcity

Lung macrophages infected with the human cytomegalovirus. Cells harboring an active infection are in bright green

Prepared for War: How Cells Survive Viral Invasion

28.06.2023

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

High levels of defensive proteins offer protection against a hostile takeover by herpes viruses

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Dust in the Wind: Forecasting Storms with AI

16.06.2023

Computer Vision, Environment, Plants and Agriculture, Climate

A new artificial intelligence method could improve the accuracy of dust-storm forecasting around the world

Cell feast streamed live: TBMs (green) swallow dying B cells (red) inside the lymph node “training camps”

How B-Cell Eaters Clean Their Plates

11.06.2023

Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Mysterious macrophages, found to rapidly digest dying B cells, may hold clues to future treatments of autoimmune disorders

If Music Be the Food of Science, Play On!

If Music Be the Food of Science, Play On!

05.06.2023

Known for its ground-breaking scientific research, the Weizmann Institute also boasts a number of talented musicians – and an orchestra made up entirely of scientists and students who find...

319 Ambassadors of Groundbreaking Science

319 Ambassadors of Groundbreaking Science

01.06.2023

Benefiting Humanity

Meet the class of 2023 – they join more than 7,500 alumni who earned their PhD and MSc degrees from the Feinberg Graduate School since it was established 65 years ago

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