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One of the Giant Magellan Telescope's mirrors

Pointing the World’s Largest Mirrors Toward the Heavens

19.10.2021

Space & Physics, Astrophysics

Weizmann Institute of Science joins Giant Magellan Telescope to advance the world’s most powerful telescope

Dr. Sergey Semenov

Detangling the Origin of Life

18.10.2021

Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

A new study focusing on the interactions between basic chemical materials may elucidate intricate patterns of evolution

Prof. Yardena Samuels

Spotting Hotspots for Cancer Immunotherapy

15.10.2021

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Off-the-shelf therapies to be developed for entire groups of patients

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The Body’s Daily Jam Session

11.10.2021

Nutrition, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

How are the body’s day-night cycles orchestrated between different organs, tissues and cells?

Lymphatic vessels (green) and bones (red) in a one-month-old zebrafish

Blocking Distraction: How Growing Blood Vessels Do It All

05.10.2021

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

A study of the genetic basis of blood vessel growth finds a surprise player helping cells ace this complex feat

New York City. Image: Shutterstock

Cells and the City

03.10.2021

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development

Tracing the evolution of protein maintenance in cellular "boroughs," Prof. Dan Tawfik's students publish their study after his untimely death

Dr. Nir London

Global Initiative to Rapidly Develop a Safe, Globally Accessible and Affordable COVID-19 Antiviral Pill

29.09.2021

Structural Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Benefiting Humanity, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

COVID Moonshot – the world's largest open-science drug discovery effort – aims to identify pre-clinical candidate molecules, with first clinical trials expected in 2022

Prof. Eilam Gross

When Particle Physics and Artificial Intelligence Collide

20.09.2021

Robotics and Machine Learning, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics

A research pivot by Weizmann Institute scientists uses artificial intelligence to unravel the mysteries of colliding particles

The image that appeared on the publishing journal's cover

The Body’s Main (Cellular) Squeeze

13.09.2021

Molecular and Cell Biology

The secrets of “professional secretor” cells: how they stay in shape

The nucleus of a fruit fly larva’s muscle cell. The long chains of DNA (red) are attached to the nuclear lamina (green) – the inner layer of the nuclear membrane

On the Outskirts of the Nucleus

05.09.2021

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

A novel imaging method reveals a surprising arrangement of DNA in the cell’s nucleus

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Weizmann Institute of Science and Max Planck Society Create a Joint Postdoctoral Program

Plant Research Reaches a New High

Decades-Old Mystery of Red Blood Cell Production Finally Solved