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Awards and Appointments

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Dr.Jacob (Yaqub) Hanna

Dr.Jacob (Yaqub) Hanna

18.06.2017
Dr.Jacob (Yaqub) Hanna was elected as a member of EMBO
Prof. Ido Amit

Prof. Ido Amit

18.06.2017
Prof. Ido Amit was elected as a member of EMBO

People

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Bird feeding station on the Weizmann Institute of Science campus

Where Have All the Birds Gone?

21.05.2017
In an effort to attract songbirds back, feeding stations and nesting boxes are placed throughout campus
Weizmann and Neuberg

Swept Up in the Currents of History

26.03.2017
Weizmann and Neuberg, friends on two sides of a conflict

Made at the Institute

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YEDA-XL-Protein GmbH Agreement

YEDA-XL-Protein GmbH Agreement

21.10.2014
Combining two technologies makes a drug compound stronger and longer-lasting
William Levine (center), a prominent American diamond merchant, inspecting gemprints during his visit to the Weizmann Institute in 1974, with Prof. Shmuel Shtrikman (left) and Dr. Charles Bar-Isaac (right)

The Fingerprint of a Diamond

19.05.2014
Dr. Charles Bar-Isaac turned his fascination with diamonds’ brilliance into a method of identifying individual stones

Science Education

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Children try out the Israeli exhibit

Irresistible Science

16.03.2017
A European science project ends, but its lessons live on
Ronen Mir and physics teachers

First Class of the Schwartz/Reisman Science Education Center, Rehovot, Graduates

30.06.2016
The students finished three years of a unique physics program

Davidson Institute

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Why are Stars Spherical?

Why are Stars Spherical?

21.05.2017
It is true that most stars are spherical, but there are also some that are ‎‎“squashed”, and some that even look like a peanut or a funnel. How does...
Forgotten Breakthroughs - Women Scientists

Forgotten Breakthroughs - Women Scientists

21.05.2017
The geneticist who saved the citrus industry from collapse, the researcher who ‎was involved in the development of a drug worth billions of dollars,...

Science & Culture

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Science on Tap 2017

Science on Tap 2017

08.05.2017
An influential initiative, creating a new urban culture that has been adopted around the globe 
Weizmann theater ensemble

Weizmann Theater Ensemble Presents

09.02.2017
Now in its 12th year, the group chose the play Krum, by Hanoch Levin

Institute Guests

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Dr. Bruce Lefker: Bridging the gap between basic science and drug discovery

Dr. Bruce Lefker: Bridging the Gap Between Basic Science and Drug Discovery

23.02.2017
Dr. Bruce Lefker is currently working in the G-INCPM for one year as part of a five-year collaboration between the Weizmann Institute, Yeda Research...
Prof. Irit Sagi (center) and Smart-Up campers

Chinese Teens at the Institute

21.07.2014
While enjoying science camp, the students bring the two countries closer

Time Tunnel

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Weizmann and Neuberg

Swept Up in the Currents of History

26.03.2017
Weizmann and Neuberg, friends on two sides of a conflict
(l-r) Tova Presman, Anna Weisman, Helen Katz, Gila Udi, Yaffa Berko, Anat Shaibin, Nitzhona Akshuti and Geula Issachar

The Scanners’ Story

02.09.2014
They came to work on physics experiments – and found life-long friends

Top Stories

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dust storm

The Dust Storm Microbiome

Nano Comics

Nano Comics -Third Generation

black hole

The Missing Black Holes

Scientists discover a connection between the development of age-related macular degeneration and the intestinal microbiome

The Retina and the Microbiome

Press Releases

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dust storm
27.06.2017
The Dust Storm Microbiome
Recently uncovered remains of a massive stone tower built to guard Gihon Spring – a vital water supply just downhill from the ancient city of Jerusalem
15.06.2017
Jerusalem Tower Younger than Thought
The south pole of Jupiter is seen from an altitude of 32,000 miles (52,000 kilometers) in this enhanced color mosaic of images from NASA's JunoCam. Cyclones up to 600 miles wide (1,000 km) are visible. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Betsy Asher Hall/Gervasio Robles SCOTT BOLTON - 3
15.06.2017
Jupiter, Revealed: Israeli Scientists Peer Beneath the Cloud Cover of Our Solar System's Largest Planet

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