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The Dust Storm Microbiome

27.06.2017

Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Environment, Climate

Wind from the desert brings more than dust

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

Jerusalem Tower Younger than Thought

15.06.2017

Scientific Archaeology

Ultra-precise dating takes nearly 1,000 years off its age

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

Jupiter, Revealed: Israeli Scientists Peer Beneath the Cloud Cover of Our Solar System's Largest Planet

15.06.2017

Astrophysics, Planetary Science

Weizmann Institute scientists are leading one of the main experiments on NASA’s Juno space mission, aimed at learning how deep the planet's jet currents go and mapping its gravitational field

(Bottom row, l-r) Prof. Ido Amit, Prof. Michal Schwartz and Dr. Hadas Keren-Shaul. (Top row, l-r) Dr. Assaf Weiner, Orit Matcovitch-Natan and Amit Spinrad

Over the DAM: Cells that Rejuvenate the Brain

08.06.2017

Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A newly discovered immune cell type may lead to a future treatment for Alzheimer's disease

Bread and Health: A Personal Matter

Bread and Health: A Personal Matter

07.06.2017

Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Math & Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A new study reveals that there is no difference between the health effects of “wholesome” and white bread

cold atomic beam experiment

How to Reduce Shockwaves in Molecular Beam Experiments

07.06.2017

Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Planetary Science, Quantum Physics

Aerospace engineering provided the answer

Agrin repairs heart tissue

Young at Heart: Restoring Cardiac Function with a Matrix Molecule

05.06.2017

Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Administering “young matrix” molecules to damaged mouse hearts led to muscle repair

Humans are exposed to stress at different intensities throughout life

Stressed Out from Birth: Mice Exposed to Prenatal Stress Are Predisposed to Eating Disorders Later in Life

01.06.2017

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

Scientists at the Weizmann Institute prevented the onset of eating disorders through dietary intervention

self-assembling membrane

Self-Organization Makes for Efficient Separation

17.05.2017

Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

A new, water-based, recyclable membrane filters all types of nanoparticles

Ayelet Erez

Rare Genetic Defect May Lead to Cancer Drug

17.05.2017

Yeda Technology Transfer, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A lack of the protein citrin slows children's growth; blocking it in cancer slows tumor growth

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Prof. Zvi Artstein, Vice President for Technology Transfer

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