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A bacterial cell (elongated shape in the center) inside a glioblastoma tumor cell, as seen through an electron microscope. The black dots within the bacterium are engineered antibodies carrying gold particles that bind specifically to a component found only in bacterial cell envelopes and not in human cells

Bacteria on the Brain

14.11.2025
Brain & Behavior, Cancer, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Weizmann researchers, together with Beilinson and Rambam physicians, reveal that diverse bacteria reside within brain tumors, potentially affecting treatment efficacy and even patients’ survival
“Seven Unique Voices in the Symphony of Human Achievement”

“Seven Unique Voices in the Symphony of Human Achievement”

10.11.2025
From a leader of the free world to a Grand Officer of France’s Legion of Honor – meet the Weizmann Institute of Science’s 2025 honorary PhD recipients
The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked Sixth in the World for Research Quality

The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked Sixth in the World for Research Quality

29.10.2025
This is Weizmann’s highest placement ever by the Leiden Ranking
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Humanity Rises as Wildlife Recedes: Two Studies Show the Extent of Human Domination over Nature

27.10.2025
Environment, Energy, Climate
Quantifying wildlife reveals human impact – human movement is 40 times greater than that of all land animals combined; livestock biomass up 400% and wild mammals down 70% over the past two centuries
An aerial view of Latham Island, more than 40 kilometers off the Tanzanian coast and measuring roughly 0.05 square kilometers. Drone photos: Shaked Palgi

Out of the Lab and into Nature: Going to the Ends of the Earth to Better Understand the Brain

16.10.2025
Brain & Behavior, Evolution and Development
Weizmann Institute scientists traveled all the way to a desert island off the coast of East Africa to record – for the very first time – the brain activity of mammals in the wild and to study how their neuronal “compass” helps them navigate
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Avoiding Loss: A Neural Key to Anxiety and PTSD

30.09.2025
Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Weizmann Institute scientists and Ichilov physicians used intracranial electrodes to reveal how the brain amplifies the risk of loss – and how this may help explain anxiety disorders and post-trauma
The developing brain of a two-week-old mouse pup under the microscope. The oxytocin system appears in green, the light-sensitive protein in red and cells that carry both show up in yellow. Cell nuclei are in blue

Shining a Light on the Developing Brain: How Parental Separation Shapes Us

17.09.2025
Brain & Behavior, Genetics
A new Weizmann Institute technology uncovers a neural mechanism that governs infant-parent bonding – and may help explain emotional differences between the sexes
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Weizmann Institute of Science Launches the Michael Sela Prize in Biomedical Sciences

08.09.2025
Benefiting Humanity, Biotechnology
The 2025 laureates – Profs. Francis S. Collins, Leroy (Lee) Hood and Eric S. Lander – are honored for pioneering work that has reshaped our understanding of life and disease and transformed modern medicineThe 2025 laureates – Profs. Francis S. Collins, Leroy (Lee) Hood and Eric S. Lander – are honored for pioneering work that has reshaped our understanding of life and disease and transformed modern medicine
Fishing for a Drug: Study Brings Hope for Treating a Rare Disease

Fishing for a Drug: Study Brings Hope for Treating a Rare Disease

02.09.2025
Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics
Using transparent zebrafish embryos, Weizmann scientists and Sheba physicians decipher a severe lymphatic disorder and identify a potential treatment
Excavations at the Siloam Dam. Credit: Dr. Johanna Regev / Scientific Archaeology Unit, Weizmann Institute of Science

Carbon-14 Dating Unlocks Ancient Jerusalem’s Water Secret: Monumental Siloam Dam Was Built in 800 BCE to Face a Climate Crisis

25.08.2025
Scientific Archaeology
Evidence points to sweeping urban planning as early as the 9th century BCE

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