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Peruvian teachers in the Blue Planet workshop

Thinking Locally

21.01.2015
Science Teaching
An educational module developed at the Weizmann Institute will be included in the Peruvian science curriculum
Clusters of human embryonic stem cells that were differentiated to an early germ cell (PGC) state (colored cells). Each color reveals the expression of a different gene. (l-r) NANOS3, NANOG, OCT4 and, on the right, all three combined in a single image

Human Primordial Cells Created in the Lab

24.12.2014
Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Fertility, Genetics
A cell programming technique developed at the Weizmann Institute turns them into the earliest precursors of sperm and ova
bat

3D Compass in the Brain

03.12.2014
Brain & Behavior
A study on bats' flight pinpoints the neurons that tell us which way we are headed  
Prof. Haim Garty, z"l

Prof. Haim Garty, Vice President of the Weizmann Institute, 1948-2014

30.11.2014
The boy who grew up in the “backyard” of the Institute became an esteemed scientist and Vice President of the “wonderful place”  
Fluorescent image of Baker's yeast cells showing that the yeast Presenilin-like protein, Ypf1 (green), is found in the same cellular area as Presenilin, around the nucleus

Pumping Zinc

18.11.2014
Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics
Weizmann Institute researchers reveal an unusual cellular mechanism that may be faulty in Alzheimer’s disease
Microbes Take their Sulfur Light

Microbes Take their Sulfur Light

18.11.2014
Environment, Environment, Chemistry
A model explaining the preferences of deep-sea microbes can help reveal the ancient past – as well as predict the future
A satellite image of Olympus Mons, Mars, the largest volcano in the solar system at about three times the height of Mount Everest. Around 3.5 to 4.0 billion years ago, the release of volcanic gases, especially the greenhouse gas sulfur-dioxide, may have warmed the surface of Mars episodically, thereby explaining the presence of geomorphological features indicative of the flow of water on the planet's ancient surface

How Water Could Have Flowed on Mars

18.11.2014
Planetary Science, Environment, Environment, Chemistry
A new model suggests volcanic activity in Mars’ distant past spewed enough greenhouse gases to warm the atmosphere and melt the ice  
smoked fish

Behavioral Changes Seen after Sleep Learning

12.11.2014
Brain & Behavior
Volunteers smoked less after a night of olfactory conditioning  
YEDA-XL-Protein GmbH Agreement

YEDA-XL-Protein GmbH Agreement

21.10.2014
Biochemistry, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Combining two technologies makes a drug compound stronger and longer-lasting
biological clock

Reading a Biological Clock in the Dark

21.10.2014
Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Math & Computer Science
Proper coordination between our gut bacteria and our biological clocks may be crucial for preventing obesity and glucose intolerance  

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