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What Does the “Love Hormone” Do? It’s Complicated

15.06.2020

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior

A study of mice in a semi-natural setting shows how the hormone oxytocin can amplify aggression as well as friendliness

Science on Tap 2020 - POSTPONED

Science on Tap 2020 - POSTPONED

08.06.2020

A notice will be sent out once the new date has been determined

Wilson's Arch

Solving the Riddle: When was Wilson's Arch, under Jerusalem's Temple Mount, Built?

04.06.2020

Scientific Archaeology

Analyzing a handful of charred seeds reveals the ancient builder of an iconic structure in the Western Wall Tunnels

bacteria in cancer cells

Cells inside Cells: The Bacteria That Live in Cancer Cells

28.05.2020

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The bacterial lodgers in cancer cells may hinder or help treatment

endocrine glands

Paying the Price of Protection

19.05.2020

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

A new model of autoimmune disease may solve some great outstanding riddles, including what causes T cells to attack and why only certain organs get them

Neptune and Triton

NASA’s Next Destination? Israelis Hopeful as Trident Team in the Finals

14.05.2020

Space & Physics, Planetary Science

An incredibly accurate clock planned by the Weizmann Institute of Science, the Israeli Space Agency and an Israeli company could be on its way to Neptune’s largest moon in 2026

Unconscious Patient (Allegory of Smell), Rembrandt van Rijn. The painting is part of a series of Five Senses that Rembrandt painted in Leiden around 1625, when he was 19. It was discovered in 2015 in an art collection belonging to a family from New Jersey

Weizmann Institute Scientists Develop "Sniff Test" that Predicts Recovery of Consciousness in Brain-Injured Patients

29.04.2020

Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The Self-Synthesizing Ribosome

The Self-Synthesizing Ribosome

20.04.2020

Chemistry, Nanoscience, Biochemistry, Genetics, Technology & Applications

This cellular factory-on-a-chip could be used to design, produce and test drugs against antibiotic resistant bacteria

Prof. Robert Fluhr, director of the Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine at the Weizmann Institute of Science, receives the first shipment of tests arriving at the Weizmann Institute

The Weizmann Institute of Science Began to Conduct Coronavirus Testing Today

10.04.2020

Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Benefiting Humanity

The tests will be carried out at the Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine

SmellTracker

Self-Monitoring Sense of Smell May Help Detect Coronavirus

02.04.2020

Brain & Behavior, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute scientists have developed an online platform to help detect early signs of COVID-19

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