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A Brain Mechanism underlying “Vision” in the Blind is Revealed

A Brain Mechanism underlying “Vision” in the Blind is Revealed

07.01.2021
Brain & Behavior
Researchers observed slow spontaneous fluctuations in the brain’s visual centers that preceded visual hallucinations in blind people
The research setup included an intake at the top of the mast. The Tara research schooner, 2016

Plastic is Blowing in the Wind

23.12.2020
Environment
The discovery of microplastics in the air above the ocean reveals the spread of this hazardous pollution
How Cancers Hurt Themselves to Hurt Immune Cells More

How Cancers Hurt Themselves to Hurt Immune Cells More

16.12.2020
Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Immunology
A study of melanoma cells explains a puzzling response they exhibit to ward off T cell attacks
The Mass of Human-Made Materials Now Equals the Planet’s Biomass

The Mass of Human-Made Materials Now Equals the Planet’s Biomass

09.12.2020
Environment
We are doubling the mass of the human-made, “anthropogenic” part of the world every twenty years and the curve is not flattening
A Measure of Smell

A Measure of Smell

11.11.2020
Math & Computer Science, Brain & Behavior, Technology & Applications
Meeting a 100-year-old challenge could lead the way to digital aromas
Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked Eighth in the World for Research Quality

Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked Eighth in the World for Research Quality

09.11.2020
Benefiting Humanity
In Life and Earth Sciences, the Institute was ranked fourth
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Mystery Molecule in Bacteria Is Revealed to Be a Guard

05.11.2020
Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development
Unusual structures in bacterial cells keep viral infection from spreading; a list of new ones could provide improved biotech tools 
Surprising Players in Acute Liver Failure Point to Potential Treatment

Surprising Players in Acute Liver Failure Point to Potential Treatment

26.10.2020
Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Gut microbes and host cells jointly contribute to the progression of this mostly incurable disease
Ancient Hominins Used Fire to Make Stone Tools

Ancient Hominins Used Fire to Make Stone Tools

05.10.2020
Robotics and Machine Learning, Materials Science, Scientific Archaeology
A study of these tools suggests skilled control over heating flint to produce different forms
Repeated Pregnancy Loss May Be Tied to the Olfactory System

Repeated Pregnancy Loss May Be Tied to the Olfactory System

29.09.2020
Brain & Behavior, Fertility
Understanding the connection could lead to a new search for the causes of unexplained spontaneous miscarriage

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