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Researchers Night

New Years for Researchers

23.08.2017

For one night only, the Weizmann Institute of Science will open its doors to the public

single-celled lining of the intestines under a microscope

Cell Economics 101

14.08.2017

Biochemistry, Nutrition, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The lining of our intestines uses an approach known to business to quickly process food

Beet-colored tomatoes

Rhapsody in Red Violet

14.08.2017

Biochemistry, Nutrition, Systems Biology, Plants and Agriculture

Pigments made by beets may help boost resistance to disease and the nutrition value of crops

Embryonic cardiovascular cells

First Cells

14.08.2017

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Videos of forming embryonic blood vessels reveal the presence of unusual cells and the unexpected role of a well-known gene in creating blood

WIS sixth in the world

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 6th in Nature Innovation Index, 2017, and 1st outside the US

09.08.2017

The Nature Index of Innovation 2017 points industry to institutions providing ideas behind inventions

infrared silkworm

Microscopic Silk Cocoons May Facilitate Drug Design

20.07.2017

Biochemistry, Materials Science, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Microfluidics technology enables silk protein capsules to self-assemble

Weizmann House

Weizmann House Reopens to the Public

03.07.2017

Designed by Erich Mendelsohn, the house will be the first building in Israel to become an “Iconic House”

dust storm

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

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