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A section of a ripe tomato sample showing the distribution of sucrose (orange) in the flesh and of an antioxidant (green) in the fruit skin tissue; mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) technology was used to map the molecules

Wise Plant Analysis

30.11.2016

Plants and Agriculture, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Weizmann Institute’s WeizMass and MatchWeiz help identify plant metabolites

Double treatment kills cancer cells

Double Whammy for Triple Negative Breast Cancer

30.11.2016

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

New Weizmann Institute of Science research provides hope for cancer patients

yo yo diets

Gut Microbes Contribute to Recurrent “Yo-Yo” Obesity

24.11.2016

Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

New research in mice may in the future help dieters keep the weight off

mice get jet lag too

Blast of Thin Air Can Reset Circadian Clocks

23.10.2016

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior

Research in mice suggests lowering oxygen levels might ease jetlag

Proxima Centauri b

Earth-Mass Planet Right Next Door

24.08.2016

Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Planetary Science

Weizmann Institute of Science researcher is a part of the team that discovered a planet with an Earth-like mass orbiting in the habitable zone of our nearest stellar neighbor

Stress-coping molecule Urocortin-3 (green) and its receptor, CRFR2 (red),

Stress-Coping Mechanism Helps Mice Make New Friends

19.07.2016

Brain & Behavior

Weizmann Institute scientists show how a molecule in the mouse’s brain regulates social behavior

artist's illustration: JUNO

Israeli Eyes on Jupiter Orbiter

30.06.2016

Space & Physics, Planetary Science

Dr. Yohai Kaspi is part of the Juno Science team that hopes to answer some burning questions about the largest planet in the Solar System

A bowtie-shaped nanoparticle

Building a Better Bowtie

30.06.2016

Nano Physics, Quantum Physics, Nanoscience

Bowtie-shaped nanostructures may advance the development of quantum devices

Ronen Mir and physics teachers

First Class of the Schwartz/Reisman Science Education Center, Rehovot, Graduates

30.06.2016

Space & Physics, Science Teaching

The students finished three years of a unique physics program

microglia

Disrupted Immunity in the Fetal Brain Is Linked to Neurodevelopmental Disorders

27.06.2016

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

Weizmann Institute findings in mice may help explain how viral infection during pregnancy raises the risk of autism and schizophrenia in the offspring

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