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Blood Sugar Levels in Response to Foods Are Highly Individual

19.11.2015

Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

The largest study of its kind supports the need for personalized dietary recommendations

Xenon experiment

XENON1T Dark Matter Experiment Launched

12.11.2015

Space & Physics, Astrophysics

Weizmann scientists participate in search for elusive particles

Locations of different opsins on the human sperm, viewed under a microscope, are revealed by labeling with a fluorescent antibody (bright yellow)

Sperm “See” It Hot

24.10.2015

Molecular and Cell Biology, Fertility

Proteins better known as visual sensors play a role in the heat-seeking movement of sperm

Weizmann Institute Scientists Discover: How to Manipulate the Brain to Control Maternal Behavior in Females and Reduce Aggression in Males

Weizmann Institute Scientists Discover: How to Manipulate the Brain to Control Maternal Behavior in Females and Reduce Aggression in Males

07.10.2015

Life Sciences, Brain & Behavior

New research shows that same network of brain cells operates differently in male and female mice

comparing rice only to normal diet

How Does Your Microbiome Grow?

01.09.2015

Personalized Medicine, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

The reproduction rates of the bacteria in one's gut may be a good indicator of health or disease

nanoparticles assemble in the dark

Reversible Writing with Light

01.09.2015

Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

Self-assembling nanoparticles take their cues from their surroundings

Thin transparent plates give this sea sapphire its iridescent color

A Marine Creature’s Magic Trick Explained

01.09.2015

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Structural Biology

Crystral structures on the sea sapphire's back appear differently depending on the angle of reflection

Longhorn crazy ants cooperating to transfer an item much too heavy for one to move alone.

Ants in the Lead

30.07.2015

Space & Physics, Chemistry

A physics-based model can explain how ants cooperate in steering food to their nest

Weizmann Institute of Science 10th in the World for Research Quality

Weizmann Institute of Science 10th in the World for Research Quality

19.07.2015

Weizmann Institute of Science was ranked 10th in the World for Research Quality

New lung cells are continuously created to replace the damaged ones: Lung tissue six weeks after stem cell transplantation (left) and 16 weeks after transplantation (right). Cells that originated in the transplanted stem cells are green, as opposed to the uncolored host lung cells. Photon-2 microscope image

Stem Cells Might Heal Damaged Lungs

13.07.2015

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Transplanted cells made their way to the lungs in mice and began producing healthy tissue

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