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Awards to Young Women Scientists

07.07.2015
Since 2007, 96 awards, worth $40,000 apiece, have been awarded by the Weizmann Institute of Science to young women from all over Israel who are headed for a career in science
Normal human colonic crypts. SMOC-2 expression (red) in the colonic stem cells demonstrates that these cells are localized in the bottoms of the crypts. Bars represent 100 micrometers (left) and 50 micrometers (right)

Colon Cancer: Taking a Step Back to Move Forward

29.06.2015
Cancer, Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology
Some tumor cells in the advanced stages of colorectal cancer adopt a less mature, more stem-like, state that assists metastasis
Supernova 3C58, first observed in the year 1181 AD by Chinese and Japanese astronomers, imaged by the Chandra telescope in X-ray emissions. NASA/CXC/SAO

Seeing a Supernova in a New Light

29.06.2015
Astrophysics, Particle Physics
Ultraviolet observations may shed new light on exploding stars
The olfactory fingerprint of the person in the middle remains consistent, even after 30 days (right), but is very different from that of another person (left)

Fingerprinting Our Sense of Smell

29.06.2015
Brain & Behavior
Weizmann Institute Scientists develop an “olfactory fingerprint” test that may do more than just identify individuals
AIRE infographic

Rare Disorder Found to Have a Common Form

16.06.2015
Immunology
The findings could help diagnose and treat a number of autoimmune syndromes
Immortalized cells, left, pretreated with a drug that blocks the ERK signal, and right, without the pretreatment. Top cells are untreated, while the bottom ones are stimulated

To Stop Cancer: Block its Messages

30.03.2015
Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Weizmann Institute scientists identify a potential drug molecule that stops cancer cells, but not healthy ones, from getting their “mail”  
handshake illustration: Lee Zakai

Nice to Sniff You: Handshakes May Engage Our Sense of Smell

03.03.2015
Brain & Behavior
People sniff their hands twice as much after a handshake, according to a Weizmann Institute study
Women’s Postdoctoral Program Accepting Applications

Women’s Postdoctoral Program Accepting Applications

26.02.2015
Seeking outstanding women on a science career path
SpaceIL

A Message to the Moon

26.02.2015
SpaceIL and the Weizmann Institute will host an online space trivia game leading up to Science Education Week    
A chicken heart muscle cell under a fluorescent microscope; the filaments consist of repeated subunits (bright dotted lines). The schematic representation shows three neighboring filaments; the black lines are the boundaries of their subunits, such that the lower filament is aligned with the middle one, while the upper one is not

In a Heartbeat

26.02.2015
Materials Science
A new model shows that the filaments in heart muscle cells don't automatically keep the beat  

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