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https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/select-group-study-may-bring-improved-therapy-preselected-lung-cancer-patients
August 8, 2023
Nonsmokers who develop lung cancer can be treated effectively with new drugs, but their tumors refuse to surrender without a fight. The drugs stop working in the long term because the tumors acquire secondary mutations that allow them to evade the medications’ therapeutic effect....
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/“jupiter”-hotter-sun
August 14, 2023
The search for exoplanets – planets that orbit stars located beyond the borders of our solar system – is a hot topic in astrophysics. Of the various types of exoplanets, one is hot in the literal sense: hot Jupiters, a class of exoplanets that are physically similar to the gas gi...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/surviving-empty-battery
August 17, 2023
Every time we make a call, send a text message or watch a video, some of the energy stored in the cell phone battery is depleted. Living cells also store energy in “currencies” they can cash in when needed, in order to fuel life processes. The main energy currency of all living t...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/unlocking-secret-nerve-cell-regenerator
August 31, 2023
Just like a gecko that regrows a broken tail, our peripheral nervous system knows how to regenerate the branches of its cells after an injury. Unfortunately, the cells in our central nervous system – our brain and spinal cord – are far more limited when it comes to regeneration....
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/human-embryo-models-grown-stem-cells
September 6, 2023
A research team headed by Prof. Jacob Hanna at the Weizmann Institute of Science has created complete models of human embryos from stem cells cultured in the lab – and managed to grow them outside the womb up to day 14. As reported today in Nature, these synthetic embryo models h...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/dumpster-diving-cancer-tissue-uncovers-immune-evasion-mechanism
September 20, 2023
Smart users of social media protect themselves by deleting suspicious “friend requests” that might serve as a gateway to harmful content. Similarly, our immune system uses its own judgment to identify cellular “profiles” that seem dangerous. As immune cells patrol the body, they...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/evolutionary-safety-first
January 9, 2024
How many mutations do I, or any member of my species, need to improve our chances of survival? There is no single correct answer to that question, but one might think about it in terms of the inherent tension between innovation and conservation. If the mutation rate is high – tha...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/campus/standing-together-against-terror-and-violence-call-international-science-community
October 16, 2023
Dear colleagues and friends, We write to you today not only as scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, but also as fellow researchers and advocates for truth, knowledge, and humanity. As you all know, Israel suffered an unprecedented attack by Hamas terrorists last...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/awards-and-appointments/prof-milko-van-der-boom-3
October 23, 2023
Prof. Milko Van Der Boom was awarded the Kolthoff Prize...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/awards-and-appointments/dr-david-mross
October 23, 2023
Dr. David Mross is the recipient of a Morris L. Levinson Prize in Physics awarded by the Scientific Council...
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