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15.01.2026

Japanese researchers and a Weizmann Institute team reveal an engineering marvel inside rat whisker follicles

An aerial view of Latham Island, more than 40 kilometers off the Tanzanian coast and measuring roughly 0.05 square kilometers. Drone photos: Shaked Palgi
16.10.2025

Weizmann Institute scientists traveled all the way to a desert island off the coast of East Africa to record – for the very first...

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30.09.2025

Weizmann Institute scientists and Ichilov physicians used intracranial electrodes to reveal how the brain amplifies the risk of loss – and how...

The developing brain of a two-week-old mouse pup under the microscope. The oxytocin system appears in green, the light-sensitive protein in red and cells that carry both show up in yellow. Cell nuclei are in blue
17.09.2025

A new Weizmann Institute technology uncovers a neural mechanism that governs infant-parent bonding – and may help explain emotional...

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15.05.2025

Research reveals how mouse whiskers can “hear” the world

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20.03.2025

Researchers found that male worms do not learn from experience as well as females do – and discovered the neural receptor responsible, which also...

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21.04.2024

A Weizmann Institute method for tracking the effects of drugs on zebrafish may help develop improved therapies for depression and other mood-...

Social Hierarchy: Even for Mice, It’s Complicated
03.04.2024

Studying wild mice in near-natural conditions reveals different strategies used by females and males in forming social hierarchies

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14.02.2024

Using three AI protein prediction tools, a Chinese-Israeli study uncovers new wrinkles in the folding story of “orphan” proteins

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21.12.2023

Exposure to tears activates human smell receptors and alters aggression-related circuits in the brain

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