Jacob (Yaqub) Hanna

Development of synthetic mouse embryo models inside beakers

Without Egg, Sperm or Womb: Synthetic Mouse Embryo Models Created Solely from Stem Cells

01.08.2022

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics, Technology & Applications

The method opens new vistas for studying how stem cells self-organize into organs and may in the future help produce transplantable...

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Creating the Cells That Can Be Everything and More

12.07.2022

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Removing a newly discovered “lock” from DNA’s packaging can restore limitless abilities to early cells

Mouse embryo with integrated human cells that contribute to its development

As Naïve as They Get

30.12.2021

Personalized Medicine, Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Prof. Jacob Hanna’s method for growing mouse embryos outside the womb was shortlisted for Science’s Breakthrough of the Year. Another study from...

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A band of clouds above the equator, created by the rise of air within the Hadley cell and responsible for heavy rainfall in this region

Tracking the Winds of Climate Change

Weizmann Institute of Science and Max Planck Society Create a Joint Postdoctoral Program

Mystery Protein Points to New Immune "Smoke Detector"

Prof. Ron Blonder

Prof. Ron Blonder

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Weizmann Institute of Science and Max Planck Society Create a Joint Postdoctoral Program

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One Protein, Two Programs

A cell’s decision to commit suicide involves an exchange of information between two suicide mechanisms

The Limits of Computing

Computers can solve complex problems but they are far from omnipotent. Prof. Ran Raz of the Weizmann Institute's Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Department is trying to portray the limits...

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