Viruses & Microorganisms

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How Yeast Find the Perfect Match

23.03.2026

Viruses & Microorganisms, Evolution and Development, Genetics

A mass mating event in the lab reveals how yeast cells choose partners – and what predicts the success of their offspring

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Phage’s Deep Pockets

16.03.2026

Viruses & Microorganisms, Evolution and Development

Weizmann Institute researchers have identified three new families of proteins that viruses use to disrupt bacterial immune signaling

Red alert, red herrings: Malarial RNA molecules (red dots) observed inside the nuclei (blue) of monocytes (green) using fluorescence confocal microscopy

Malaria’s mRNA: Messages that Mess with the Immune System

11.03.2026

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The deadly parasite uses its own messenger RNA to keep the host’s immune system jammed while it multiplies and spreads

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Gut Microbes Actively Support Immunity in People Living with HIV

12.02.2026

Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A study conducted in Israel and Ethiopia, led by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science and Hadassah, reveals that the microbiome partly...

A fluorescent microscope image of the biochip with its numerous minuscule compartments, each presenting a different antigen – making it possible to simultaneously test the interactions of all these antigens with a human antibody

The Biochip Built for the Next Pandemic

11.12.2025

Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Technology & Applications, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A new tool could help prepare us for the next viral threat

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From the Volcanic Crater to the Lab: A Lesson in Survival

25.11.2025

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Weizmann Institute researchers discover how organisms thrive at temperatures above 80 degrees Celsius

A bacterial cell (elongated shape in the center) inside a glioblastoma tumor cell, as seen through an electron microscope. The black dots within the bacterium are engineered antibodies carrying gold particles that bind specifically to a component found only in bacterial cell envelopes and not in human cells

Bacteria on the Brain

14.11.2025

Brain & Behavior, Cancer, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann researchers, together with Beilinson and Rambam physicians, reveal that diverse bacteria reside within brain tumors, potentially affecting...

Bacterial Communities Go Synchronized Swimming

Bacterial Communities Go Synchronized Swimming

30.07.2025

Theoretical Physics, Viruses & Microorganisms

Bacterial species collected from their natural habitat in a series of ponds in Mexico create spectacular kaleidoscopic patterns, shedding new light...

Staphylococcus bacteria

New Immune Mechanism Revealed in the Cellular Trash

05.03.2025

Personalized Medicine, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The discovery holds promise in light of the growing resistance to antibiotics

Illustration by Yael Leibovitch and Simone Dell’Ariccia

We Know What You Ate: Detailed Protein Maps Assess Intestinal Health

20.01.2025

Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A new Weizmann Institute study identified all of the proteins in a stool sample – those from the microbiome, the human body and food – revealing the...

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How Yeast Find the Perfect Match

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Red alert, red herrings: Malarial RNA molecules (red dots) observed inside the nuclei (blue) of monocytes (green) using fluorescence confocal microscopy

Malaria’s mRNA: Messages that Mess with the Immune System

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How Yeast Find the Perfect Match

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