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Personalized medicine. Black holes. Stem cells. Alternative energy. Internet security. Cancer treatments. Healthier crops. Teaching future scientists. The Weizmann Institute of Science explores the world through basic research.
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Cancer
Working to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer.
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Lighting the Way for a New Cancer Treatment
A potential new treatment for prostate cancer is being conducted on people who failed to respond to radiation therapy.
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Health & Medicine
From genes to vaccines, aiming for healthy bodies and minds.
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“To Understand the Principles of Life”: The Journey of Prof. Ada Yonath from Ribosomes to the Nobel Prize
After decades of work, Prof. Ada Yonath deciphered the structure of the ribosome—research so important that she won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Protecting Our Planet
Caring for the Earth today and creating energy for tomorrow.
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Basic Science for a Clean Energy Future: The Alternative Energy Research Initiative
Prof. David Cahen addresses the urgent need to develop new sources of energy and the Weizmann Institute’s proactive approach to the issue.
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Technology
Smaller, faster, stronger, and safer technologies.
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Tubes with a Twist
New type of nanotube made of gold and silver discovered at the Weizmann Institute of Science.
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The Physical World
From plants and planets to earthquakes and supernovae.
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Past Perfect
Dr. Ruth Shahack-Gross is learning about the past by studying contemporary traditional lifestyles.
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Education
Teaching tomorrow’s gifted scientists – of all ages.
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Fluent in Science
The lingo of scientific literature is understood by its readers and writers but unintelligible to nearly everyone outside scientific research. Dr. Anat Yarden has...
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