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Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the benefit of humanity.
As Xinhua reports, Weizmann scientists found that networks of fungi connect the roots of different tree species, meaning that a mixed forest may be more resilient and stable.
July 01, 2020
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—June 29, 2020—The history of our planet has been written, among other things, in the periodic reversal of its magnetic poles. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science propose a new means of reading this historic record: in ice.
June 29, 2020
Sleep Review reports on Weizmann’s “innovative method for bolstering memory processes in the brain during sleep,” which may help with memory issues after brain injuries or treat PTSD.
June 29, 2020
This installment in the “Window to the Campus” series takes us to some of the significant – architecturally, historically, and culturally – homes on the Weizmann campus.
June 29, 2020
A CBS 60 Minutes report on probiotics featured Profs. Eran Segal and Eran Elinav talking about their research on the gut microbiome and the effectiveness of probiotics.
June 28, 2020
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL—June 25, 2020—The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science announced that James Konschnik, CFRE, has been appointed Executive Director of its Florida Region.
June 25, 2020
NEW YORK, NY—June 25, 2020—The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science announced that Dane Riggs of Norman, OK, has been appointed Executive Director of its Southwest Region, comprising Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.
June 25, 2020
Salon features Prof. Dan Tawfik’s work showing how a protein “could emerge from a number of different other pieces, all produced without any biological processes.”
June 25, 2020
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—June 22, 2020—What did the very first proteins – those that appeared on Earth around 3.7 billion years ago – look like? Prof. Dan Tawfik of the Weizmann Institute of Science and Prof. Norman Metanis of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have reconstructed protein sequences that may well resemble those ancestors of modern proteins...
June 22, 2020
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