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This special coronavirus section shares Weizmann Institute of Science research, expert opinion, education resources, and news. Our scientists are already conducting investigations that could improve testing and diagnosis techniques and provide new strategies for prevention and treatment – including a possible COVID-19 vaccine. We are committed to advancing research to protect and preserve the health and well-being of everyone, everywhere.

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How to Reopen Society More Quickly
The Financial Times
Reopening the world’s economies without without causing COVID to spread further is a major challenge. The Financial Times writes about “a way out,” which was determined by Profs. Uri Alon and Ron Milo.

April 21, 2020
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Testing at the Weizmann Institute
E-news, April 2020
One of the many challenges facing humankind during the coronavirus pandemic is testing – or, more accurately, lack of it. As the Weizmann Institute of Science pivoted its resources – human and lab alike – to addressing coronavirus, developing accurate, scaled-up testing was one of its main areas of focus. In keeping with the philosophy embraced by the worldwide Weizmann family, Institute President Prof. Alon Chen says: “During this crisis, we are harnessing our capabilities in basic research and applying them to the benefit of humanity.”

April 21, 2020
Coronavirus
You Can’t Stop Touching Your Face Because You’re Programed To Sniff Your Hand, Scientists Say
Newsweek
It is surprisingly hard not to touch our faces, despite the COVID risk. Prof. Noam Sobel now shows that the action is hard-wired, telling Newsweek that “he was surprised by the extent to which people touch their own face. His team believes face-touching ‘is important for our psychological stability.’”

April 20, 2020
Coronavirus
The Israel Institute for Biological Research and the Weizmann Institute of Science Have Signed a Memorandum of Understanding to Collaborate in the Fight Against Coronavirus
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—April 20, 2020—The Israel Institute for Biological Research and the Weizmann Institute of Science will join efforts in advancing research designed to develop ways to combat the coronavirus.

April 20, 2020
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Trackers Try Out AI Tools as Eyes Turn to Reopening
The Wall Street Journal
Tech companies, health insurers and governments are turning to artificial intelligence to predict potential coronavirus outbreaks and help guide policy decisions about social-distancing as pressure mounts to end lockdowns.

April 19, 2020
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: The Quest for Solutions – Dr. Ziv Shulman, Recovered Patients to the Rescue
Immunologist Dr. Ziv Shulman is looking for antibodies to COVID by studying patients who have recovered from the virus. His work is “in a very exciting stage,” as he is now producing antibodies in the lab.

April 16, 2020
Coronavirus
Mapping Corona in Stealth Mode
WEIZMANN MAGAZINE VOL. 17
Weizmann Institute scientists have developed a method for monitoring, identifying, and predicting geographical clusters in which the coronavirus is prevalent and will likely spread, by tracking symptoms throughout the Israeli public…

April 13, 2020
Coronavirus
In COVID-19, why does vulnerability rise with age?
Weizmann Compass
The world medical community is gasping for additional ventilators—machines that move air in and out of the lungs of COVID-19 patients who are having trouble breathing on their own.

April 13, 2020
Coronavirus
Recovered COVID-19 Patients to the Rescue
Weizmann Compass
Dr. Ziv Shulman believes that the blood of coronavirus patients who have fully recovered from the disease may contain a hidden blueprint for building what the world needs: a molecule that can form the basis of new strategies for treating individual patients

April 13, 2020
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