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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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You Can’t Stop Touching Your Face Because You’re Subconsciously Sniffing Your Hands
Discover
Discover reports on research from Prof. Noam Sobel’s lab showing that we subconsciously sniff our hands. A lot. While this makes it hard to not touch our faces, it’s an adaptation that tells us about our society – and ourselves.

April 27, 2020
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: The Quest for Solutions – Profs. Uri Alon and Ron Milo
In this videoconference hosted by Weizmann Canada, Profs. Uri Alon and Ron Milo present their bioinformatics-based exit strategy, which Prof. Milo describes as “‘biology by the numbers’ meets the coronavirus.”

April 26, 2020
Coronavirus
Covid-19 Is All About the Curve
Globes
Globes interviews Prof. Doron Lancet, who says that reduced infections are due to “something natural in the development of the disease,” rather than preventative methods. He also addresses systemic failures in hot spots like New York, exit strategies, and the way COVID has behaved in various countries.

April 26, 2020
Coronavirus
A+ in Digital Science Education
Weizmann Compass
With schools shuttered due to COVID-19, teachers all over the world are taking a crash course in digital learning—online technologies that allow educators to manage classrooms remotely, while reaching and teaching individual students. The challenge is significant, but thanks to research and development projects pioneered at the Weizmann Institute of Science, some science teachers are well ahead of the curve.
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: The Quest for Solutions – The American Committee Hosts Prof. Sarel Fleishman
Weizmann Institute
As he discusses in this video, Prof. Sarel Fleishman of the Department of Biomolecular Sciences is supporting multiple lines of coronavirus research at Weizmann – including his own.

April 22, 2020
Coronavirus
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
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