Spectrum reviews research showing that autistic people respond differently to some odors, looking at the findings through the lens of autism.
December 05, 2019
The Times of Israel’s in-depth coverage of research by Prof. Rafi Malach’s lab looks at the relationship between our omnipresent devices and human memory.
November 30, 2019
Discover reports on Prof. Ron Milo’s creation of a synthetic life-form that could help combat climate change: a strain of bacteria that consumes CO2 and turns it into energy.
November 27, 2019
The New York Times reviews the many and varying health claims about probiotics, including citing Prof. Eran Segal about his study showing that they are largely ineffective.
November 27, 2019
With ever-more Indian grad students on campus, The Times of India talks to Prof. Avraham Yaron about the many reasons they find Weizmann such a great fit.
November 26, 2019
Whether electrons can form gas, liquid, or solid crystal, like atoms, is a long-standing question. Now, Xinhua reports, Weizmann scientists have shown that electrons can indeed form solids.
November 21, 2019
The Daily Mail reports on “increasing evidence,” including work by the Weizmann Institute, suggesting that “in some circumstances, probiotics might harm the delicate eco-system of the gut.”
November 18, 2019
Scientists say they have discovered a biological anomaly that could change how we understand our sense of smell. The study in the journal Neuron shows some people can smell normally, despite missing the part of the brain that is considered to be crucial for smell - the olfactory bulbs. Lacking bulbs should cause anosmia (being unable to smell). Curiously, the phenomenon mostly affects left-handed women, and has never been detected in men.
November 07, 2019
Weizmann scientists and colleagues developed an algorithm that categorized mice according to personality – a tool that could be invaluable in experiments involving mice, says Phys.org.
November 07, 2019
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