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    Scientists Grow Mouse Embryos in a Mechanical Womb
    The New York Times

    The New York Times reports on Prof. Jacob Hanna’s recent breakthrough: growing embryonic mice outside a uterus. The work could shed light on birth defects, reduce need for animal research, and more.

    March 17, 2021

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    Retrons Help Bacteria Defend Themselves from Phages
    The Scientist

    The Scientist features “another fantastic study” from Prof. Rotem Sorek. He and his team recently showed that retrons help bacteria fight infection, resolving a longstanding mystery.

    February 01, 2021

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    Stressed Out? Scientists May Have Found the Answer in Your Kidneys
    The Jerusalem Post

    The Jerusalem Post reports on research by Prof. Alon Chen’s lab, which mapped gene sequences to track how and where stress develops in order to devise better treatments of stress-related health problems.

    January 29, 2021

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    Researchers Find Mechanism of Visual Hallucinations in the Blind
    The Jerusalem Post

    As The Jerusalem Post reports, Weizmann scientists found the cause of a phenomenon in which blind people have visual hallucinations. The research also showed that the visual system humans use to see is active when we imagine.

    January 09, 2021

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    Does the Nose Talk to the Womb?
    Scientific American

    Scientific American writes about Prof. Noam Sobel’s research showing that how a pregnant woman responds to a man’s odor can lead to miscarriage.

    December 08, 2020

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    Microbes’ Mystery DNA Helps Defeat Viruses – And Has Genome-Editing Potential
    Science

    Science explains the importance of Prof. Rotem Sorek’s recent discovery of the role of retrons; like CRISPR, they are part of the bacterial immune arsenal and could be a valuable editing tool.

    November 01, 2020

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    Research Finds New Causes, Possible Treatments for Acute Liver Failure
    The Jerusalem Post

    The Jerusalem Post reports on research from the labs of Profs. Eran Elinav and Ido Amit, who discovered that the microbiome can counteract the roles of three previously unknown liver cell subsets.

    October 27, 2020

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    How This Bellman’s Marathon Training Got Fine-Tuned During the Pandemic
    The Wall Street Journal

    The Wall Street Journal shares the story of marathoner Gamini Sugathadasa, who does his long runs at night. The article cites Prof. Gad Asher, who showed that evening exercise is more effective.

    October 24, 2020

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    Hillel’s Tech Corner: Minimizing the Mental Health Mystery
    The Jerusalem Post

    Startup Taliaz – founded by a Weizmann PhD in neuroscience – uses AI to enable doctors to prescribe the right mental-health medication, the first time. This popular Jerusalem Post blog covers the issue and the company.

    October 15, 2020

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