The Jerusalem Post covers new gender research by Prof. Tali Kimchi, who has found a mechanism in the brain that helps determine gender attraction.
March 05, 2018
Environment plays a much greater role than host genetics in determining the composition of the human gut microbiome, according to a study published today (February 28) in Nature. And including microbiome characteristics when predicting people’s traits, such as cholesterol levels or obesity, makes those estimates more accurate than only personal history, such as diet, age, gender, and quality of life, the study finds.
February 28, 2018
The Wall Street Journal reports on the promise and potential of DayTwo, a personalized-diet algorithm based on Weizmann research.
February 25, 2018
China’s Global Times reports on a project, involving Weizmann astrophysicists, aimed at helping us understand potential living conditions on Mars.
February 20, 2018
Israeli researchers have managed to grow tiny model brains in the lab to discover how the brain’s convolutions are created. A normal brain is as wrinkly as a walnut. And in cases where a person is born with a smooth brain, devoid of folds, he faces severe developmental difficulties.
February 20, 2018
One of the “four scientific studies” shared by a Forbes contributor is Weizmann Institute research on the placebo effect and creativity.
February 15, 2018
As the Yale Daily News reports, a cross-continent collaboration between Weizmann and Yale scientists is producing important results.
February 13, 2018
When Elena Meirzadeh immigrated to Israel from Iran with her family at the age of 12, her priorities were perfecting her Hebrew and acclimating to life in a new country. Despite the language barrier and culture shock at moving from the Islamic Republic to the Jewish state, Meirzadeh excelled at her studies and decided she wanted to become a scientist.
February 09, 2018
From ancient paper to luxurious clothing and parachutes, humans have been capitalising on the extreme strength, lightness and softness of silk for thousands of years.
January 2018
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