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Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the benefit of humanity.
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
Moodify, a company based on research from Prof. Noam Sobel’s lab, is introducing a product that can eliminate smells from cars – and improve our state of mind. Israel21C reports.
November 05, 2019
Recognizing faces is as natural and habitual as can be for human beings. Even with their undeveloped vision, babies can recognize their mother’s face within days, while adults typically know some 5,000 faces. But what actually happens inside our brains during the process of recognizing a face? How are different facial features encoded in our brains? And can artificial intelligence learn to recognize faces the way humans do?
November 05, 2019
As reported in Globes, Prof. Ada Yonath and Evogene Ltd. are partnering to develop a treatment against antibiotic-resistant strains of Staphylococcus.
October 24, 2019
JERUSALEM, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) – Israeli scientists revealed the mechanism of the sea cone snail’s venom, which may lead to new drugs for abnormal heart rate and high blood pressure, the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) reported Thursday.
The findings may also lead to the development of safe natural insecticides, because some components of this venom only kill insects, and not mammals.
The findings, published in the scientific journal PNAS, may explain some of the side effects of potassium-blocking drugs, such as heart arrythmia and hypertension drugs, and lead to the development of better ones.
October 24, 2019
Our bodies are home to about 100 trillion tiny microbes.
Your body is composed of about 10 million human cells. It’s also home to about 100 trillion tiny microbes, mainly bacteria, that wield astonishing power over your health.
Many influences, from genetics, to diet and stress, contribute to the makeup of your microbiome — the collective community of microbes as personal as a fingerprint.
October 15, 2019
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