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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.
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 11, 2020—Fragrances – promising mystery and intrigue – are blended by master perfumers, their recipes kept secret. In a new study on the sense of smell, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have managed to strip much of the mystery from even complex blends of odorants...
November 11, 2020
The Times of Israel reports on Prof. Noam Sobel’s “smell map,” which could lead to “smellovision TVs, scented digital photos that have a whiff of vacation, and technology that can “print” any odor.”
November 11, 2020
The Jerusalem Post writes about the Institute’s high placement in the Leiden Rankings, which compare over a thousand of the world’s top universities to determine research quality.
November 10, 2020
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 9, 2020—The Weizmann Institute of Science has been ranked eighth globally for research quality in a weighted (proportional) ranking conducted by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) of Leiden University, the Netherlands.
November 09, 2020
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 5, 2020—Peculiar hybrid structures called retrons that are half RNA, half single-strand DNA are found in many species of bacteria. Since their discovery around 35 years ago, researchers have learned how to use retrons for producing single strands of DNA in the lab...
November 05, 2020
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
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—October 27, 2020—Acute liver failure is a devastating, rapidly progressing disease that results in death in 80% of cases, unless an emergency liver transplant is performed. In the developed world, its leading cause is a substantial overdose of acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol.
October 27, 2020
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
A team of astrophysicists, including Prof. Oded Aharonson, has found that micro “cold traps” could contain up to 20% of the Moon’s ice, making water more accessible for lunar crafts. SpaceRef reports.
October 27, 2020
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