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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 future of humanity.
Oct 07, 2015... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—October 7, 2015—Most female mammals give birth and care for their offspring, while the males often breed with multiple partners and play little ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/the-secret-of-seawater-spines/
Dec 07, 2016... Soft corals and sea urchins crowd an outcrop off Inner Farne, England. New research revealed that sea urchins get the calcium they need to build hard shells and ... Read more
Jan 17, 2011...
Click here to watch the video from Voice of America.
A new study in Israel finds that a woman’s tears have a physical and psychological effect on men. The ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/how-to-mix-the-perfect-cocktail/
Dec 07, 2016... Drug cocktails, such as those for treating cancer, are best when the proper ingredients are mixed in the right proportions – just like the alcoholic versions of ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/triglyceride-clock/
Feb 10, 2014...
FLICKR. MARTIN PETTITT
Scientists know that circadian rhythms affect metabolism, but many of the ways in which the timing of eating can influence health a ... Read more
Nov 19, 2015...
The research was featured on the cover of the journal Cell
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 19, 2015—Which is more likely to raise blood sugar levels: sushi or ice ... Read more
Sep 10, 2009... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—September 10, 2009—Why are some pediatric cancers able to spontaneously regress? Prof. Michael Fainzilber and his team in the Weizmann Institu ... Read more
Oct 22, 2014...
The Persistence of Memory, by Salvador Dali.
Your genome is the same right now as it was yesterday, last week, last year, or the day you were born. But you ... Read more
Feb 25, 2020... It’s American Heart Month. In the U.S., heart disease is responsible for one out of every four deaths each year. In the latest episode of Weizmann in Focus, Dav ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/tumors-might-grow-faster-at-night/
Oct 06, 2014... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—October 6, 2014—They emerge at night, while we sleep unaware, growing and spreading out as quickly as they can. And they are deadly. In a surpri ... Read more
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