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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.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/gut-microbes-may-affect-the-course-of-als/
Jul 22, 2019...
Gut microbes such as these were found to have altered levels in ALS patients
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—July 22, 2019—Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science ... Read more
May 02, 2017... For most of his life, Joshua Meier has been the textbook definition of a whiz kid. At four, he received his first computer game – a gift that fascinated him unt ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/networking-with-the-lymphatic-system/
Feb 07, 2018... Running parallel to our blood vessels is another network of vessels: the lymphatic system. This equally lifegiving network serves as a conduit for everything fr ... Read more
Mar 20, 2019... Yeda CEO Gil Granot-Mayer (left to right) BioLeaders CEO, Dr. Young-Chul Park and Weizmann Institute Vice President for Technology Transfer Prof. Mordechai Shev ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/coral-on-a-chip-cracks-coral-mysteries/
Mar 16, 2016...
The mouth of a coral polyp (center): Symbiotic algae are labeled in red; pathogenic bacteria that enter through this region are labeled in blue
We know tha ... Read more
Oct 11, 2011... “I believe there is real magic in the way thatembryos develop. I’ve been studying them for almost 15 years and Ihaven’t stopped being amazed,” says Dr. Karina Y ... Read more
Sep 17, 2014... The artificial sweeteners in diet sodas, yogurt and other foods can raise blood-sugar levels, according to a new study. WSJ's Gautam Naik reports. Photo: iStock ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/first-blood-cells/
Aug 15, 2017... One of the first organ systems to form and function in the embryo is the cardiovascular system: in fact, this developmental process starts so early that scienti ... Read more
Apr 01, 2020... JERUSALEM — Teams of epidemiologists and computer scientists on three continents have started mass population surveys to try to get ahead of the coronavirus and ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/bacterial-immune-systems-take-the-stage/
Apr 08, 2018...
Bacteria (illustrative). (photo credit: REUTERS)
Until a decade ago, scientists were not aware that bacteria had complex immune systems that could keep up ... Read more