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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/in-the-news/your-sense-of-smell-is-actually-pretty-amazing/
Apr 27, 2017...
Our sense of smell is incredibly fine tuned. Pixabay
The following is an excerpt from FLAVOR: The Science of Our Most Neglected Sense by Bob Holmes:
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Jul 16, 2015...
Image Credit: Moscow traffic, Foter.com / CC BY-SA
Even just a single, sub-clinical exposure to extracts of particulate matter taken from the side of a roa ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/good-for-skin-bad-for-fertility/
Jan 27, 2011...
Antioxidants touted as an anti-aging remedy and added to food and cosmetics may hinder ovulation, Israeli scientists have discovered.
Consumers have been t ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/science-tips-september-2015/
Sep 01, 2015...
Tiny sea sapphires’ iridescence, created by a regular array of thin, transparent crystal plates, is also the secret of their “disappearance”
Tiny ocean cre ... Read more
Jul 02, 2015...
It may be possible to diagnose autism by giving children a sniff test, a new study suggests.
Most people instinctively take a big whiff when they encounter ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/dr-michal-leskes-energizing-the-future/
Jan 13, 2016...
Dr. Michal Leskes
Batteries now power everything from tiny pacemakers wired to the human heart to the engines of zero-emission cars and light trucks. Just ... Read more
May 04, 2016... This might sound like something from a Bond movie. But a team from Israel has used some rather nifty chemistry to come up with a way to use common chemicals suc ... Read more
Jan 13, 2020...
A non-toxic blue dye commonly used in biology labs helps repair damaged heart tissue in mice, say researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.
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https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/the-science-of-crying/
Mar 16, 2016... Michael Trimble, a behavioral neurologist with the unusual distinction of being one of the world’s leading experts on crying, was about to be interviewed on a B ... Read more
Feb 07, 2016...
Education Minister Naftali Bennett, who accepted the recommendation of the Israel Prize jury, headed by Prof. Itamar Willner. Credit: Alex Kolomoisky
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