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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/science-tips-february-2009/
Feb 03, 2009... Even when our eyes are closed, the visual centers in our brain are humming with activity. Weizmann Institute scientists and others have shown in the last few ye ... Read more
Dec 05, 2017...
Archaeologists working at the Shubayqa 1 site. Credit: University of Copenhagen
UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN - FACULTY OF HUMANITIES—New research by a team of ... Read more
Apr 11, 2007... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—April 11, 2007—Muscle fibers are large cells that contain many nuclei. They begin, like all animal cells, as naive embryonic cells. These cells ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/rethinking-lymphatic-development/
Aug 01, 2015... For 10 years, Karina Yaniv has worked to find out just how much zebrafish have in common with mice—at least when it comes to their lymphatic systems, the open-e ... Read more
Nov 30, 2017...
Scallop eyes. They feel the magic between you and I. Credit: Dan-Eric Nilsson, Lund University
In 2019, if everything goes according to plan, the much-dela ... Read more
May 10, 2018...
A top view of the ants carrying the cargo item (wheel-like object). Credit: Jonathan Ron, Ehud Fonio
Ants working together to carry a large piece of food g ... Read more
Jan 17, 2011...
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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/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
Mar 17, 2019... Taking a deep breath in through the nose appears to help the human brain create a laser-like focus on visuospatial tasks, according to a new study by a team of ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/trained-bacteria-can-lead-to-better-biofuels/
Jun 05, 2009... Bacteria are not dumb. Israeli researchers have proven that these pathogens can anticipate a future event and prepare for it. The discovery - just published in ... Read more
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