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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.
Nov 02, 2017... Eran Segal is a computational biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science and co-author of “The Personalized Diet.” He studies nutrition, genetics, the micro ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/you-re-probably-not-mostly-microbes/
Jan 08, 2016... We are, supposedly, outnumbered in our own bodies. We play host to an extraordinary menagerie of bacteria and other microbes – the microbiome – and it’s frequen ... Read more
Sep 17, 2014...
Should we drink diet soda or not? The latest study doesn't really clear things up.
The debate over whether diet sodas are good, bad or just OK for us never ... Read more
Oct 11, 2011... “What I find most amazing about plants is that they’re a great source for thousands and thousands of chemicals,” says Dr. Asaph Aharoni of the Weizmann Institut ... Read more
Jun 08, 2017... Most people would agree taste-wise, white bread is bae. The thing is, it's had a bad rap for a while health-wise, with many of us believing that wholemeal loave ... Read more
Jun 09, 2017...
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When it comes to bread, we’ve known for a long time now that it’s better to pick the brown, whole-grain-y stuff over ultra-processed ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/time-to-eat/
Mar 16, 2016...
The circadian clock regulates the mitochondria’s utilization of nutrients throughout the day
When one eats may be as important as what one eats. New resear ... Read more
Feb 25, 2018...
Evidence is growing that the 100 trillion organisms in the human gut play a role in individuals’ differing responses to food. PHOTO: WEIZMANN INSTITUTE
For ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/looking-back-looking-forward/
Apr 11, 2016... In a place that fosters curiosity and the pursuit of "what if," where scientists come to work every day with the knowledge that anything can happen, astounding ... Read more
Dec 25, 2016... We’ve known that bacteria live in our intestines as far back as the 1680s, when Leeuwenhoek first looked through his microscope. Yogurt companies use that infor ... Read more
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