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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.
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Apr 13, 2015...
Image of a phage, an invasive virus that attacks bacteria.
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—April 13, 2015—It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that bacteria have an ... Read more
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Jan 01, 2019... There are certain proteins in the body that can fuel ageing cells, allowing them to thrive. A team in Israel gave mice a drug that blocked that protein, and lef ... Read more
Mar 14, 2019... View of a research chip through a microscope: a high concentration of antifreeze proteins ensures that the drops freeze at temperatures that are less cold than ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/stopping-disease-with-smarter-vaccines/
Aug 13, 2018... The Weizmann Institute of Science pursues a host of health and medicine research, finding ways to understand and treat diseases large and small. But what if, in ... Read more
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Mar 30, 2014... Leemor Joshua-Tor in her Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory facility on March 18, 2014. She is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. Credit: Newsday / Audr ... Read more
Nov 30, 2014...
Graduate students Eyal Karzbrun and Alexandra Tayar with Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv. Photo courtesy of Weizmann Institute
Years of intense lab work in Israel have l ... Read more
Oct 02, 2019... The lungs of a mouse with untreated Ewing sarcoma (left) contain numerous tumor cells (shown by luminescent colors) that have spread from the bone; the lungs of ... Read more
Feb 21, 2012... The students in Allison Granberry’s class at Hostos-Lincoln Academy, a South Bronx public school serving children in grades 6 to 12, are as excited about protei ... Read more
Dec 05, 2017...
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Scientists from Israel and abroad have designed microscopic silk capsules that can serve as a protective env ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/ebola-antibodies-at-work/
Oct 07, 2019... In the recurring, deadly Ebola outbreaks in parts of Africa, today’s health workers now have at least some tools to fight the disease: vaccines. Vaccines agains ... Read more
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