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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 27, 2019... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 27, 2019—Bacteria in the lab of Prof. Ron Milo of the Weizmann Institute of Science have not just sworn off sugar – they have stopped e ... Read more
Jun 02, 2007... Prof. Doron Lancet of the Department of Molecular Genetics at the Weizmann Institute of Science is one of Israel's most prominent genome researchers. The head o ... Read more
Dec 19, 2017... The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, today announced the installation of the Biospec® 15.2 Tesla USR™ preclinical ultra-high field magnetic res ... Read more
Oct 31, 2019... The ocean is one of the largest and most mysterious ecosystems on Earth. In the tenth episode of Weizmann in Focus, Dave Doneson describes the fascinating resea ... Read more
Dec 14, 2018... In this work, the team studies vascular networks formed by a coculture of fibroblasts and endothelial cells embedded in three-dimensional biomaterials experienc ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/science-tips-july-2014/
Jul 28, 2014... Using the body’s natural virus killers to prevent and treat HIV infection has been problematic until now because of the strong inflammatory response these molec ... Read more
Nov 02, 2016... “The composition of intestinal bacteria affects the decisions made by our brain. The more I learned about intestinal bacteria, the more it kept me awake at nigh ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/the-diabetes-and-obesity-connection/
Mar 15, 2011... More than 220 million people around the world suffer from diabetes, a chronic condition in which abnormally high levels of glucose (sugar) circulate in the bloo ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/this-cotton-is-grown-to-glow/
Sep 14, 2017...
Cotton fibers modified to glow under ultraviolet light. (Filipe Natalio)
Seven or eight thousand years ago, humans figured out that the natural fibers cott ... Read more
Oct 04, 2012... A bacterium that some scientists thought could use arsenic in place of phosphorus in its DNA actually goes to extreme lengths to grab any traces of phosphorus i ... Read more
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