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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.
Apr 19, 2013...
An Egyptian fruit bat flies in an abandoned quarry near the village of Mammari, west of Nicosia, in March 2007. Alex Mita / AFP - Getty Images file
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Sep 19, 2011... An Egyptian fruit bat in a laboratory experiment. Research indicates that the bats adjust their sonar system to distinguish food from obstacles. Nachum Ulanovsk ... Read more
Jan 28, 2013... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—January 28, 2013—The European Commission has officially announced the selection of the Human Brain Project (HBP) as one of its two Future Emergi ... Read more
Oct 30, 2019... Pairs of face images that elicited similar (left column) and different (right column) neuronal activation patterns. Each bar shows the response of one electrode ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/four-israeli-women-of-note/
Oct 10, 2006... Dr. Michal Schwartz, one of Israel’s leading researchers and a senior neurobiologist at Rehovot’s Weizmann Institute of Science, has made such important scienti ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/neural-activity-in-bats-measured-in-flight/
Apr 18, 2013... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—April 18, 2013—Animals navigate and orient themselves to survive — to find food and shelter or avoid predators, for example. Research conducted ... Read more
Jul 24, 2006...
After a hard day’s work, Rick Allen of Aptos, Calif., can’t wait to jump in his car and zone out to the music on his iPod.
“Rather than listening to the ra ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/science-tips-february-2012/
Feb 24, 2012...
The Weizmann Institute is One of Seven “Instruct” Core Centres
Major transformations in biomedical science are on the horizon with the establishment of the ... Read more
Jul 22, 2014...
How do you smell after a drink? Quite well, it turns out. A modest amount of alcohol boosts your sense of smell.
It is well known that we can improve our s ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/learning-doesn-t-stop-when-you-re-asleep/
Aug 27, 2012...
Chris Gash
People can learn new associations between scents and sounds in their sleep, according to a new study in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
Re ... Read more
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