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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.
Dec 16, 2020... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—December 16, 2020—Cancers like melanoma are hard to treat, not least because they have a varied bag of tricks for defeating or evading treatment ... Read more
Jan 19, 2021... Prof. Maya Schuldiner of Weizmann’s Department of Molecular Genetics uses analogies to clarify the nature of cells. These tiny living beings are highly organize ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/the-triple-threat-of-coronavirus/
May 12, 2021... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—May 12, 2021—Severe symptoms of COVID-19, leading often to death, are thought to result from the patient’s own acute immune response rather than ... Read more
May 12, 2021... COVID-19 is so dangerous because the virus uses a three-pronged attack mechanism to stop cells from quickly triggering the immune system, Israeli scientists hav ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/a-natural-food-supplement-may-relieve-anxiety/
May 18, 2021... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—May 18, 2021—A natural food supplement reduces anxiety in mice, according to a new Weizmann Institute of Science study. The plant-derived substa ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/video-gallery/decoding-the-functions-of-long-non-coding-rna/
Dec 22, 2021... Prof. Ulitsky’s discoveries have unlocked the potential of using lncRNAs as both therapeutic agents and targets with promising potential treatment of diseases s ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/the-primordial-soap/
Mar 14, 2022... What is the origin of life? It’s one of humanity’s greatest questions, and theories differ amidst the scientific community. Right now, the leading hypothesis is ... Read more
Aug 01, 2022... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—August 1, 2022— An egg meets a sperm – that’s a necessary first step in life’s beginnings, and it’s also a common first step in embryonic develo ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/maya-schuldiner-connecting-organelles/
Feb 15, 2022... Prof. Maya Schuldiner of Weizmann’s Department of Molecular Genetics studies how cells function, which in turn can help understand disease – particularly, rare ... Read more
Jan 25, 2023... Researchers have for years tried to discover what determines “resilience to stress,” a term describing the ability to adapt to difficult situations and to overc ... Read more
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