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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.
Mar 19, 2020... In this videoconference, the Weizmann Institute’s Dr. Ron Diskin of the Department of Structural Biology, an expert in animal-borne viruses such as coronavirus, ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/science-tips-october-2015/
Oct 26, 2015... Of the hundreds of genes that can be mutated in a single case of melanoma, only a handful may be true “drivers” of cancer. In research that recently appeared in ... Read more
Apr 12, 2007... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—April 11, 2007—Muscle fibers are large cells that contain many nuclei. They begin, like all animal cells, as naive embryonic cells. These cells ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/unfolding-the-mysteries-of-proteins/
Feb 06, 2017... The deceptively simple, three-dimensional beauty of origami starts with a single sheet of paper, which must be precisely folded to become a swan or frog or cran ... Read more
Mar 11, 2019...
Illustration by Serge Bloch
Nobody paid much attention to Jean Vance 30 years ago, when she discovered something fundamental about the building blocks insi ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/artificial-cells-act-like-the-real-thing/
Aug 18, 2014...
(l-r) Eyal Karzbrun, Alexandra Tayar, and Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv.
Imitation, they say, is the sincerest form of flattery, but mimicking the intricate networks a ... Read more
Mar 27, 2017...
Medical treatment must take into account each patient’s individuality. Image via Shutterstock.com
Why is a certain type of cancer more often fatal in obese ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/nobel-for-antibiotics-tool/
Oct 08, 2009...
Trio win chemistry prize for work that has led to cures for diseases.
STOCKHOLM—Americans Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas Steitz and Israeli Ada Yonath ... Read more
Oct 29, 2014... Prof. Deborah Fass speaks at the Partners in Innovation session of the Weizmann Institute's 2014 Global Gathering about her work with proteins. There are so man ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/shipping-and-packing-proteins/
Dec 08, 2010... The billions of cells in our bodies have to work together and be in constant communication in order to sense and react to changes in their environment. They rec ... Read more
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