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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.
Jul 16, 2008... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—July 16, 2008—In two complementary studies, Weizmann Institute scientists have developed a new method for reconstructing a cell’s “family tree,” ... Read more
Oct 19, 2017...
A researcher works with stem cells in a laboratory. (photo credit: Reuters)
Tel Aviv University and Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have shown it ... Read more
Oct 03, 2019...
A researcher working in the lab of Kadimastem in Ness Ziona (Hagit Stavinsky)
Kadimastem Ltd., a biotechnology firm that develops cell therapies, said it h ... Read more
Dec 07, 2009... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—December 7, 2009—Although bone marrow transplants have long been standard for acute leukemia, current treatments still rely on exact matches b ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/unraveling-the-mysteries-of-science-and-disease/
Feb 23, 2014...
PROF. MICHEL REVEL. Photo: JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Six months after his 75th birthday, after teaching generations of young graduate and post-doctoral student ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/networking-with-the-lymphatic-system/
Feb 07, 2018... Running parallel to our blood vessels is another network of vessels: the lymphatic system. This equally lifegiving network serves as a conduit for everything fr ... Read more
Aug 30, 2016...
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in people over age 60. About 90 percent of those ... Read more
Dec 02, 2015...
Dr. Karina Yaniv with zebrafish. Credit: Tomer Appelbaum
Talking to: Dr. Karina Yaniv, 45, chemist and biologist from the Department of Biological Regulati ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/mini-brains-may-wrinkle-and-fold-just-like-ours/
Dec 12, 2017... ANOTHER WRINKLE The outer layer of the human brain has distinctive folds. Work with brains growing in lab dishes is showing how the structures may form. Daniel ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/brain-on-a-chip-reveals-how-the-brain-folds/
Feb 20, 2018...
Fluorescence images show the development of an organoid over days 3-11, in which the emergence of wrinkles is clearly seen
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—February 20, 201 ... Read more
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