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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.
Oct 15, 2019... Your body is composed of about 10 million human cells. It’s also home to about 100 trillion tiny microbes, mainly bacteria, that wield astonishing power over yo ... Read more
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Jan 18, 2017...
Prof. Rotem Sorek uncovered a virus code
Viruses may be stealthy invaders, but a study at the Weizmann Institute of Science reveals a new, chatty side of s ... Read more
Feb 28, 2018...
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Environment plays a much greater role than host genetics in determining the composition of the human gut microbiome, according to a stu ... Read more
May 14, 2018...
Students at Israel’s Hakfar Hayarok International School preparing bacteria experiments. Photo courtesy of Weizmann Institute of Science
The 6,000 miles be ... Read more
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Sep 06, 2018...
Prof. Eran Elinav, left, and Prof. Eran Segal
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—September 6, 2018—Every day, millions of people take probiotics – preparations containing liv ... 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
Feb 27, 2017...
A healthy community of microbes in the gut maintains regular daily cycles of activities. PHOTO: WEIZMANN INSTITUTE
New research is helping to unravel the m ... Read more
Sep 14, 2017...
Bacteria, in green, inside a pancreatic cancer cell
Cancers have unwitting allies: the healthy cells that surround them. Several groups of scientists have ... Read more
Jan 28, 2010... Alone they may be ineffective, but used together two common antibiotics could fight off deadly antibiotic-resistant superbugs, according to a team of Israeli an ... 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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