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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.
Nov 30, 2014...
Graduate students Eyal Karzbrun and Alexandra Tayar with Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv. Photo courtesy of Weizmann Institute
Years of intense lab work in Israel have l ... Read more
Sep 12, 2019...
Prof. Yardena Samuels
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—September 12, 2019—Diversity – at least among cancer cells – is not a good thing. Now, research from the Weizmann Ins ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/making-spines-from-sea-water/
Nov 30, 2016... Some sea creatures cover themselves with hard shells and spines, while vertebrates build skeletons out of the same minerals. How do these animals get the calciu ... Read more
Oct 02, 2019... The lungs of a mouse with untreated Ewing sarcoma (left) contain numerous tumor cells (shown by luminescent colors) that have spread from the bone; the lungs of ... Read more
Jul 20, 2010...
Click here to listen to the Science Signaling podcast with Prof. Mike Fainzilber.
Participants: Mike Fainzilber and Annalisa M. VanHook
A conversation ... Read more
Dec 26, 2011... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—December 26, 2011—A team of Weizmann Institute of Science researchers has turned the tables on an autoimmune disease. In such diseases, inc ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/could-lowering-oxygen-levels-reduce-jet-lag/
Oct 28, 2016...
Jet lag is a familiar hazard for those who take long flights. Now, it turns out, the remedy may be in the very air we breathe.
Scientists in Israel (with h ... Read more
Sep 06, 2017... A process called droplet microfluidics isolates thousands of cells in microscopic water droplets allowing up-close analysis of genetic material. Credit: Dr Lina ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/why-the-diet-on-your-soda-may-be-misleading/
Sep 17, 2014...
The artificial sweeteners found in the world’s most popular diet sodas may have a serious unintended consequence, according to a new study.
Calorie counter ... Read more
Jun 22, 2011... Researchers studying autistic toddlers have discovered their brain activity appears to be out of sync at a very early stage – a finding that sheds light on the ... Read more
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