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Coronavirus: The Quest for Solutions – Dr. Nir London, The Race for a Cure
Coronavirus: The Quest for Solutions – Dr. Nir London, The Race for a Cure

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Mar 23, 2020... Dr. Nir London of the Weizmann Institute’s Department of Organic Chemistry explains his lab’s approach to fighting the coronavirus: creating a novel antiviral treatment. After identifying candidates for an antibody, he and his team are designing second-generation compounds that will go to colleagues in Germany and the U.K. for testing against the virus. Dr. London emphasizes the fact that this is open science: research that is freely available to all, for the benefit of everyone.

TAGS: Culture, Biology, Virus, Vaccine, Proteins

Weizmann and Max Planck Establish Joint Center for Archaeology and Anthropology
Weizmann and Max Planck Establish Joint Center for Archaeology and Anthropology

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Jan 11, 2012... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—January 11, 2012—When did modern humans arrive in Europe and Asia? At what rate have cultural changes spread from one region to another throughout history? How did Neanderthal teeth and bones differ from ours? These are examples of topics to be investigated at the new Max Planck – Weizmann Institute of Science Center in the Field of Integrative Archaeology and Anthropology.

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From Vision to Vital Reality: Seventy Years of Science and Philanthropy
From Vision to Vital Reality: Seventy Years of Science and Philanthropy

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May 21, 2014... 2014 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science. The story of the American Committee is as bold and heroic as the idealistic men and women who brought it to life during a bleak period in world history. In 1944, a group of visionary leaders met in the U.S. to ensure that Dr. Chaim Weizmann's dream of establishing a world-class scientific research center in Rehovot, Israel, would be realized. A magnificent partnership between science and philanthropy was born.

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How Indian Students Adapt Well to Israel’s Multidisciplinary Settings
How Indian Students Adapt Well to Israel’s Multidisciplinary Settings

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Nov 26, 2019... Indian researchers benefit from not just the theoretical background that an Israel education provides, but also the world-class infrastructure that is an intrinsic part of the system. This, says Avraham Yaron, professor at the Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, “is largely because of Israel’s global reputation as a startup nation with innovation and technology at its core.”

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2014 International Safecracking Tournament at the Weizmann Institute of Science
2014 International Safecracking Tournament at the Weizmann Institute of Science

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Oct 30, 2014... Over 40 teams from around the world competed in the Weizmann Institute's 19th International Safecracking Tournament. The competition challenges high school students to use their knowledge of physics and their imagination to create their own safe, and break into those of other teams.

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Weizmann Institute Launches Apps for iPad and Android Tablet Devices
Weizmann Institute Launches Apps for iPad and Android Tablet Devices

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Jun 26, 2012... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—June 26, 2012—The Weizmann Institute of Science has announced the launch of two new applications for iPad and Android tablet devices – one for its quarterly Hebrew magazine Hamachon, and another for its online Interface magazine (English). These are among the very first digital magazines in Israel.
These easy-to-read quarterly magazines are geared toward the general public, featuring cutting-edge news and discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science, including a diverse range of topics, from cancer to genetics, astrophysics, alternative energy, computer science, archaeology and more.

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013

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Oct 09, 2013... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—October 9, 2013—The Weizmann Institute of Science extends its hearty congratulations to the new winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2013. Two of the three new laureates have strong ties to the Weizmann Institute, and their work on the use of computers to map chemical reactions of large molecules such as enzymes on the atomic scale was first developed at Weizmann.
Profs. Arieh Warshel and Michael Levitt began their scientific collaboration in the 1960s at the Weizmann Institute, where Prof. Warshel was a doctoral student. The two of them worked with the late Prof. Shneior Lifson in the Department of Chemical Physics. Together, they developed a computer program that ran on the Institute’s Golem computer – a powerful device in those days – to model molecules. This program had special relevance for large biological molecules.

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Not by Bread Alone: Neolithic People in Israel First to Farm Fava Beans, 10,000 Years Ago
Not by Bread Alone: Neolithic People in Israel First to Farm Fava Beans, 10,000 Years Ago

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Oct 13, 2015... Charred 10,000 year-old fava beans. An amount like that would have been extremely difficult to gather from wild plants, indicating the legume had been domesticated. Credit: Jacob Vardi, Israel Antiquities Authority
Israelis mix them into their hummus. Egyptians eat them mashed for breakfast. It turns out both are following a proud tradition: A new study strongly suggests that humans living in the Galilee first domesticated fava beans more than 10,000 years ago, eating them as a staple well before grain began to be cultivated in the area.

TAGS: Culture, Archaeology, Chemistry, Climate change, Plants

Weizmann Institute Helps Teen Entrepreneur Improve Diabetes Management
Weizmann Institute Helps Teen Entrepreneur Improve Diabetes Management

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Feb 01, 2016... Two years ago, 18-year-old Rebecca Perl never would have imagined creating her own start-up. That all changed when she participated in the Camp Inc. Business Academy, a Jewish overnight camp in Colorado that gives high-schoolers the skills to become future innovators. Partnering with other campers, Rebecca developed the concept for DiabeTECH, a company that would create an app, implant, and insulin pump to make managing diabetes easier. When American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science leaders spoke at Camp Inc., they were so impressed with Rebecca’s idea that they introduced her to world-renowned Weizmann diabetes researcher, Prof. Michael Walker. After moving to Israel this year, Rebecca finally had the opportunity to meet Prof. Walker and visit the Weizmann Institute. Now living in the “start-up nation,” Rebecca shares the genesis of her invention – and how the Institute is helping her make her vision a reality.

TAGS: Culture, Technology, Education, Diabetes

An End to the Winter Blues?
An End to the Winter Blues?

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/an-end-to-the-winter-blues/

Mar 09, 2015... Are you feeling down? Want to sleep more than usual? Is spending your evenings at home in front of the television with comfort food more appealing than going out with friends? If so, you – like 11 million other Americans – may be suffering from the winter blues.
Also aptly called SAD – for seasonal affective disorder – winter depression is thought to be linked to lack of sunlight; thus, existing treatments include sitting under a special type of lamp that mimics the sun’s rays. However, this therapy does not help vast numbers of sufferers. And even if you don’t have SAD yourself, odds are you know someone who does. The disorder tends to run in families, with women four times more likely to have it than men.

TAGS: Culture, Brain, Neuroscience, Mental health

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