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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 05, 2019... Recognizing faces is as natural and habitual as can be for human beings. Even with their undeveloped vision, babies can recognize their mother’s face within day ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/birth-of-an-enzyme/
Mar 24, 2008... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—March 24, 2008—Mankind triumphed in a recent “competition” against nature when scientists succeeded in creating a new type of enzyme for a react ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/prof-ruth-arnon-lessons-from-influenza/
Mar 15, 2020... With infections, as with football, a best offense is often a good defense. But while that strategy works for many infectious diseases, it doesn’t work with infl ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/uncovering-varied-pathways-to-agriculture/
Dec 06, 2017...
Prof. Elisabetta Boaretto and Dr. Tobias Richter. In the foreground is a Natufian hearth at Shubayqa, Jordan
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—December 6, 2017— Around 15,00 ... Read more
Sep 19, 2017...
Humans and fish share about 70% of their protein-coding genes, but only about 0.5% of their regulatory long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs)
One often hears about ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/un-talks-superbugs-weizmann-takes-action/
Sep 21, 2016...
Prof. Ada Yonath
One of the biggest advances in the history of humankind is the development of antibiotics. They have saved untold millions of lives; rende ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/spare-parts-might-jump-start-protein-design/
Sep 26, 2017... Computer designs (lime green) are compared with experimental structures (purple) at the atomic level, revealing atomic accuracy in overall structure (left) and ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/left-handed-women-s-quirk-over-sense-of-smell/
Nov 07, 2019...
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Scientists say they have discovered a biological anomaly that could change how we understand our sense of smell.
The study in t ... Read more
Nov 04, 2013...
JERUSALEM — Israel may not be the most obvious place to study pigs, given that religious strictures in both Judaism and Islam forbid their consumption.
But ... Read more
Jun 01, 2017... Prof. Yoav Soen sounds almost angry when he talks about the evolutionary concept of natural selection – or, more precisely, its total acceptance – suggesting it ... Read more
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