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  • Spiking the Particle

    Date: April 25, 2022

    FDA approves third-generation hepatitis B vaccine based on Weizmann research
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  • Mutations in Noncoding DNA Protect the Brain from ALS

    Date: March 31, 2022

    Weizmann Institute of Science researchers discover a new neuroprotective pathway
    Read more about Mutations in Noncoding DNA Protect the Brain from ALS

  • Cnm1: Connecting Organelles

    Date: February 15, 2022

    A new study reveals a novel molecular tethering machinery that allows mitochondria and the nucleus to exchange goods and valuable information
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  • The Primordial Soap

    Date: February 3, 2022

    Weizmann Institute scientists disclose comprehensive evidence that life may have originated with lipid nano-scale particles
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  • As Naïve as They Get

    Date: December 30, 2021

    Prof. Jacob Hanna’s method for growing mouse embryos outside the womb was shortlisted for Science’s Breakthrough of the Year. Another study from his lab brings us one step closer to growing human organs for transplantation
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  • Making Bone Growth Transparent

    Date: December 17, 2021

    A new method for tracking thousands of cells in three dimensions may help reveal how bone growth is disrupted in dwarfism and other skeletal disorders
    Read more about Making Bone Growth Transparent

  • Bacteria and Plants Fight Alike

    Date: December 1, 2021

    A bacterial mechanism for sensing infection may help boost plant defenses
    Read more about Bacteria and Plants Fight Alike

  • The Body’s Main (Cellular) Squeeze

    Date: September 13, 2021

    The secrets of “professional secretor” cells: how they stay in shape
    Read more about The Body’s Main (Cellular) Squeeze

  • On the Outskirts of the Nucleus

    Date: September 5, 2021

    A novel imaging method reveals a surprising arrangement of DNA in the cell’s nucleus
    Read more about On the Outskirts of the Nucleus

  • Cracking the Code of a Natural RNA Editor

    Date: July 27, 2021

    Newly discovered editing rule may be exploited to correct genetic defects
    Read more about Cracking the Code of a Natural RNA Editor

  • An Unusual Way to Die

    Date: June 23, 2021

    Revealing the details of an alternative cell death may lead to new therapies for a variety of diseases
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  • Copying Foreign Genes Helps Bacteria Withstand the Test of Time

    Date: February 4, 2021

    Tracking how bacteria adopt new genes provides unique insight into their evolution, antibiotic resistance and the creation of useful bacteria in the lab
    Read more about Copying Foreign Genes Helps Bacteria Withstand the Test of Time

  • Clearing Out Cellular Junkyards May Be Therapeutic

    Date: November 30, 2020

    Details of a cellular adaptation mechanism may point to new ways of treating neurodegeneration
    Read more about Clearing Out Cellular Junkyards May Be Therapeutic

  • Priority Proteins Arrive Pronto

    Date: November 19, 2020

    You are here Home > Topics > Life Sciences > Priority Proteins Arrive Pronto Competition for treatment in a cellular organelle may be decided on the basis of need
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  • Mystery Molecule in Bacteria Is Revealed to Be a Guard

    Date: November 5, 2020

    Unusual structures in bacterial cells keep viral infection from spreading; a list of new ones could provide improved biotech tools
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  • Bacteria Could Provide Us with the Next Antivirals

    Date: September 16, 2020

    Virus-fighting viperins, part of the human immune system, turn out to have bacterial counterparts that might boost the fight against human disease
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  • Profiling the COVID-19 Coronavirus

    Date: September 9, 2020

    A new approach to understanding the virus may lead to better diagnostics and treatment
    Read more about Profiling the COVID-19 Coronavirus

  • How the “Sixth Sense” Shapes the Skeleton

    Date: September 3, 2020

    The findings point to a surprising origin for scoliosis and hip dysplasia
    Read more about How the “Sixth Sense” Shapes the Skeleton

  • Prof. Maya Schuldiner has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in Germany, Leopoldina

    Date: September 2, 2020

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  • Having Their Fortress and Leaving It Too

    Date: August 18, 2020

    Humble amyloids have many uses – for bacteria, at least – aiding both migration and antibiotic resistance
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  • When the Heat Is On – Turn Up the Ac(4C)

    Date: July 15, 2020

    Heat-resistance tags on bacterial RNA hold clues to human diseases
    Read more about When the Heat Is On – Turn Up the Ac(4C)

  • How Do Viral Infections in Pregnancy Affect the Embryos' Brain?

    Date: February 24, 2020

    A study in mice suggests how an acute inflammatory immune response in pregnancy may be tied to autism spectrum disorders
    Read more about How Do Viral Infections in Pregnancy Affect the Embryos' Brain?

  • Why is this Nerve Cell Different? Finding the Genetic Roots of ALS

    Date: January 2, 2020

    Q & A with Prof. Eran Hornstein on discovering why mutations in a gene for a tiny non-coding RNA could herald the onset of neurodegenerative disease
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  • Israel Prize for Life Sciences to Prof. Adi Kimchi

    Date: March 25, 2019

    Kimchi is recognized a pioneer in the study of cell death
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  • Molecular genetics expert Adi Kimchi wins Israel Prize for life sciences

    Date: March 20, 2019

    Weizmann Institute professor has done extensive study on processes of programmed death in living cells
    Read more about Molecular genetics expert Adi Kimchi wins Israel Prize for life sciences

  • Cellular chitchat

    Date: March 19, 2019

    Dr. Yaron Antebi is unlocking the mystery of how cells communicate
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  • Lunch honoring Dr. Ellen and Harvey Knell

    Date: December 20, 2018

    Prof. Rotem Sorek, of the Department of Molecular Genetics will head the new Knell Family Center for Microbiology
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  • The building of a mini-brain

    Date: May 2, 2018

    A convoluted brain is a healthy brain
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  • Rothschild Prize to two Weizmann scientists

    Date: April 25, 2018

    Selections highlight impact of physics in biological research
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  • Clinical trials for ALS launched

    Date: March 22, 2018

    Treatment to be tested in 21 patients
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  • One fish, two fish

    Date: March 13, 2018

    Prof. Rotem Sorek has developed a new “barcoding” technique that allows scientists to monitor the larvae species present in the Gulf of Aqaba.

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  • BiomX

    Date: October 19, 2017

    Prof. Rotem Sorek and Dr. Eran Elinav put microbiome research on the medical map
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  • Journey of the developing brain

    Date: October 18, 2017

    The integral role of the immune system in brain formation
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  • Straight answers

    Date: October 2, 2017

    Could the origin of scoliosis be in muscle? New research by Prof. Elazar Zelzer
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  • In sickness and in health

    Date: May 9, 2017

    Differences in male vs. female gene expression drive infertility
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  • New hope for ALS patients

    Date: March 26, 2017

    Kadimastem’s new approach to a devastating illness
    Read more about New hope for ALS patients

  • Resolution revolution

    Date: March 26, 2017

    Modern microscopy’s impact on science
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  • The future of genome-editing

    Date: March 26, 2017

    CRISPR cuts through challenges in biological science
    Read more about The future of genome-editing

  • A new weapon in the battle against antibiotic resistance

    Date: September 25, 2016

    Antibiotics are a class of drugs that treat bacterial infections by stopping growth of bacteria or killing the bacteria directly.

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  • New Omenn Chair

    Date: July 31, 2016

    Prof. Maya Schuldiner studies proteins in action
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  • Poetic justice

    Date: March 27, 2016

    How two Miami lawyers beat the tobacco industry
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  • The Bench-to- Bedside Project

    Date: March 27, 2016

    Big data, the genomics revolution, and a new era in medicine
    Read more about The Bench-to- Bedside Project

  • Marla Schaefer and Prof. David Cahen

    Date: November 16, 2015

    When Rowland Schaefer first visited the Weizmann Institute in the 1980s and learned about its solar energy research, he was intrigued and excited. 

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  • The challenge of ALS

    Date: September 27, 2015

    They were once thought to be the “garbage” around our genes. But, as it turns out, they are actually treasure.

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  • Hilda Lewis and Prof. Benny Shilo

    Date: September 27, 2015

    On the occasion of Hilda Lewis’ 90th birthday, she looked back on her many years of philanthropy for, and friendship with the Weizmann Institute, most of which were carried out in partnership with her late husband Cecil, who passed away in 2005. 

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  • Bacteria on the run

    Date: May 31, 2015

    Prof. Rotem Sorek and the microbial arms race
    Read more about Bacteria on the run

  • Turning back the hands of time

    Date: March 29, 2015

    The body’s earliest cells are the key to tomorrow’s medicine
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  • A very personal commitment

    Date: March 29, 2015

    Ilana and Pascal Mantoux
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  • The story of our origins

    Date: March 29, 2015

    Prof. Benny Shilo’s Life’s Blueprint, out in print
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  • A winning pair

    Date: July 27, 2014

    Two Weizmann scientists chosen by Cell magazine
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  • An embryonic battle of the sexes

    Date: July 27, 2014

    New insight on a crucial step in fertilization
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  • Major leaps forward in stem cell research

    Date: April 27, 2014

    Dr. Jacob Hanna
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  • Two Weizmann scientists awarded EMET Prize

    Date: April 27, 2014

    Prof. Ben-Zion Shilo & Prof. Moty Heiblum
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