Life Sciences

Why do humans get joint disease while other great apes remain agile into old age? The same evolutionary changes that made us human may also have left us with fragile joints

How many viruses does it take to launch an infection? Scientists have discovered the cellular threshold that can determine whether a herpesvirus becomes active or lies dormant

Weizmann Institute researchers discover that transient intestinal inflammation can leave irreversible changes in the gut lining, leading to Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The findings point to new directions for treatment and early detection

Weizmann Institute and Hebrew University scientists have discovered that stem cell maturation can also serve as an immune defense mechanism

Israeli and Czech scientists recreated the coronavirus’s evolutionary journey in a test tube – revealing the conditions that can produce highly contagious variants

The blockbuster drug may strengthen a newly discovered cholesterol-regulating mechanism that could be harnessed to curb cancer spread

Known to shape the brain before birth, this master switch is repurposed in the adult brain to regulate mental and metabolic networks

Not every DNA mistake gets fixed. Researchers uncover how repair enzymes choose which genetic damage deserves attention

Weizmann Institute researchers discover immune memory cells capable of producing antibodies against cancer – a finding that opens new avenues for future cancer vaccines

Weizmann-led international team uncovers a key mechanism of treatment resistance and points to a potential combination therapy

A mass mating event in the lab reveals how yeast cells choose partners – and what predicts the success of their offspring

Three resistance mutations identified in Prof. Yardena Samuels’s lab may become targets for powerful new immunotherapies

Weizmann Institute researchers have solved a 50-year-old mystery, uncovering the molecular mechanism that enables tissue regeneration after extensive damage. The findings may pave the way for treatments that help prevent cancer from returning

A new class of immune-activating molecules awakens anti-tumor immunity by targeting the tumor’s own defenses

Quantifying wildlife reveals human impact – human movement is 40 times greater than that of all land animals combined; livestock biomass up 400% and wild mammals down 70% over the past two centuries

Weizmann Institute scientists traveled all the way to a desert island off the coast of East Africa to record – for the very first time – the brain activity of mammals in the wild and to study how their neuronal “compass” helps them navigate

A new Weizmann Institute technology uncovers a neural mechanism that governs infant-parent bonding – and may help explain emotional differences between the sexes