Research in Focus

From the Weizmann Institute of Science
February 27, 2024

Toward a Treatment for Huntington’s Disease

Weizmann Institute of Science scientists have discovered two small molecules that can cross the blood-brain barrier in mice, slowing and even reversing the effects of Huntington’s, which is incurable. The...

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February 16, 2024

Proteins without Parents

Using three AI protein prediction tools, a Chinese-Israeli study at the Weizmann Institute of Science uncovered new wrinkles in the folding story of ‘orphan’ proteins. When Weizmann Professors Joel Sussman...

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Appealing to Academic Leadership Worldwide

Dear Friends, The following is a letter, signed by the Presidents of Israel’s universities.  We encourage you to share it with your colleagues and friends so it can reach as broad an…

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2023 International Summer School students return inspired

Three lucky Australian high school graduates spent the month of July attending the Weizmann Institute of Science’s annual International Summer Science Institute (ISSI) in Israel. First year science students, Chi…

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“Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly hard for them”

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