14 June 2017 | Weizmann in Australia
This year, three high school graduates have been selected to attend the Weizmann Institute of Science International Summer Science Institute (ISSI) in Israel, which takes place over the month of...
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12 June 2017 | Weizmann in Australia
Bread occupies a unique place in our diet: it accounts for about one-tenth of the calories many people in the West consume and up to 40% of the caloric consumption...
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2 June 2017 | Weizmann in Australia, Weizmann in Israel, Weizmann in the News
Eight years ago he was a postdoctoral student of Nobel Laureate, Professor Ada Yonath of the Weizmann Institute of Science, spending three years in Israel studying. Now Dr Matthew Belousoff...
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29 April 2017 | Weizmann in Australia
Building Dialog through Science, or BDS, (http://israelbds.org/) is the name of a new website from the Weizmann Institute of Science that features the many and varied scientific studies that rely...
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6 March 2017 | Weizmann in Australia, Weizmann in Israel
Imagine this: you are developing a strategy against cancer that will trigger the body’s early detection of tumours, or studying surfaces using scanning tunnelling microscopy, or learning about the behaviour...
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6 March 2017 | Weizmann in Australia
The above image – a representation of RNA, the functional unit of the genome – was designed by Dr Kate Patterson (visual science communicator, Garvan Institute). It started with a...
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2 November 2016 | Weizmann in Australia, Weizmann in Israel
Some may think that a serious, scientific institute is not a fun place to take your kids when on holiday, but according to Sydney’s Ian Perlman, Israel’s Weizmann Institute of...
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2 November 2016 | Weizmann in Australia
An 18 year old aspiring doctor from Moriah College has won Weizmann Australia’s prize for Excellence, Commitment and Curiosity in Science. Sam Lees said he was thrilled, but very surprised,...
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10 September 2016 | Weizmann in Australia, Weizmann in Israel
It was the first time for Weizmann’s Professor Ido Amit to visit the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, where he met senior staff to discuss the recently announced...
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5 September 2016 | Weizmann in Australia, Weizmann in Israel
Recently we announced that ANU students Cherry Zheng and Matthew Goh had won the Trawalla Foundation–Weizmann Australia scholarship to attend the 2016 Weizmann Institute of Science International Summer Science Institute (ISSI)...
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4 July 2016 | Weizmann in Australia, Weizmann in Israel
Every two years the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) gathers together its key international supporters to celebrate the Institute’s achievements and mark its global scientific impact to the benefit of...
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22 June 2016 | Weizmann in Australia, Weizmann in Israel
Two excellent candidates have won the recent Trawalla Foundation–Weizmann Australia scholarship to attend the 2016 Weizmann Institute of Science International Summer Science Institute (ISSI) in Israel. They are high school...
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5 June 2016 | Weizmann in Australia, Weizmann in Israel, Weizmann in the News
A molecular invisible ink is now available. Called a molecular-scale messaging sensor (m-SMS), this is part of a secure, chemically based system designed to transmit and reveal secret messages. Created by...
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5 June 2016 | Weizmann in Australia, Weizmann in Israel, Weizmann in the News
At some point in our lives we have all had to consciously use our brains to learn at school, university and work – dreaming of how great it would be...
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5 June 2016 | Weizmann in Australia, Weizmann in Israel, Weizmann in the News
How does stress, which can cause our bodies to divert resources from non-essential functions, affect the basic exchange of materials that underlie our everyday life? Weizmann Institute of Science researchers...
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10 May 2016 | Weizmann in Australia, Weizmann in Israel, Weizmann in the News
A new prostate cancer drug called Tookad®, which is currently approved in Mexico for early–stage treatment, is now undergoing advanced trials in Israel and Europe, with European approval hoped for...
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12 April 2016 | Weizmann in Australia, Weizmann in Israel, Weizmann in the News
Two world-class research facilities – the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Australia – will unite to establish a new centre based in Sydney. The...
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1 March 2016 | Weizmann in Australia, Weizmann in Israel
In November, Weizmann Australia organised a special ‘week of discovery’ in Israel for a group of Australian women, focusing on innovations in arts and science. The week included vivid experiences...
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25 February 2016 | Weizmann in Australia, Weizmann in Israel
The body’s ability to turn certain genes on and off in specific cells at a precise point in time is essential to maintaining health. This fine control in regulating...
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15 February 2016 | Weizmann in Australia
For some time, the scientific world believed we had 10 times more bacteria and microbes in our bodies than human cells. But new Weizmann research, recently published in the Journal...
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