The formation of the Moon has remained something of a puzzle. A leading theory proposes a cataclysmic impact involving a Mars-sized object and a young Earth. But there are some inconsistencies with this scenario. Based on hundreds of simulations run on a computer...
Recently reported in Nature, a new device developed by Weizmann Institute scientists can take the temperature of nanometre-sized materials – like those that will form the basis of new quantum electronics – with unprecedented accuracy, resolving temperature changes...
What combinations of mutations help cancer cells survive? Which cells in the brain are involved in the onset of Alzheimer’s? How do immune cells conduct their convoluted decision-making processes? Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have now combined two...
Drug cocktails, such as those to treat cancer, like the alcoholic versions served at your local bar, are best when the proper ingredients are mixed in the right proportions. And like the cocktails we normally drink, the combination of ingredients can be better than...
Imagine a living room that switches off the lights when everybody’s gone to bed. A clothes iron that, if left on in an empty house, sends a message to your phone. Or a percolator that puts coffee on the boil in the kitchen the moment your feet hit the bedroom floor....
Following a successful diet, many people are dismayed to find their weight rebounding – an all-too-common phenomenon termed 'recurrent' or 'yo-yo' obesity. Worse still, the vast majority of recurrently obese individuals not only rebound to their pre-dieting weight but...
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 Science knocks that thought for six! On a recent holiday, Ian wanted his family - wife,...
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, when his name was announced as the winner at the school’s recent prize giving...
New Weizmann Institute of Science research just published in Cell Metabolism and reported in the Times of Israel plus other media, has found that changes in surrounding oxygen levels can reset circadian clocks of mice. If confirmed in humans, the research could help...
Discovering how proteins originated and developed is the focus of research in the lab of Professor Dan Tawfik of the Weizmann Institute’s Biomolecular Sciences Department, and where, with the help of computer science, they went back in time to find the answers. Made...
Weizmann Institute scientists have developed a new method for deciphering ‘epigenetic tags’ which are coded instructions that determine cellular fate. Recently reported in Nature Biotechnology, the method is unlocking the secrets of how cells with the same genes...
On 14 September 2016 The Korean Economic Daily e-mail interviewed Professor Daniel Zajfman, President of the Weizmann Institute of Science. This was in commemoration of Global HR Forum, held in Seoul, November 1-3, 2016. Other distinguished guests were also...
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 Garvan-Weizmann partnership to establish a centre for cellular genomics, currently under...
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) in Israel. They have now returned from...
A Weizmann Institute of Science researcher is a part of the team that discovered a planet with an Earth-like mass orbiting in the habitable zone of our nearest stellar neighbour, announced this week and reported in the media. Dr Aviv Ofir, who is in the group of Prof...
New research from the Weizmann Institute of Science on mutations of the protein p53 - which when itself is a tumour suppressor, but when mutated aids cancer growth - indicates it can be “re-educated” to behave normally. In all p53 holds the life of a cell in its hand...
Weizmann Institute scientists have revealed how a molecule in the mouse brain can regulate social behaviour. Reported in Nature Neuroscience, the research suggests that a molecule involved in regulating stress in the brain may help determine how willing we are to...
The Weizmann Institute of Science's Dr Yohai Kaspi is part of the Juno Science team that hopes to answer some burning questions about the largest planet in the Solar System. As reported this week in The Jerusalem Post, on Monday July 4, NASA’s Juno spacecraft entered...
New research in mice from the Weizmann Institute of Science may help explain how viral infection in pregnancy raises the risk of autism and schizophrenia in the child. Recently published in Science and reported in the Jewish Post and elsewhere, disrupted foetal immune...
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 humanity. This year the Inspiring Connections Global Gathering...
Weizmann Institute of Science scientists have engineered bacteria that can create sugar from the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2). Recently reported in Chem Europe the researchers posed the question: Is it possible to reprogram an organism that is found higher in...
The Weizmann Institute of Science and its commercial arm - Yeda Research and Development - has announced they have entered into a multi-year arrangement with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer which will provide important extra resources to facilitate more discoveries. The...
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 graduates Cherry Zheng and Matthew Goh, both...
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 Weizmann Institute of Science researchers, this unique new...