A new Weizmann Institute of Science technology uncovers a neural mechanism that governs infant-parent bonding – and may help explain emotional differences between the sexes. The relationships we form as adults often echo those we had with our parents. According to...
The Weizmann Institute of Science has announced the inauguration of the Michael Sela Prize in Biomedical Sciences, a new international award established to honour the legacy of Professor Michael Sela (1924–2022), trailblazing immunologist and sixth president of the...
Using transparent zebrafish embryos, Weizmann scientists and Sheba physicians decipher a severe lymphatic disorder and identify a potential treatment. Despite swimming in different worlds, fish and humans are biologically much closer than one might think. Capitalising...
New evidence from the Weizmann Institute of Science points to sweeping urban planning in the city of Jerusalem existed as early as the 9th century BCE. More than 2,800 years ago, residents of Iron-age Jerusalem faced a climate change, marked by years of drought and...
Researchers led by Northwestern University in the United States and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, have discovered a new type of supernova that offers a rare glimpse into the depths of massive stars and exposes hidden sites where heavy chemical elements...
A new collaborative study at the Weizmann Institute of Science and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre highlights the crucial role of brain–body crosstalk in health and disease. Nearly a third of cancer-related deaths are caused by cachexia, a currently...
Bacterial species collected from their natural habitat in a series of ponds in Mexico create spectacular kaleidoscopic patterns, shedding new light on collective behaviour according to new Weizmann Institute of Science research. A desert region in northern Mexico...
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science and international colleagues have discovered a rare disorder caused by a missing genetic brake, recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Emma Broadbent was born nine years ago in Dallas, Texas, with...
Algorithms developed by Weizmann Institute of Science and Intel Labs researchers are enabling AI developers around the world to combine the power of different AI models ‘thinking’ as one. Just as people from different countries speak different languages, AI models...
A new AI model being developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science could predict your future health and help you change it. Before an important meeting or when a big decision needs to be made, we often mentally run through various scenarios before settling on the...
A nuclear clock quest at the Weizmann Institute of Science, spins off a new dark matter detection method. For nearly a century, scientists around the world have been searching for dark matter – an invisible substance believed to make up about 80 per cent of the...
By Professor Alon Chen, neuroscientist and president of the Weizmann Institute of Science – published in Nature, Vol 643, p306, 10 July 2025 A little before 3 a.m. on 15 June, two Iranian missiles hit the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. We consider...
Weizmann Institute scientists have discovered hundreds of molecules that promote nerve regeneration in mice – and may even encourage growth in brain neurons. Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal...
In the early hours of 15 June 2025, two ballistic missiles, launched by Iran directly hit the Weizmann Institute of Science.Thankfully, no lives were lost. But the damage was devastating. Critical research and teaching facilities were hit. State-of-the-art...
Just days after their laboratories were damaged in the Iranian attack of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Professors Liran Shlush and Amos Tanay today publish a study expected to advance the field of blood cell medicine. What if a blood test could reveal the pace of...
New research from the Weizmann Institute of Science reveals that the nervous system can sense fat tissue and that blocking this ability protects mice from metabolic disorders. Popular belief holds that our senses gather information only about the external world, but...
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have revealed the cellular network behind oral tolerance, the immune mechanism that enables us to eat food safely. If we have an allergy to peanuts, strawberries or dairy, we are quick to blame our immune systems. But when we...
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have achieved an MRI resolution of one billionth of a metre, paving the way for the most detailed images of individual molecules ever produced. This new development will play a major role in the materials and pharmaceutical...
New research from the Weizmann Institute of Science reveals how mouse whiskers can ‘hear’ the world. Nestled in dark burrows, with a limited sense of vision, mice brush their whiskers against their environment to navigate and to detect objects around them. This...
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have uncovered physical laws explaining why cracks in materials break their symmetry while spreading. These findings lay the groundwork for the design of more resilient materials which could have significant implications for...
Blocking Mitch – an energy-control protein – prevents fat accumulation in human cells Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have discovered.
Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have revealed how breast cancer cells enter a state of dormancy, remaining undetected for years, and why they suddenly wake up and metastasize. Breast cancer is becoming increasingly treatable, but in some cases the...
Weizmann Institute researchers have revealed that the melody of spoken English functions as a distinct language, with a vocabulary and rules of syntax. The findings lay the foundation for an AI that will understand language beyond just words. The AI revolution, which...
Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have identified a gene that reprograms macrophages into cancer-promoting cells — and show how to switch it off. To grow, cancer tumours must hijack the immune system for their needs. One of the main tricks that most...