A Weizmann Institute study of super-tough organisms reveals strategies for creating more sustainable, resilient human-made materials. Humans are by no means alone in the search for more sustainable materials. Nature, too, has been 'working' on the problem of...
A mysterious menace lurks in the oceans – threatening algal blooms. Now, Weizmann Institute researchers have developed a new way to track the culprit – giant viruses – and identify their traces in specific types of tiny algae that they attack. They were said to come...
A new Weizmann Institute of Science method is providing an unprecedented glimpse into the relationship between bacteria and their host cells. Like people, bacteria have their preferences when it comes to relationships. Some are totally independent, while others prefer...
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have discovered how crystals are formed in the animal kingdom and show that two simple molecules can create a dizzying array of complex biological characteristics. What do fish, chameleons, crabs and Walter White, the...
How are humans affecting the Northern Hemisphere’s wind patterns? A new Weizmann Institute of Science study shows how. The summer of 2024 was the hottest on record and was unfortunately no surprise. Summers have been getting hotter and drier around the world,...
Will a better understanding of photosynthesis help us grow plants under artificial light? New research at the Weizmann Institute of Science is looking to answer this question. Photosynthesis, the process by which plants, algae and certain kinds of bacteria convert...
A new Weizmann Institute of Science approach promises to advance cancer immunotherapy by increasing the proliferation rate of cancer-targeting immune cells while retaining their ability to kill cancer cells. Cellular immunotherapy, a leading form of cancer treatment,...
New research at the Weizmann Institute of Science has resulted in a new miniature genetic circuit that could lead to the next phase in bio-nanotechnology and artificial cell design. Weizmann researchers were thrilled when they managed to observe the birth of a protein...
Weizmann Insitute scientists have mapped common types of brain tumours at unprecedented resolution – and identified a possible reason why some patients fail to respond to a new drug. The cells that make up cancerous brain tumours are extremely varied and sometimes...
Research quality at the Weizmann Insitute of science is now placed sixth in the world in biomedical sciences – and tenth across research fields overall – by the 2024 Leiden Ranking. Weizmann maintains its status as one of the world’s leading research institutions...
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have found how the multiple sclerosis drug - Copaxone - protects the heart muscle and improves its function after a heart attack. In the late 1960s, three Weizmann Institute of Science researchers developed several...
A new Weizmann Institute of Science ceramic could replace lead-based electronic components. Produced in the Weizmann lab or Professor Igor Lubomirsky’s this material seems too good to be true. It belongs to a class of materials that are the backbone of many essential...
The creation of a strange, ‘long-distance’ molecule revealed in a recent physics experiment at the Weizmann Institute of Science sheds light on chemical reactions taking place near absolute zero. When two particles collide, they normally fly off in opposite...
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science are tackling the thorny issue of securing a sustainable source of the psychedelic – Mescaline - for drug development, with a new study revealing they have made the first crucial move. Mescaline, a natural hallucinogen...
A new cellular mechanism for identifying unravelled proteins, discovered by scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science and recently published in Molecular Cell, may serve as a target for cancer therapies. “Who will watch the watchers?” asked Roman poet Juvenal...
A comprehensive gene expression atlas of the human small intestine developed by the Weizmann Institute of Science, and just reported in Nature, has uncovered the secrets of nutrient absorption and defence against infection. Tourists visiting an unfamiliar city would...
New research from the Weizmann Institute of Science – just published in Nature – shows that antibody-producing cells discovered inside the nasal conchae may help to develop new nasal vaccinations and treatments for allergies and nervous system disorders. The nose is a...
A bacterial immune system that alters the tails of phages - a parasitic virus that reproduces itself in bacteria – might help clarify an immunity mechanism in humans, a new Weizmann Institute of Science study shows. Phages have a head and a tail. The head contains the...
Why do we inherit only maternal mitochondria? A new Weizmann Institute of Science study shows how the paternal versions are deliberately destroyed. Within minutes of fertilisation, the egg of a fruit fly becomes a scene from the battle of the sexes. The egg attacks...
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have discovered a protein that prunes nerve endings, regulating sensitivity to pain. The findings could help pave the way toward the development of new chronic pain management methods. Like treetops reaching high into the sky...
Altered glucose digested by cancer cells helps reveal tumours’ hiding places, new research at the Weizmann Insitute of Science shows. Pancreatic cancer is difficult to detect, in part because the pancreas sits deep in the abdominal cavity in a position that can vary...
A Weizmann Institute study of photons in quantum computing has made a surprising discovery: When photons collide, they create vortices. Vortices are a common physical phenomenon. You find them in the structure of galaxies, tornadoes and hurricanes, as well as in a cup...
Weizmann Institute of Science Research has discovered that autophagic organelles actively restrict the size of their mouths – but what does that signify? Autophagy literally means ‘self-eating’ and is a cellular cleaning-out process that maintains our bodies in good...
Researchers from the University of Michigan and the Weizmann Institute of Science have developed the first-ever complete central nervous system on a chip, emulating that of a human embryo, from the forebrain to the bottom of the spinal cord. Once upon a time, we were...