Research in Focus

October 29, 2024

Crystalizing Our Comprehension of Malaria

A definitive atomic structure of heme crystals, which are made by malaria parasites, could lead to better antimalarial drugs a new Weizmann study has revealed. Professor Leslie Leiserowitz first became intrigued by...

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October 23, 2024

Unclogging the Immune System

Weizmann Institute researchers have revealed how aging cells evade our immune systems and propose developing an innovative treatment for age-related diseases and chronic inflammation. Whenever a sink overflows, the flooding...

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October 15, 2024

Improving the Recipe for Gene Therapy

An innovative treatment for Gaucher disease has produced promising results in mice, giving hope to patients after decades of research. Gregory and Deborah Macres from California lost their son, Gregory,...

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October 11, 2024

Uncrackable: Scorpions and Sponges Inspire Sustainable Design

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,...

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October 3, 2024

Hunting Down Giant Viruses That Attack Tiny Algae

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...

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September 27, 2024

Couples Therapy

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...

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September 24, 2024

A Secret Recipe for Colorful and Versatile Animal Crystals

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....

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September 23, 2024

Stormy Findings and Hot Discoveries

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...

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September 17, 2024

Into the Light

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...

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September 10, 2024

Both Faster and Stronger

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...

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September 5, 2024

New Circuit Made of DNA Has Everything Wired In

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...

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August 31, 2024

Peeling Back the Layers of Brain Tumours

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...

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August 27, 2024

The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions

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...

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August 27, 2024

A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking

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...

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August 23, 2024

Surprising New Material Gets the Lead Out

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...

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August 21, 2024

When an Ion Met an Atom

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...

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August 16, 2024

Cactus Dreams: Revealing the Secrets of Mescaline Making

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...

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August 14, 2024

Sticking a Pin in Cancer

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...

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August 9, 2024

Navigating the Digestive Tract

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...

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August 1, 2024

Finding Immune Cells under Our Very Noses

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...

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