August 3, 2022
Without Egg, Sperm or Womb: Synthetic Mouse Embryo Models Created Solely from Stem Cells, Outside the Uterus
An egg meets a sperm – that’s a necessary first step in life’s beginnings, and it’s also a common first step in embryonic development research. But in a Weizmann Institute...
November 15, 2019
Measuring Animal Personality – it’s a First!
A new study on mice, recently published in Nature Neuroscience, shows animal research may need to take into account the connection between genes, behaviour and personality. We may refer to...
Weizmann’s Professor Ido Amit visits Garvan
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…
February 25, 2016
Understanding Pancreatic Cell Biology: A Key Step Towards Improved Therapy for Diabetes
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...