Weizmann Institute scientists have found new evidence for a particle system that ‘remembers' its previous quantum states – a significant step toward the development of a fault-tolerant quantum computer. In the future, quantum computers are anticipated to solve...
Quantifying wildlife reveals human impact – human movement is 40 times greater than that of all land animals combined; livestock biomass up 400% and wild mammals down 70% over the past two centuries. Life on the moveWolves roaming the Mongolian steppes cover more than...
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...
A Weizmann Institute of Science study about a newly discovered immune mechanism holds promise in light of the growing resistance to antibiotics. Much like humans generate mountains of garbage, our cells are constantly discarding proteins that are damaged or no longer...
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 is usually caused by a blockage that has...
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...
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...
A new study lead by the Weizmann Institute of Science shows that celiac disease in children might be associated with sensitivity to a protein abundant in dairy products. The new findings could also facilitate the disorder’s early detection and prevention. Enamel, the...
A research team headed by Professor Jacob Hanna at the Weizmann Institute of Science has created complete models of human embryos from stem cells cultured in the lab – and managed to grow them outside the womb up to day 14. Reported today in Nature, these synthetic...
New research that reveals the details of an alternative cell death may lead to new therapies for a variety of diseases. Unlikely causes of death, like lightning, may strike out of the blue, but for our cells even an unusual form of death is not left to chance. That’s...
A new method is set to reveal the hidden first stages of embryonic development – from a tiny ball of cells to organ growth – this unique research is from the Weizmann institute of Science and recently published in Nature. To observe how a tiny ball of identical cells...
Cancer immunotherapy may get a boost from an unexpected direction: bacteria residing within tumour cells. In a new study published in Nature, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science and their collaborators have discovered that the immune system ‘sees’ these...
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust, Remembrance of Things Past, vol. 5 Communication with others – verbal and nonverbal – is part of what makes us human. These abilities are encoded in the...
Fragrances – promising mystery, intrigue and forbidden thrills – are blended by master perfumers, their recipes kept secret. In a new study on the sense of smell, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have managed to strip much of the mystery, even from complex...
A new computer algorithm can predict during early stages of pregnancy, or even before pregnancy, which women are at a high risk of gestational diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science reported in Nature Medicine. The study...
A host of disease-causing viruses called ‘arenaviruses’ lurk in animal populations in various parts of the world, sometimes crossing over into humans. When they do cross over, they can be lethal, and few treatments exist. Now researchers at the Weizmann Institute of...
In hot summers everyone has a hard time cooling down. This is especially true for certain simple molecules which scientists want to cool down close to absolute zero and the lowest temperature possible, approximately -273oC. This goal is sought because near this...
A shot of espresso, a piece of chocolate or a headstand – all of these have been recommended before taking a big test. The best advice, however, could be to take a deep breath. According to research conducted in the lab of Professor Noam Sobel of the Weizmann...
New collaborative research from the Weizmann Institute of Science has asked a different question about the bacteria in our microbiomes, and the answers, recently published in Nature, could help target disease more precisely. Our gut microbiome – the complement of...
Three papers published in Nature and broadly reported in the media, answer a question that scientists have been asking ever since Galileo first observed the famous stripes of Jupiter: Are the colorful bands just a pretty surface phenomenon, or are they a significant...
Viruses may be stealthy invaders, but a study reported in Nature from the Weizmann Institute of Science reveals a new, chatty side of some: For the first time, viruses have been found communicating with one another. This communication – short 'posts' left for kin and...