September 17, 2020
Bacteria Could Provide us with the Next Antivirals
By tracking the evolution of what may be our oldest means of fighting off viral infection, a group at the Weizmann Institute of Science has uncovered a gold mine of...
January 26, 2018
Bacterial Immune Systems Take the Stage
A systematic study by the Weizmann Institute of Science, uncovering multiple new and unusual bacterial immune defence mechanisms which could pave the way toward new biotech tools, has just been...
January 23, 2017
Viruses Caught Talking to Each Other
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...