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Catch a Virus by Its Tail

Date: July 17, 2024
A bacterial immune system that alters the tails of phages might help clarify an immunity mechanism in humans
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Sperm Welcome – But Their Mitochondria Must Go

Date: July 15, 2024
Why do we inherit only maternal mitochondria? A new study shows how the paternal versions are deliberately destroyed
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From Tip to Tail

Date: June 1, 2024
Researchers from the University of Michigan and the Weizmann Institute develop the first-ever complete central nervous system on a chip; it faithfully emulates that of a human embryo, from the forebrain to the bottom of the spinal cord
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Evolutionary Safety First

Date: January 9, 2024
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers call for a new kind of test – one that will ensure evolutionary safety – to be applied to future drugs
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Human Embryo Models Grown from Stem Cells

Date: September 6, 2023
The complete, day 14 synthetic models may open new avenues of research into infertility, drug testing and growth of tissues for transplant – as well as help scientists peer into the dramatic first weeks of embryonic development
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Surviving on an Empty Battery

Date: August 17, 2023
A newly discovered immune strategy protects bacteria and more advanced species, from corals to bees
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Prepared for War: How Cells Survive Viral Invasion

Date: June 28, 2023
High levels of defensive proteins offer protection against a hostile takeover by herpes viruses
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Viruses Gain the Upper Hand

Date: October 25, 2022
Weizmann Institute scientists reveal how viruses outwit cellular immune systems
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Without Egg, Sperm or Womb: Synthetic Mouse Embryo Models Created Solely from Stem Cells

Date: August 1, 2022
The method opens new vistas for studying how stem cells self-organize into organs and may in the future help produce transplantable tissues
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Creating the Cells That Can Be Everything and More

Date: July 12, 2022
Removing a newly discovered “lock” from DNA’s packaging can restore limitless abilities to early cells
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Rewriting the Classics

Date: May 18, 2022
Weizmann scientists breathe new life into one of the cell’s most classic and best-researched metabolic pathways
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Genetic Bundles of Joy

Date: May 10, 2022
New study reveals a genetic regulation mechanism in eukaryotes ensuring that proteins that work together are expressed together
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Spiking the Particle

Date: April 25, 2022
FDA approves third-generation hepatitis B vaccine based on Weizmann research
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Mutations in Noncoding DNA Protect the Brain from ALS

Date: March 31, 2022
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers discover a new neuroprotective pathway
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Mutations in Noncoding DNA Protect the Brain from ALS

Date: March 31, 2022
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers discover a new neuroprotective pathway
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Cnm1: Connecting Organelles

Date: February 15, 2022
A new study reveals a novel molecular tethering machinery that allows mitochondria and the nucleus to exchange goods and valuable information
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The Primordial Soap

Date: February 3, 2022
Weizmann Institute scientists disclose comprehensive evidence that life may have originated with lipid nano-scale particles
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As Naïve as They Get

Date: December 30, 2021
Prof. Jacob Hanna’s method for growing mouse embryos outside the womb was shortlisted for Science’s Breakthrough of the Year. Another study from his lab brings us one step closer to growing human organs for transplantation
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Making Bone Growth Transparent

Date: December 17, 2021
A new method for tracking thousands of cells in three dimensions may help reveal how bone growth is disrupted in dwarfism and other skeletal disorders
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Bacteria and Plants Fight Alike

Date: December 1, 2021
A bacterial mechanism for sensing infection may help boost plant defenses
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The Body’s Main (Cellular) Squeeze

Date: September 13, 2021
The secrets of “professional secretor” cells: how they stay in shape
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On the Outskirts of the Nucleus

Date: September 5, 2021
A novel imaging method reveals a surprising arrangement of DNA in the cell’s nucleus
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Cracking the Code of a Natural RNA Editor

Date: July 27, 2021
Newly discovered editing rule may be exploited to correct genetic defects
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An Unusual Way to Die

Date: June 23, 2021
Revealing the details of an alternative cell death may lead to new therapies for a variety of diseases
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Copying Foreign Genes Helps Bacteria Withstand the Test of Time

Date: February 4, 2021
Tracking how bacteria adopt new genes provides unique insight into their evolution, antibiotic resistance and the creation of useful bacteria in the lab
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Clearing Out Cellular Junkyards May Be Therapeutic

Date: November 30, 2020
Details of a cellular adaptation mechanism may point to new ways of treating neurodegeneration
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Priority Proteins Arrive Pronto

Date: November 19, 2020
You are here Home > Topics > Life Sciences > Priority Proteins Arrive Pronto Competition for treatment in a cellular organelle may be decided on the basis of need
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Mystery Molecule in Bacteria Is Revealed to Be a Guard

Date: November 5, 2020
Unusual structures in bacterial cells keep viral infection from spreading; a list of new ones could provide improved biotech tools
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Bacteria Could Provide Us with the Next Antivirals

Date: September 16, 2020
Virus-fighting viperins, part of the human immune system, turn out to have bacterial counterparts that might boost the fight against human disease
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Profiling the COVID-19 Coronavirus

Date: September 9, 2020
A new approach to understanding the virus may lead to better diagnostics and treatment
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How the “Sixth Sense” Shapes the Skeleton

Date: September 3, 2020
The findings point to a surprising origin for scoliosis and hip dysplasia
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Prof. Maya Schuldiner has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in Germany, Leopoldina

Date: September 2, 2020

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Having Their Fortress and Leaving It Too

Date: August 18, 2020
Humble amyloids have many uses – for bacteria, at least – aiding both migration and antibiotic resistance
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When the Heat Is On – Turn Up the Ac(4C)

Date: July 15, 2020
Heat-resistance tags on bacterial RNA hold clues to human diseases
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How Do Viral Infections in Pregnancy Affect the Embryos' Brain?

Date: February 24, 2020
A study in mice suggests how an acute inflammatory immune response in pregnancy may be tied to autism spectrum disorders
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Why is this Nerve Cell Different? Finding the Genetic Roots of ALS

Date: January 2, 2020
Q & A with Prof. Eran Hornstein on discovering why mutations in a gene for a tiny non-coding RNA could herald the onset of neurodegenerative disease
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Israel Prize for Life Sciences to Prof. Adi Kimchi

Date: March 25, 2019
Kimchi is recognized a pioneer in the study of cell death
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Molecular genetics expert Adi Kimchi wins Israel Prize for life sciences

Date: March 20, 2019

Weizmann Institute professor has done extensive study on processes of programmed death in living cells

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Cellular chitchat

Date: March 19, 2019

Dr. Yaron Antebi is unlocking the mystery of how cells communicate

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Lunch honoring Dr. Ellen and Harvey Knell

Date: December 20, 2018

Prof. Rotem Sorek, of the Department of Molecular Genetics will head the new Knell Family Center for Microbiology

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The building of a mini-brain

Date: May 2, 2018

A convoluted brain is a healthy brain

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Rothschild Prize to two Weizmann scientists

Date: April 25, 2018

Selections highlight impact of physics in biological research

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Clinical trials for ALS launched

Date: March 22, 2018

Treatment to be tested in 21 patients

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One fish, two fish

Date: March 13, 2018

Prof. Rotem Sorek has developed a new “barcoding” technique that allows scientists to monitor the larvae species present in the Gulf of Aqaba.

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BiomX

Date: October 19, 2017

Prof. Rotem Sorek and Dr. Eran Elinav put microbiome research on the medical map

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Journey of the developing brain

Date: October 18, 2017

The integral role of the immune system in brain formation

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Straight answers

Date: October 2, 2017

Could the origin of scoliosis be in muscle? New research by Prof. Elazar Zelzer

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In sickness and in health

Date: May 9, 2017

Differences in male vs. female gene expression drive infertility

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New hope for ALS patients

Date: March 26, 2017

Kadimastem’s new approach to a devastating illness

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Resolution revolution

Date: March 26, 2017

Modern microscopy’s impact on science

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The future of genome-editing

Date: March 26, 2017

CRISPR cuts through challenges in biological science

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A new weapon in the battle against antibiotic resistance

Date: September 25, 2016

Antibiotics are a class of drugs that treat bacterial infections by stopping growth of bacteria or killing the bacteria directly.

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New Omenn Chair

Date: July 31, 2016

Prof. Maya Schuldiner studies proteins in action

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Poetic justice

Date: March 27, 2016

How two Miami lawyers beat the tobacco industry

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The Bench-to- Bedside Project

Date: March 27, 2016

Big data, the genomics revolution, and a new era in medicine

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Marla Schaefer and Prof. David Cahen

Date: November 16, 2015

When Rowland Schaefer first visited the Weizmann Institute in the 1980s and learned about its solar energy research, he was intrigued and excited.

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Hilda Lewis and Prof. Benny Shilo

Date: September 27, 2015

On the occasion of Hilda Lewis’ 90th birthday, she looked back on her many years of philanthropy for, and friendship with the Weizmann Institute, most of which were carried out in partnership with her late husband Cecil, who passed away in 2005.

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The challenge of ALS

Date: September 27, 2015

They were once thought to be the “garbage” around our genes. But, as it turns out, they are actually treasure.

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Bacteria on the run

Date: May 31, 2015

Prof. Rotem Sorek and the microbial arms race

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Turning back the hands of time

Date: March 29, 2015

The body’s earliest cells are the key to tomorrow’s medicine

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A very personal commitment

Date: March 29, 2015

Ilana and Pascal Mantoux

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The story of our origins

Date: March 29, 2015

Prof. Benny Shilo’s Life’s Blueprint, out in print

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A winning pair

Date: July 27, 2014

Two Weizmann scientists chosen by Cell magazine

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An embryonic battle of the sexes

Date: July 27, 2014

New insight on a crucial step in fertilization

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Major leaps forward in stem cell research

Date: April 27, 2014

Dr. Jacob Hanna

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Two Weizmann scientists awarded EMET Prize

Date: April 27, 2014

Prof. Ben-Zion Shilo & Prof. Moty Heiblum

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Catch a Virus by Its Tail

Sperm Welcome – But Their Mitochondria Must Go

From Tip to Tail

Evolutionary Safety First

Human Embryo Models Grown from Stem Cells

Surviving on an Empty Battery

Prepared for War: How Cells Survive Viral Invasion

Viruses Gain the Upper Hand

Without Egg, Sperm or Womb: Synthetic Mouse Embryo Models Created Solely from Stem Cells

Creating the Cells That Can Be Everything and More

Rewriting the Classics

Genetic Bundles of Joy

Spiking the Particle

Mutations in Noncoding DNA Protect the Brain from ALS

Mutations in Noncoding DNA Protect the Brain from ALS

Cnm1: Connecting Organelles

The Primordial Soap

As Naïve as They Get

Making Bone Growth Transparent

Bacteria and Plants Fight Alike

The Body’s Main (Cellular) Squeeze

On the Outskirts of the Nucleus

Cracking the Code of a Natural RNA Editor

An Unusual Way to Die

Copying Foreign Genes Helps Bacteria Withstand the Test of Time

Clearing Out Cellular Junkyards May Be Therapeutic

Priority Proteins Arrive Pronto

Mystery Molecule in Bacteria Is Revealed to Be a Guard

Bacteria Could Provide Us with the Next Antivirals

Profiling the COVID-19 Coronavirus

How the “Sixth Sense” Shapes the Skeleton

Prof. Maya Schuldiner has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in Germany, Leopoldina

Having Their Fortress and Leaving It Too

When the Heat Is On – Turn Up the Ac(4C)

How Do Viral Infections in Pregnancy Affect the Embryos' Brain?

Why is this Nerve Cell Different? Finding the Genetic Roots of ALS

Israel Prize for Life Sciences to Prof. Adi Kimchi

Molecular genetics expert Adi Kimchi wins Israel Prize for life sciences

Cellular chitchat

Lunch honoring Dr. Ellen and Harvey Knell

The building of a mini-brain

Rothschild Prize to two Weizmann scientists

Clinical trials for ALS launched

One fish, two fish

BiomX

Journey of the developing brain

Straight answers

In sickness and in health

New hope for ALS patients

Resolution revolution

The future of genome-editing

A new weapon in the battle against antibiotic resistance

New Omenn Chair

Poetic justice

The Bench-to- Bedside Project

Marla Schaefer and Prof. David Cahen

Hilda Lewis and Prof. Benny Shilo

The challenge of ALS

Bacteria on the run

Turning back the hands of time

A very personal commitment

The story of our origins

A winning pair

An embryonic battle of the sexes

Major leaps forward in stem cell research

Two Weizmann scientists awarded EMET Prize