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Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the future of humanity.
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Apr 30, 2018...
We want to believe: “Ata,” a mummy found in Chile’s Atacama region, inspired theories and rumors.Credit: Bhattacharya, S. et al., 2018
It started the way s ... Read more
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Jun 01, 2018... The life aquatic with the Bajau: The islanders have evolved to remain underwater, at depth, for extended periods – even walking on the sea floor. Credit: BBCone ... Read more
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Jun 18, 2019... Working when your brain does: Dr. Matthew Walker says that night owls, about 30% of the population, “are bound to a delayed schedule by unavoidable DNA hardwiri ... Read more
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Jan 18, 2018... Even if you feel that things might be a little bleak right now, the start of any new year is a time to be optimistic. And the best, most realistic place to look ... Read more
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Nov 26, 2007... Some people are oblivious to the odor in the locker room after a game, while others wrinkle their noses at the slightest whiff of sweat. Research by Prof. Doron ... Read more
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Dec 01, 2012... Prof. Yardena Samuels of the Weizmann Institute’s Department of Molecular Cell Biology uses the power of DNA sequencing to identify new groups of genetic mutati ... Read more
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Jan 01, 2019... There are certain proteins in the body that can fuel ageing cells, allowing them to thrive. A team in Israel gave mice a drug that blocked that protein, and lef ... Read more
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Mar 30, 2014... Leemor Joshua-Tor in her Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory facility on March 18, 2014. She is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. Credit: Newsday / Audr ... Read more
Aug 08, 2007... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—August 8, 2007—Metastasis—when cancer cells dissociate from the original tumor and migrate via the blood stream to colonize distant organs—is th ... Read more
Feb 13, 2017... A cross-section of a mouse liver lobule under a fluorescence microscope. The middle layer reveals an abundance of messenger RNA molecules (white dots) for the g ... Read more
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