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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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Dec 01, 2021...
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—December 1, 2021—A brown blotch on a plant leaf may be a sign that the plant’s defenses are hard at work.
A new study at the Weizmann Insti ... Read more
Nov 10, 2022... Justine Karst, a mycologist at the University of Alberta, feared things had gone too far when her son got home from eighth grade and told her he had learned tha ... Read more
Feb 03, 2023... REHOVOT, ISRAEL— February 3, 2023 Arthropods crawl and buzz around us in the wild and on farmlands, on the street and at home, under our floors and in our plumb ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/plant-research-reaches-a-new-high/
Apr 30, 2023... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—May 1, 2023—A South African plant called a woolly umbrella is completely unrelated to the cannabis plant, yet it makes a slew of the active comp ... Read more
May 04, 2023... Food security and climate change - Weizmann Institute researchers are working on improving the world's major crops in order to feed the world's growing populati ... Read more
May 04, 2023... How can trees help us deal with climate change? Weizmann Institute researchers are working on enhancing trees' ability to slow down global warming. At this cr ... Read more
May 04, 2023... Did you know it takes about 2,700 liters of water to dye one single cotton T-shirt? We are developing cotton in different colors, which would save huge amounts ... Read more
Apr 11, 2024... Changes to the climate will have profound implications for our wellbeing, food production, and international peace. This is especially true for developing natio ... Read more
Apr 11, 2024... Reduced rainfall is affecting crops and food production throughout the world. Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science are studying the results in an eff ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/video-gallery/feeding-an-overpopulated-world-begins-in-the-lab/
May 17, 2024... With populations significantly higher than ever before, and climate changes affecting agriculture, Weizmann Institute scientists are cultivating new ways to fee ... Read more
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