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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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Aug 16, 2007... This article can be viewed by downloading the PDF. ... Read more
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Aug 27, 2012...
Anat Arzi (l), Prof. Noam Sobel, and a research subject in the lab.
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—August 27, 2012— Is sleep learning possible? A new Weizmann Institute s ... Read more
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Sep 18, 2007... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—September 18, 2007—What makes one smell pleasant and another odious? Is there something in the chemistry of a substance that can serve to predic ... Read more
May 11, 2011... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—May 11, 2011—Adversity, we are told, heightens our senses, imprinting sights and sounds precisely in our memories. But new Weizmann Institute re ... Read more
Oct 07, 2015... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—October 7, 2015—Most female mammals give birth and care for their offspring, while the males often breed with multiple partners and play little ... Read more
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Jan 21, 2014... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—January 19, 2014—What causes brain damage and inflammation in severe cases of Gaucher disease? Little is known about the events that lead to bra ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/nature-s-cure-for-alzheimer-s/
Jan 31, 2018... From ancient paper to luxurious clothing and parachutes, humans have been capitalising on the extreme strength, lightness and softness of silk for thousands of ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/scientists-identify-the-signature-of-an-aging-brain/
Nov 01, 2014...
A scientist looks through a microscope. (photo credit:INGIMAGE)
How the brain ages is still largely an open question – in part because this most important ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/not-to-be-sniffed-at/
Dec 09, 2010...
For those people who have no other means of communication, sniffing could provide liberation
To suffer from locked-in syndrome—to be mentally alert but phy ... Read more
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Feb 22, 2012...
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Henry Markram wants €1 billion to model the entire human brain. Sceptics don't think he should get it.
It wasn't quite the lynchi ... Read more
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