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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.
Jun 27, 2022... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—June 27, 2022— Of all the fungi that live in the human body, the most infamous is probably the yeast Candida. This distant cousin of baker’s yea ... Read more
Sep 29, 2022... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—September 29, 2022—Cancer tumors contain multiple species of fungi that differ per tumor type, according to a large study led by researchers at ... Read more
Sep 29, 2022... Look up an image of a tumor on Google, and you’ll probably end up with a brightly colored cluster of cancer cells on a drab background of healthy tissue. A tumo ... 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
Mar 18, 2024... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—March 18, 2024—Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have identified a yeast that might be used to prevent invasive candidiasis, a ma ... Read more
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