Weizmann Scientists Discover a Gene That Ties Stress to Obesity and Diabetes

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Apr 20, 2010... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—April 19, 2010—The constant stress that many are exposed to in our modern society may be taking a heavy toll: Anxiety disorders and depression, ... Read more

TAGS: Culture, Genetics, Diabetes, Metabolism

2010 Young Innovators Under 35: Jacob Hanna

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Aug 01, 2010... Jacob Hanna, 30Whitehead InstituteReprogramming cells to cure diseases
Mere months after Kyoto University researchers announced in 2007 that they had disco ... Read more

TAGS: Genetics, Awards, Medicine, Immune system

New German-Israeli Laboratory Inaugurated at the Weizmann Institute

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Mar 05, 2014... Left to right: Prof. Dr. Peter Gruss, Prof. Alon Chen, and Prof. Daniel Zajfman.
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—March 5, 2014—On Tuesday, March 4, 2014, a cooperation agr ... Read more

TAGS: Genetics, Neuroscience, Mental health

Science Tips, July 2013

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Aug 01, 2013... Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a logic circuit based on 14 nanowires. From the work of Prof. Joselevich.
Researchers working with tiny compone ... Read more

TAGS: Genetics, Plants, Biochemistry, Inflammation, Nanoscience, Enzymes

Researchers Discover 10 New Immune Systems in Bacteria

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Jan 25, 2018... Phi3T bacteriophages attacking Bacillus subtilis, ROTEM SOREK
Bacteria have been defending themselves from phages—viruses that attack bacterial cells—for b ... Read more

TAGS: Genetics, Biology, Evolution, Immune system, Bacteria

Bacteria Alert by Scientist

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Dec 01, 2017... The Israeli crystallographer, who shared the chemistry Nobel with Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas A. Steitz in 2009 for her work on ribosome, was delivering ... Read more

TAGS: Genetics, Medicine, Bacteria

Darwin's Finches and the Evolution of Smell: Sequenced Zebra Finch Genome Hints That Smell May Play a Role in the Birds' Communication

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/darwin-s-finches-and-the-evolution-of-smell-sequenced-zebra-finch-genome-hints-that-smell-may-play-a-role-in-the-birds-communication/

Apr 06, 2010... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—April 6, 2010—Darwin's finches—some 14 related species of songbirds found on the Galapagos and Cocos Islands—will forever be enshrined in histor ... Read more

TAGS: Genetics, Evolution, Senses

Israeli Scientists Discover Mechanism of Protein-Producing Mistakes in Cell

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Aug 02, 2019... JERUSALEM, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) – Israeli scientists have discovered when and where mistakes occur in the cellular manufacture of proteins, which may help with Alzhe ... Read more

TAGS: Genetics, Proteins, Alzheimers

These Foods Speed Up Circadian Rhythm And Increase Lifespan

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Oct 10, 2015... © Photo courtesy of Flickr, Judit Klein. Blue cheese is among the many foods that may help repair circadian clocks and lower the risk of age-related diseases.Read more