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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 11, 2018... In genetically engineered mice lacking the protein importin alpha-5 (right), a molecule called MeCP2 (red), known to affect anxiety behaviors, stayed on the out ... Read more
Feb 11, 2020... Even in 2020, with all we know about health and nutrition, heart disease is still the leading cause of death in America, accounting for one in four mortalities. ... Read more
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Feb 05, 2014...
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REHOVOT, ISRAEL—February 5, 2014—New findings in mice suggest that merely changing meal times could have a significant effect on the lev ... Read more
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Oct 09, 2014... It’s news to no one that your body works differently when you’re awake and when you’re sleeping. But could the different states also affect how your body proces ... Read more
Jul 25, 2018... A “walk” in composition space for a “Lipid World” molecular assembly, shown in simplified 3D. A point on the line signifies a specific composition along the tim ... Read more
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Jun 08, 2017... Bread occupies a unique place in our diet: it accounts for about one-tenth of the calories many people in the West consume and up to 40 percent of the caloric c ... Read more
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Mar 18, 2013... For years, scientists around the world have dreamed of building a complete, functional, artificial cell. Though this vision is still a distant blur on the horiz ... Read more
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Oct 25, 2017...
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Jan van Deursen was baffled by the decrepit-looking transgenic mice he created in 2000. Instead of developing tumours as expected, t ... Read more
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Feb 07, 2013... Before they go all-out supernova, certain large stars undergo a sort of “mini-explosion,” throwing a good-sized chunk of their material off into space. Though s ... Read more
Jun 08, 2017... Most people would agree taste-wise, white bread is bae. The thing is, it's had a bad rap for a while health-wise, with many of us believing that wholemeal loave ... Read more
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