Scientists in Israel and Germany show, on the molecular level, how an experimental vaccine offers long-term protection against the disease 07.10.2019 The glycoprotein spike complex of the Ebola virus bound by a neutralizing antibody isolated from a vaccinated...

A newly-discovered immune system in bacteria is the distance ancestor of one in our own cell 26.09.2019 E coli with and without active CBASS defenses against viral infection. Between 40 min. and and hour, those with active systems (l) committed suicide; while after an...

Weizmann Institute of Science research shows heterogeneity in melanoma tumors prevents effective immune responses 12.09.2019 Diversity – at least among cancer cells – is not a good thing. Weizmann Institute of Science research shows that in melanoma, tumors with cells...

Weizmann Institute scientists have uncovered a neuronal mechanism central to human free recal 15.08.2019 Extraterrestrial scientists landing in a football stadium would be struck by the sight of the crowd suddenly standing up and shouting in unison. In a similar...

Mapping where these errors occur was a feat they said couldn't be done. It turns out many are not random 01.08.2019 Getting a fix on when and where mistakes occur in the cellular manufacture of proteins is so challenging that a researcher in the United States once...

Researchers isolated a molecule that may be under-produced in the guts of patients 22.07.2019 Gut microbes such as these were found to have altered levels in ALS patients Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have shown in mice that intestinal microbes,...

An algorithm that predicts the immune response to a pathogen could lead to early diagnosis for such diseases as tuberculosis 22.07.2019 When immune cells (macrophage, blue) meet bacteria (red), the first day or two is critical for the eventual outcome First...

The Nature Index 2019 normalized ranking for research quality puts the Weizmann Institute of Science in the top three, globally 19.06.2019 “Size is not everything,” proclaims a Nature press release today. “Some smaller institutes are punching above their weight.” This...

Zombie-like cells play a role in repair - if they are properly regulate 30.05.2019 Transient senescence: The hearts of zebrafish (top row), newborn mouse (middle row) and adult mouse (bottom row) contain hardly any senescent fibroblasts (cyan) prior to injury (left...

The new method may enable quality control without costly purification procedures 23.05.2019 Turning weakness into strength is a strategy for success championed by personal growth coaches and business consultants. The group of Prof. Michal Sharon in the Biomolecular...