Marine Biomass: The Life that Stays Small, Lives Fast, Dies Young
A new census asks why the oceans have so little biomass compared to land, and shows how small marine producers pull their weight 23.01.2020 Coral is made of two symbiotic organisms: It is both a biomass primary producer and a consumer If you took all the fish in the...
Why is this Nerve Cell Different? Finding the Genetic Roots of ALS
Q & A with Prof. Eran Hornstein on discovering why mutations in a gene for a tiny non-coding RNA could herald the onset of neurodegenerative disease 02.01.2020 Prof. Eran Hornstein Q. How do you identify genes that are relevant to disease? A: The disease that...
The Matter of the First Matter
A new “cold-storage” ring first proposed by Prof. Daniel Zajfman yields its first results – and they were not what scientists had though 16.12.2019 Prof. Daniel Zajfman (background): the cryogenic storage ring in Heidelberg Scientists who are curious about the...
TOOKAD®, Invented at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Gains European Approval for Prostate Cancer
The treatment, approved for use in 31 countries, is now being marketed in Germany, Italy, Israel and Mexico 29.04.2019 TOOKAD® optic fibers illuminate only the cancerous regions, leaving healthy tissue alone Steba Biotech, a privately-owned company, in collaboration...
Blue-Sky Dye Spells Hope for Improving Heart Function
The small molecule reduces damaging inflammation and improves heart function in mouse models of heart attack 05.12.2019 Also in: Life SciencesDisease, Drugs & DiagnosticsMolecular and Cell BiologyPersonalized Medicine Injured heart following myocardial...
The 11th President of the Weizmann Institute and Four New Vice Presidents Take Office
Institute President, Prof. Alon Chen: “Our alumni provide the foundations of Israel’s booming economy.” 01.12.2019 The new team (l-r) Profs. Roee Ozeri, Ziv Reich, Alon Chen, Irit Sagi and Alon Harmelin The 11th president of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Prof....
A better vaccine against Ebola?
Weizmann study may show the way BRIEFS DATE: NOVEMBER 19, 2019 A vaccine that protects against Ebola—one of the world’s deadliest viral diseases—was recently approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the first time any immunization against Ebola has passed this...
Q&A with Prof. Alon Chen
A lively conversation with the Weizmann Institute's incoming President Q&A DATE: OCTOBER 23, 2019 Prof. Alon Chen Prof. Alon Chen enters office as the next President of the Weizmann Institute on December 1. A world-renowned neuroscientist with a focus on stress,...
Passing the torch: Q&A with President Prof. Daniel Zajfman
DATE: OCTOBER 23, 2019 Prof. Daniel Zajfman Prof. Daniel Zajfman The new Nature survey, in which Weizmann was ranked #2 in research quality, indicates that the ‘Weizmann recipe’ is a good one: small but serious institutions are highly effective. What are the...
Neurobiology News
Three papers by Weizmann Institute of Science neuroscientists are slated to appear in the December issue of Nature Neuroscience. 12.11.2019 Our emotions play a central role in learning and memory, and they enable survival in a dynamic environment. Tamar...