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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.
Sep 14, 2012... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—September 14, 2012—Cancer chemotherapy can be a life-saver, but it is fraught with severe side effects, among them an increased risk of infectio ... Read more
Feb 03, 2017...
Renowned Israeli cryptographer Adi Shamir. (YouTube screen capture)
An Israeli computer scientist was among three winners of the 2017 Japan Prize, an award ... Read more
Apr 18, 2018... The Weizmann Institute’s Prof. Adi Shamir, along with Ron Rivest (the S and R in “RSA”) and an international panel of cryptographers, discuss the state of crypt ... Read more
Nov 19, 2015...
The research was featured on the cover of the journal Cell
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 19, 2015—Which is more likely to raise blood sugar levels: sushi or ice ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/feature-stories/cancer-at-a-breaking-point/
Dec 16, 2012...
Drs. Yotam Drier (left) and Gad Getz at the Broad Institute
Like police detectives using DNA fingerprinting in their effort to eradicate crime, cancer rese ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/news-releases/ants-in-the-lead/
Jul 30, 2015...
Longhorn crazy ants cooperating to transfer an item much too heavy for one to move alone. Image: Drs. Ehud Fonio and Ofer Feinerman
Anyone who has ever wat ... Read more
Feb 13, 2018...
Irene Kim
A new study based on a cross-continent collaboration between researchers at Yale and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel demonstrates how ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/in-the-news/safer-chemo-thanks-to-israeli-math/
Oct 10, 2012...
Not all white blood cells are created equal. Image via www.shutterstock.com
Waning white blood-cell counts in chemotherapy patients are commonly taken as a ... Read more
Mar 02, 2016...
Rock Stars of Cryptography. Courtesy RSA Conference
During a panel at the RSA cybersecurity conference yesterday in San Francisco, Adi Shamir, a cryptograp ... Read more
Jun 06, 2010...
If you feel secure keying your credit card information onto a website, thank Prof. Shafrira Goldwasser.
At the end of April, this Israeli professor travele ... Read more