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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.
Apr 12, 2007... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—April 11, 2007—Muscle fibers are large cells that contain many nuclei. They begin, like all animal cells, as naive embryonic cells. These cells ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/news-releases/why-chemotherapy-fails/
May 29, 2012... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—May 29, 2012—The fight against cancer is not won in a single battle: long after a cancer has been beaten into remission, it can return. The reas ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/news-releases/new-stem-cells-go-back-further/
Oct 31, 2013... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—October 31, 2013—One of the obstacles to employing human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) for medical use lies in their very promise: They are born t ... Read more
Feb 15, 2005...
It might be possible to transplant embryonic stem cells from pigs into humans to grow new organs, a new study shows.
The idea is not new. For more than two ... Read more
Jul 29, 2014... The reason that embryonic stem cells are so appealing is their power: they can give rise to any cell type in the body. This means they could be used to repair d ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/feature-stories/new-hope-for-kidney-patients/
Sep 21, 2003... For people suffering from fatal diseases, such as leukemia or kidney failure, the scarcity of available transplants is often the cause of feelings of hopelessne ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/news-releases/science-tips-october-2012/
Oct 22, 2012... Not long ago, some unassuming bacteria found themselves at the center of a scientific controversy: a group claimed that these microorganisms, which live in an e ... Read more
Dec 24, 2014... An "embryoid" at the start of the appearance of Sox17 positive cells (green cells), which depict the birth of the human germ cell lineage. (Walfred Tang / Unive ... Read more
Oct 21, 2013...
Stem cells. Image via Shutterstock.com
By now, the fact that Israel is the world’s innovation hub is no longer a hot news flash. But a recent medical/scien ... Read more
Dec 24, 2014... Clusters of human embryonic stem cells that were differentiated to a primordial germ cell (PGC) state (colored cells). Each color reveals the expression of a di ... Read more