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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.
Jun 02, 2020... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—June 2, 2020—Cancer cells are comfy havens for bacteria. That conclusion arises from a rigorous study of over 1,000 tumor samples of different h ... Read more
May 17, 2020... Dr. Nir London discusses the “COVID Moonshot” project in this videoconference. The global initiative, which currently includes nine partners, aims to develop a ... Read more
May 21, 2020... In this video from a session at the United Nations’ 2020 Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) conference, Prof. Ada Yonath speaks about COVID: its makeup, ... Read more
Jun 10, 2020... Prof. Eran Segal provides an update on his symptom-tracking questionnaire and how it can help predict the second wave of COVID-19. As he explains, testing is in ... Read more
Jun 10, 2020... Just as COVID-19 is still advancing, so is the research of Weizmann Institute scientists as they develop ways to identify, predict, treat, and prevent the illne ... Read more
May 28, 2020... The first comprehensive survey of the microorganisms that live inside tumours has found that bacteria reside in those from many different cancer types, but it i ... Read more
Jun 25, 2020... The question as to how life began on Earth is one of the most fundamental to science, yet it remains one of humanity’s great mysteries. The first cells emerged ... Read more
May 26, 2020... Israeli researchers say they have found that autoimmune diseases, such as diabetes or thyroid dysfunctions, are generated by immune cells that become overzealou ... Read more
Jul 16, 2020... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—July 16, 2020—Choosing the right drug for each cancer patient is key to successful treatment, but physicians currently have few reliable pointer ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/blog/the-gender-of-medication/
Jul 29, 2020... You wouldn’t give a toddler the same dose of ibuprofen that you, an adult – let’s assume you’re a woman – take. Likewise, should your dose be the same as a man’ ... Read more