Weizmann Institute of Science

Israeli, Czech scientists recreate COVID-19’s evolutionary journey in a test tube

Scientists and doctors keep closely monitoring viruses that could jump from animals to humans, such as emerging strains of avian flu and bat coronaviruses.

AVIV SHOSHANY (left) and Prof. Gideon Schreiber.
Q-Factor is led by professors from the Technion, the Weizmann Institute, and experts in the world of deep-tech startups.

Q-Factor emerges as Israel’s latest quantum computing developer with $24 million seed investment

A VIEW of Jupiter's moon Europa created from images taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990's, according to NASA, obtained by Reuters May 14, 2018.

Weizmann Institue, NASA discover Jupiter is smaller and flatter than previously believed

Biotech Breakthrough Lets Doctors Track Immunity in Minutes

Understanding lifespan: Genes may unlock path to healthier aging, scientists say - study


Intestinal mucus can safely absorb copper into our cells - study

Copper is potentially toxic, but a new study found that one of the functions of intestinal mucus is to deliver it safely to the cells.

 Mucin (magenta) in the inner lining of a mouse colon, viewed under a microscope.

How do viruses outwit cellular immune systems?

Weizmann Institute scientists publish research showing the autonomous immune system that individual bacteria cells have.

 Bacteriophages attacking a bacterium.

Cancerous tumors can contain multiple species of fungi, new study finds

Malignant growths contain multiple species of fungi that differ according to the type of the tumor, according to the research, which has just been published in the journal Cell.

An “archaeological excavation” unearthing fungi within cancerous tumors.

Opium usage dates back to ancient Israel, new study finds

While the world often historically associates the opium trade with the far east, Israeli researchers have found that the highly-potent drug played a major role in biblical times.

 Vessels intended to accompany the dead into the afterlife. These Cypriot jugs and juglets were laid on the deceased. Remains of opium were found in several of the vessels.

Neurons caught rapidly switching gears - study

Weizmann Institute's study suggests neurons are not programmed for a single task, but rather are highly dynamic and agile.

The Egyptian fruit bat. Prof. Nachum Ulanovsky's unique model animal.

A surprising precision weapon against Crohn’s and ulcerative coli

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers found a way to kill inflammation-causing bacteria in the gut that causes inflammatory bowel disease by using viruses that infect them.

 Intestinal lining of mice was damaged when exposed to inflammation-causing bacterial strains (left); the damage was attenuated when the mice were given a 5-phage cocktail targeting these bacterial strains (right)

Israeli scientists make model synthetic mouse embryo with stem cells - study

The Synthetic embryo models could also eventually become a reliable source of cells, tissues and organs for transplantation.

 A growing mouse neural stem cell, April 21, 2017.

Meet the monk who found heredity in a pea

Johann Mendel was born in 1822, in a small village in the Austrian Empire, to a family of limited means.

 His groundbreaking work was properly recognized only long after his death. Gregor Mendel

Why do pianos and guitars sound different?

Even when playing the same exact notes, each musical instrument sounds differently due to a variety of conditions.

 A guitar lies across a piano.

The science and politics behind abortion

Following the justices’ decision, starting from the sixth week of pregnancy and in some cases even from the moment of conception, abortions became illegal in at least nine US states.

  United States Supreme Court overturns the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision