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Engineered bacteria that feed on CO2 could lead to the development of carbon-neutral fuels

Bacteria in the lab of Prof. Ron Milo of the Weizmann Institute of Science have not just sworn off sugar – they have stopped eating all of their normal solid food, existing instead on carbon dioxide (CO2) from their environment. That is, they were able to build all of their biomass from air. This feat, which involved nearly a

Engineered bacteria that feed on CO2 could lead to the development of carbon-neutral fuels

Could gut microbes affect the course of ALS?

Researchers isolated a molecule that may be under-produced in the guts of patients Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have shown in mice that intestinal microbes, collectively termed the gut microbiome, may affect the course of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. As reported today in Nature,progression of an ALS-like disease

Could gut microbes affect the course of ALS?

Reversible liquid organic hydrogen carrier system brings the hydrogen economy closer

Reversible liquid organic hydrogen carrier system made of simple organic chemicals Hydrogen is a highly attractive, but also highly explosive energy carrier, which requires safe, lightweight and cheap storage as well as transportation systems. Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, have now developed a chemical storage system based on simple and abundant organic

Reversible liquid organic hydrogen carrier system brings the hydrogen economy closer

Your immune system and the fountain of youth

Helping the immune system clear away old cells in aging mice helped restore youthful characteristics If only we could keep our bodies young, healthy and energetic, even as we attain the wisdom of our years. New research at the Weizmann Institute of Science suggests this dream could be at least partly obtainable in the future. The

Your immune system and the fountain of youth

The ultimate personalized cancer therapy – a new drug is created for every patient

A new approach to identifying “signposts” on cancer cells may help immune cells eliminate the disease With new immunotherapy treatments for melanoma, recovery rates have risen dramatically, in some cases to around 50%. But they could be much higher: A new study led by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science showed, in lab dishes

The ultimate personalized cancer therapy – a new drug is created for every patient

A breakthrough technology with the power to create drugs with fewer unwanted side effects

Today, a new study published in Science by Professors Yossi Paltiel of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ron Naaman from the Weizmann Institute of Science describes a breakthrough technology with the power to create drugs with fewer unwanted side effects. Chemical compounds are made up of molecules. The most important molecules in biology are chiral molecules.

A breakthrough technology with the power to create drugs with fewer unwanted side effects

A new, water-based, recyclable membrane filters all types of nanoparticles

Self-Organization Makes for Efficient Separation Separation technology is at the heart of water purification, sewage treatment and reclaiming materials, as well as numerous basic industrial processes. Membranes are used to separate out the smallest, nanoscale particles and even molecules and metal ions. Prof. Boris Rybtchinski and his group of the Weizmann Institute of Science’s Organic

A new, water-based, recyclable membrane filters all types of nanoparticles

Typical office scanner can be used as a cyberattack tool via laser or smartbulb

A typical office scanner can be infiltrated and a company’s network compromised using different light sources, according to a new paper by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Weizmann Institute of Science. “In this research, we demonstrated how to use a laser or smart bulb to establish a covert channel between an

Typical office scanner can be used as a cyberattack tool via laser or smartbulb

Effective treatment for early prostate cancer using non-invasive light therapy

A new non-surgical treatment for low-risk prostate cancer can effectively kill cancer cells while preserving healthy tissue, reports a new UCL-led phase III clinical trial in 413 patients. The trial was funded by STEBA Biotech which holds the commercial license for the treatment. The new treatment, ‘vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy’ (VTP), involves injecting a light-sensitive drug

Effective treatment for early prostate cancer using non-invasive light therapy

A new way to predict drug cocktail interactions even with a lot of ingredients

Synopsis: A new model can predict drug interactions and side effects even between a large number of components Drug cocktails such as those for treating cancer, like the alcoholic versions offered at the local bar, are best when the proper ingredients are mixed in the right proportions. Like the cocktails we normally drink, the combination

A new way to predict drug cocktail interactions even with a lot of ingredients

New movie screen allows for glasses-free 3-D at a larger scale

Prototype display enables viewers to watch a 3-D movie from any seat in a theater. 3-D movies immerse us in new worlds and allow us to see places and things in ways that we otherwise couldn’t. But behind every 3-D experience is something that is uniformly despised: those goofy glasses. Fortunately, there may be hope.

New movie screen allows for glasses-free 3-D at a larger scale

Eating Air, Making Fuel: Converting CO2 to sugars

Weizmann Institute scientists engineer bacteria to create sugar from the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide All life on the planet relies, in one way or another, on a process called carbon fixation: the ability of plants, algae and certain bacteria to “pump” carbon dioxide (CO2) from the environment, add solar or other energy and turn it

Eating Air, Making Fuel: Converting CO2 to sugars

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Neanderthals first met Homo sapiens in the Negev Desert
on June 16, 2021 at 4:32 am
The research is based on radiocarbon dating of dozens of carbon samples from the prehistoric site of Boker Tachtit in Ein Avdat National Park. Conclusions by Prof. Elisabetta Boaretto of the Weizmann ...
Negev Desert archaeological site illuminates an important chapter in modern humans' origin
on June 15, 2021 at 7:36 am
The Boker Tachtit archaeological excavation site in Israel's central Negev desert holds clues to one of the most significant events in human history: the spread of modern humans, Homo sapiens, from ...
Negev Desert Site Identifies Meeting Point of Humans and Neanderthals
on June 15, 2021 at 2:31 am
Elisabetta Boaretto’s laboratory at the Weizmann Institute of Science. According to Dr. Barzilai, “For the first time in prehistoric research, the results of the dating prove the hypothesis ...
Prehistoric man lived with and loved Neanderthals in the Negev 50,000 years ago
on June 14, 2021 at 12:37 pm
Using precision carbon dating and secure archaeological contexts, researchers have proof for the first time of when the two cultures overlapped -- and where ...
Global weight of all active SARS-CoV-2 viruses is between 0.1 and 10 kilograms
on June 10, 2021 at 8:15 am
A combined team of researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and the California Institute of Technology in the U.S. has calculated the weight of all the SARS-CoV-2 viruses ...

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IIT-Indore stunning discovery: Aloe vera ‘herbal memory’ can store electronic data
on June 18, 2021 at 8:30 pm
INDORE: Aloe vera flowers contain chemicals that can be used to make eco-friendly data storage devices, such as pen drives, an IIT-Indore study says. The extraordinary discovery came during a research ...
CRISPR Revolution: The Future of Genetic Engineering
on June 17, 2021 at 12:01 pm
Biochemist Jennifer Doudna is best known for her pioneering work in CRISPR gene editing, for which she was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry. She's also a leading biotech entrepreneur, with ...
NanoString and Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy Collaborate to Optimize Cell Therapies to Treat Cancer
on June 14, 2021 at 9:00 pm
NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSTG), a leading provider of life science tools for discovery and translational research, and the Parker Instit ...
New discovery of a rare superconductor may be vital for the future of quantum computing
on June 14, 2021 at 9:00 pm
Research led by the University of Kent and the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory has resulted in the discovery of a new rare topological superconductor, LaPt3P. This discovery may be of huge ...
Expansion Therapeutics Names Mark Ledeboer, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Drug Discovery
on June 14, 2021 at 9:00 am
Expansion Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company advancing transformative medicines to patients with RNA-mediated diseases, today announced the a ...