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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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 wisd... Read more
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,... Read more
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 techn... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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. T... Read more
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 o... Read more
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’... Read more
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 fixati... Read more
Collectively, such diseases of the airways as emphysema, bronchitis, asthma and cystic fibrosis are the second leading cause of death worldwide. More than 35 million Americans alone suffer f... Read more