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Dr. Ariel Afek, left, and doctoral student Noga Levy at Afek's lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science. (Courtesy/Weizmann Institute of Science)
'Genetic codes alter the physical structure of DNA'
Breakthrough Israeli cancer study finds mutations break DNA when it doesn’t bend
By Diana Bletter
Weizmann Institute of Science and Rowan University researchers show that repair enzymes fail to fix gene structures of certain shapes, in discovery that may lead to new therapies
Students seen at the campus of Mount Scopus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on October 23, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
August 16, 2026, 10:55 am
2 Israeli universities listed among top 100 worldwide in Shanghai Ranking
Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Weizmann Institute both hold places in list, while the Technion falls out of top 100
By ToI Staff
From left to right: Prof. Ayelet Erez of Weizmann Institute of Science, Dr. Yarden Ariav, a researcher in Erez’s lab, and Dr. Samah Hayek, senior epidemiologist at Clalit Health Services and a senior lecturer in Tel Aviv University's Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health. (Courtesy/Weizmann Institute of Science and Clalit Innovation)
August 3, 2026, 2:30 pm
In world first, Israeli scientists find active ingredient in Viagra may stop cancer spread
Researchers say mouse models and data from 5 million health fund members show erectile dysfunction drug and statins may improve outcomes by blocking cholesterol needed for cells to metastasize
By Diana Bletter
Melanie Koloditzky at work, 2026 (Courtesy)
July 25, 2026, 7:18 am
Melanie Koloditzky: The breast-milk jewelry maker
In this week’s Peoples of Israel, we meet a woman who blends art and science to preserve a fleeting chapter of life
By Sarah Tuttle-Singer
Klil Halevi (far left) poses with other researchers from the laboratory of Prof. Ron Milo (center, in blue top) located at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. (Courtesy)
July 16, 2026, 2:45 pm
‘It’s like magic’: In world first, Weizmann scientists on path to create food from air
Researchers engineer bacteria that grow fast on diet of CO₂ with eventual aim of developing microbial food products for humans and animals
By Sue Surkes
Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter, whose subsurface ocean may harbor alien life. (Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute)
June 14, 2026, 4:56 pm
Contact? Groundbreaking Israeli method may soon detect life in outer space
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers say their statistical toolbox will be used aboard planned Israeli Aerospace Industries spacecraft, Eureka, set to reach Jupiter’s smallest moon in the 2030s
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: People celebrate an Independence Day party at the Reich Community Center for senior citizens of the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality in Tel Aviv, April 22, 2026. (Dor Pazuelo/Flash90)
June 11, 2026, 3:18 pm
With eye to Israel’s future, Israeli experts help launch European healthy-aging initiative
June 12 gathering in Lithuanian parliament will see formation of international group of lawmakers and scientists working together to prepare for older populations
By Diana Bletter
Paz Beniamini receives his Blavatnik Young Scientists Award, June 2, 2026. (Eran Be'eri)
June 6, 2026, 10:05 am
Bucking boycotts, prizewinning Israeli astrophysicist finds ‘Zen-like’ perspective in space
Open University’s first Blavatnik Award laureate, Paz Beniamini, studies cosmic bursts and neutron stars; says science must ‘be done on international level’ regardless of politics
By Diana Bletter
The Weizmann Institute's main and secondary instrument masts in an area of acacia woodland in Kenya. (Courtesy)
June 2, 2026, 11:03 am
Filling global data gap, Israeli team trucks roving climate lab across East Africa
Mobile tower and sensors developed by Weizmann Institute in Revohot sent to measure impact of land use changes on climate, starting in Kenya
By Sue Surkes
Dr. Nachum Nathan, left, and Prof. Ziv Shulman of Weizmann Institute of Science. (Courtesy)
May 26, 2026, 6:02 pm
In a world first, Israeli scientists find ‘memory’ B cells can target ovarian tumors
Immune cells not only remember viruses, but can also secrete tumor-fighting antibodies, say Weizmann Institute researchers; study could further development of cancer vaccines
By Diana Bletter
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers discovered that a glucose transporter protein (green) operates in the core of the liver lobule in humans (left), whereas in mice (right), it functions at the periphery. In red is a control protein expressed in the core in both humans and mice. In blue are cell nuclei. (Courtesy/Weizmann Institute of Science)
May 4, 2026, 11:45 pm
In world first, Israeli scientists map digital atlas of healthy human liver
Weizmann Institute, Sheba Medical Center, and Mayo Clinic researchers find differences in human and mouse livers; study can help improve treatment for fatty liver disease
By Diana Bletter
Granulated yeast . (Zarina Lukash, iStock by Getty Images)
April 18, 2026, 8:54 pm
‘Test tube orgy’: Israeli scientists use yeast to assess humans’ mating preferences
Weizmann Institute researchers find that yeast born to preferred partners are fitter than those from one-night stands, showing how we choose mates who will produce healthiest offspring
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Research assistant Katie McCullough holds a mouse in a Washington University lab where doctors study a rare form of autism, December 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
April 9, 2026, 7:44 pm
With a switch of a letter in DNA ‘dark matter,’ Israeli scientists change sex of mouse
Bar-Ilan University researchers use CRISPR tool to alter Enh13 switch controlling Sox9 gene, causing XX mice to develop as males; study may help explain other genetic mutations
By Diana Bletter
This image provided by NASA Monday, April 6, 2026, shows the Moon as seen from the Orion Spacecraft (NASA via AP)
April 7, 2026, 12:44 pm
Weizmann Institute helps map Moon’s shadowy sources of ice
As Artemis II loops around Earth’s satellite and NASA prioritizes ice sampling for a lunar water supply, Israeli and US scientists are examining poles’ ancient ice traps
By Sue Surkes
This file photo provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a feeding female mosquito in the process of obtaining its blood meal through its sharp, needle-like labrum. (James Gathany/CDC via AP)
April 3, 2026, 8:46 am
Groundbreaking Israeli study finds malarial parasites hack RNA to deceive immune system
Paving way for new therapies, researchers decode how parasites that spread one of the world’s deadliest diseases use trickery to trigger confusion inside cells and evade defenses
By Diana Bletter
Weaver ants in the northern Australian rainforests link their bodies to pull leaves together. (Feinerman lab)
April 1, 2026, 7:39 pm
Israeli lab decodes the building talents of a tropical ant
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute use time-lapse tech and geometry to probe the collective cognitive unit of weaver ants
By Sue Surkes
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