Weizmann Institute of Science

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

“This research helps us understand how planets form and evolve… by studying what’s happening inside Jupiter, we get closer to understanding how planets like ours came to be.”

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.
Biotech Breakthrough Lets Doctors Track Immunity in Minutes

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

A STATUE of Albert Einstein in the garden of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Triennial report: Israeli science at the precipice

THE RESEARCH TEAM (from bottom left, counterclockwise): Stav Melamed, Prof. Carmit Levy, Paulee Manich, and Yuval Sade.

TAU discovers breakthough mechanism for treating deadliest type of skin cancer


The party drug that can be taken as an antidepressant - Israeli study

An Israeli study has revealed that the mechanism of ketamine’s action on potassium channels in neurons may lead to improved therapies for depression.

Depression (illustrative)

Renowned Israeli immunologist Michael Sela dies at 98

Past president of Weizmann, Israel Prize laureate Michael Sela co-invented multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone.

 Michael Sela

New data shows climate change might be more rapid than predicted

A new Weizmann Institute-led study reveals that storms in the Southern Hemisphere have already reached intensity levels projected to be reached only by 2080.

 Storm projections

Settled at birth: blood vessels remember their origins - study

Until this point, new blood vessels were thought to develop either from other blood vessels or progenitor cells.

Red blood cells (illustrative)

Israeli researchers find potential answer to deadly autoimmune disease

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers, in collaboration with Hadassah and Rambam physicians, found a breakthrough in autoimmune disorder research by collecting skin samples.

The Weizmann Institute of Science is seen in Rehovot, Israel.

Weizmann Institute researchers discover new Lou Gehrig’s disease neural pathway

The incurable neurological condition, which affects about one in 50,000 people, gradually paralyzes patients, halting the ability to speak, eat, move and even breathe.

 Microglia (green) that were “matured” in the lab from stem cells of ALS patients; the cells’ nuclei are in blue. Viewed with confocal microscopy

Israeli researchers find a new, natural weapon for fighting cancer

Natural antibodies found in tumors could point the way toward improved immunotherapy, according to a new Weizmann Institute study, a potential cancer breakthrough.

 Scan photos of a tumor; in it you can see cancerous cells that are colored in purple.

Israel joins the quantum computing club

Weizmann institute push runs parallel to government initiatives.

 Conceptual illustration of quantum dots in action.

Newborn babies’ smell has opposite effects on parents - study

“Because infants can’t communicate verbally with their mothers, they have the possibility of communicating with chemicals,” Prof. Noam Sobel said.

 Mother with newborn baby in the nursing pillow

2022 EMET Prize winners announced

‘Israel’s Nobel Prize’ to be awarded to six people split into three categories: social sciences, life sciences, and the humanities.

THE EMET PRIZE was envisioned as being the Israeli equivalent of the Nobel and, in fact, most Israeli Nobel winners first received the Emet