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Israeli Scientists Discover How Cancer Evades the Immune System

Cancer alters cellular waste-processing machinery via certain proteins, helping it avoid detection by the immune system, the scientists found.

Remarkable Protein May Unlock Future Treatments for Neurodegenerative Diseases

A chance discovery by a team of researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science sheds new light on regeneration in the nervous system and opens up exciting possibilities for combatting diseases.

Weizmann Institute of Science Building Most Powerful Telescope in the World, in Southern Israel

The new observatory will consist of 48 telescopes – each featuring a 28-cm mirror – with an extremely wide field of view.

NASA to Launch Israel’s First Space Telescope in 2026

Israel’s first space telescope, ULTRASAT, will be launched by NASA into high Earth orbit in 2026.

Israeli Scientists Discover Supernova Explosion of Wolf-Rayet Star

Such stars are those missing one or more of their external and generally lighter layers, and instead have outer layers made up of helium, carbon or other heavier elements.

Weizmann Institute to Offer Off-the-Shelf Cancer Immunotherapies

Off-the-shelf therapies to be developed for entire groups of patients, making cancer immunotherapy more accessible.

Hebrew U. Ranks 90th Out of World’s Top 100 Universities, No. 1 in Israel

Three Israeli academic institutions—HU, Technion, and Weizman—are the only Middle-Eastern higher education institutions in the top 100.

Ancient Technology: Israeli Research Finds Hominins Used Fire to Make Stone Tools

The Israeli team found that early humans may have had a good understanding of the effects of heating the stone before flaking it into blades, and they may have used different temperatures to create different types of tools.

Emirati University, Israel’s Weizmann Institute to Collaborate on Artificial Intelligence Research

Dr. Al Jaber stated that welcomed the opportunity to “collaborate with such a renowned establishment as the Weizmann Institute of Science.”

Israel Team Aims for Neptune’s Moon with Trident Project

The Weizmann Institute’s project is one of four selected by NASA for potential launch in 2026.

Israeli Tech Consortium to Use Artificial Intelligence in Genome Editing

“The CRISPR-IL consortium will enable Israeli industry to be at the forefront of genome editing worldwide."

Israeli Scientists Say New Sleep Method Strengthens Brain’s Ability to Retain Memories

"Our findings emphasize that the memory consolidation process can be amplified by external cues such as scents."

Haifa U Study: Brain Activity Just Before an Event Predicts Recall

Our daily lives are full of events and experiences. But what in our brain determines which events will be remembered and which forgotten?

Israeli Researchers Develop ‘Decoy Molecule’ to Neutralize Viruses Passing From Animals to Humans

The researchers found the molecule to be highly effective at sticking strongly to the viruses before these viruses could bind to the human receptors. It also activated the body’s immune response

On the Way to Green Fuels? Israeli Scientists Grow CO2 Consuming Bacteria

Israeli scientists of the Weizmann Institute of Science have developed bacteria that survives solely on carbon dioxide (CO2) from their surroundings, instead of their regular food.

100 Israeli Academics Endorse Joint Arab List

"It's not enough that these radical academics set the tone for Israeli academia, now they are trying to decide the future of Israel."

240 Israeli, Jewish Academics Plead with Germans to Kill ‘BDS Is Anti-Semitism’ Law

"We reject this motion, which is based on the false allegation that BDS as such equals anti-Semitism."

New Fund Empowers MIT, 7 Israeli universities, in Joint ‘Game-Changing’ Research

The newly launched fund is uniting MIT and Israeli faculty in pursuit of the next generation of groundbreaking research.

2019 Sample Vote Results in Rehovot (Israel’s Ohio): Bibi, then Gantz then… Feiglin

And so, having introduced you to the Columbus, Ohio of Israel, here are the results of yesterday's sample vote, please take it with the appropriate grain of salt, in fact, use a few grains of salt...

Rashida Tlaib Pushing Academic Boycott of Israel

The small college's cooperation with the University of Haifa involves only 11 students who have participated since its start in 2007.

Haifa U. President Takes Leadership Role in Fighting BDS

To date, more than 1,500 faculty members at over 250 American universities have publicly supported academic boycotts of Israel.

Israel’s SpaceIL and IAI to Send Time Capsule to Moon

NASA will have access to data gathered by the magnetometer installed aboard the Israeli spacecraft.

Canadian Billionaire Joins Israeli Moon Landing Project

“We are in the final stretch before the launch and preparations are at full power.”

Professor Alon Chen Appointed President of Weizmann Institute of Science

Prof. Chen will take office on December 1st, 2019, when the current president, Prof. Daniel Zajfman, who took office in 2006, will complete his term.

Israeli Academic Leading Call to Boycott Ariel University Conference

"If the academic code of ethics was created for any purpose at all, it was to combat academic boycotts of Israel."

Israel Launching Moon Mission This December

First Israeli lunar spacecraft set to land on moon Feb. 13, 2019, making Israel fourth country to reach Earth's satellite.

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