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Video: A Year in Review

 

 

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The year 2020 was a difficult year for humanity, but it was also a year in which scientists from all over the world, including quite a few at the Weizmann Institute of Science, joined hands to fight the coronavirus on every front. At the same time, research on other topics did not stop for a moment – even under lockdowns, restrictions and quarantine.

 

Forefront of Science

 

 

Image: Getty Images

   Life Sciences   

A study of melanoma cells explains a puzzling response they exhibit to ward off T cell attacks

 

Illustration: Itai Raveh

   Environment   

We are doubling the mass of the human-made, “anthropogenic” part of the world every twenty years and the curve is not flattening

 

Computer modeling showing the 3D structure of the filament formed by mucin heads at acidic pH

   Chemistry   

Discovering the molecular elegance of a sticky substance we take for granted may lead to better protection against infections and inflammation

 

Prof. Gregory Falkovich and Michal Shavit

   Space & Physics   

The math at the basis of information theory could help explain systems like ocean waves

 

The research setup included an intake at the top of the mast. The Tara research schooner, 2016. The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

   Environment   

The discovery of microplastics in the air above the ocean reveals the spread of this hazardous pollution

 

(l-r) Dr. Ofrah Faust, Dr. Meital Avraham, Dr. Rina Rosenzweig and Dr. Nir London

   Chemistry   

Understanding how certain proteins work as a team could shed new light on the way cells defend themselves against neurodegenerative disease

 

Plant Microbiome Project

   Science Teaching  

High school students are out in the field, expanding our knowledge of an invisible ecosystem

 

People and Events

 

 

Rona Aviram and Gal Manella
Two research students confronted the metaphor underlying the scientific thinking in their field

 

From Around the Web

 

 

The New Yorker

 The New Yorker  


 

Scientific American

 Scientific American 

One of the most basic processes in all of nature—a subatomic particle’s transition between discrete energy states—is surprisingly complex and sometimes predictable, recent work shows

 

Virtual Open Day for MSc/PhD Studies

 

 


The Weizmann Institute of Science is committed to research excellence and is looking for students who share our vision and passion. If you are thinking of pursuing a second (MSc) or third (PhD) degree in the field of sciences and wish to be a part of an academic community with an international atmosphere that encourages curiosity and innovation, we welcome you to apply to one of our programs today!

Join us on our Virtual Open Day on 29 January 2021 to learn more about studying at the Weizmann Institute of Study.




 

 

 

 

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