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Weizmann Institute of Science

From the Chairman’s desk

«It is my pleasure to welcome you to the website of ECWIS, the European Committee of the Weizmann Institute of Science. We are a non-profit organization, dedicated to furthering the development of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel.

History has repeatedly shown that curiosity-driven research leads to unexpected breakthroughs and has a meaningful long-term impact on all of us. Our goal is to enable such scientific research and raise financial means to support the work of our scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, for the future of humanity.

This website aims to share with you a glimpse of the broad and fascinating science that comes from the Weizmann Institute. Through this website, I invite you to step into a magical journey. A journey in the footsteps of human curiosity, passion and knowledge, a journey to learn and come closer to understanding the mysteries of life and the secrets of the universe.

Thank you and enjoy the WOW – Wonders Of Weizmann Institute of Science.»

Bob Drake, Chair of ECWIS and Vice Chair of the International Board of the Weizmann Institute of Science

Bob Drake

Chair of the International Board and Chair of the European Committee, Weizmann Institute of Science

 

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6 Jul, 2026

A Magnetic Clue to Life’s Origins

A study offering new clues to the origin of life on Earth began at a family dinner. “We try to avoid talking about science during Friday night meals, but it rarely works,” recalls Prof. Michal Sharon of the Weizmann Institute of Science. Two of her three siblings are scientists, including her brother, Prof. Yossi Paltiel, a physicist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. That evening, Paltiel described his research on separating molecules according to their spatial arrangement. The conversation sparked a collaboration between the two siblings – one that led them into a field new to both: the search for life’s origins. Their study, recentl…

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Before any wrinkled, wide-eyed creature from a distant civilization asks to be taken home, the first success in the search for life beyond Earth might be more prosaic. A clue could emerge from a han…
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