More about the discovery (see here previously) by Israeli scientists of the natural antibiotic properties of the proteasome – a protein complex known as the “garbage can” of many cells because it removes non-working proteins. Its antibiotic function, however, was … Continue reading →

A discovery by Weizmann scientists has astounded the world of microbiology (and the BBC). Every cell in the human body makes bacteria-killing chemicals to recycle proteins. These natural antibiotics could transform future research into combating resistant bacteria. https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/new-immune-mechanism-revealed-cellular-trash https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv4jww3r4eo https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08615-w

Prof. Yifat Merbl, a systems biologist at Israel’s Weizmann Institute has been named to Nature’s 10, the journal’s annual list of the ten people who shaped science in 2025. It recognizes her work uncovering natural antibiotics in the “garbage” of … Continue reading →

Despite the Iranians destroying their lab, an international team of Weizmann scientists have built MiTEs, or natural killer/T-cell Enhancers, to combat cancers. The MiTEs contain special antibiotics and cytokine to block the activity of harmful TREM2 macrophages https://www.timesofisrael.com/scientists-create-immune-activating-molecule-to-help-the-body-fight-cancer/

Researchers from Israel’s Weizmann Institute have developed IPHOMED – a method for mapping all the proteins in a person’s microbiome. Some act as natural antibiotics, killing good bacteria and possibly causing inflammatory bowel disease. Problem proteins in food can also … Continue reading →

Two studies by scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute have turned knowledge about probiotics on its head. Firstly, probiotics are only effective if your microbiome doesn’t resist the probiotics. Secondly, using probiotics alongside antibiotics is ineffective in restoring your natural microbiome. … Continue reading →