Seventy-seven science enthusiasts from 11 countries are participating in the Weizmann Institute’s annual international summer institute in Rehovot. The teenagers are from the United States, Canada, Holland, Sweden, Belgium, Britain, Italy, Switzerland, West Germany, Israel and the Dominican Republic. They are divided into small groups specializing in laboratory work in physics, biology, chemistry and mathematics. The youngsters will work two weeks in laboratories and then tour the country to socialize with Israeli youth. They will also spend several days in the Negev studying the flora and fauna of the desert region.
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