Department of Biology receives funds to support summer students
Generous gift from Michael Gould and Sara Moss provides endowed support for MIT’s Summer Research Program in Biology.
Generous gift from Michael Gould and Sara Moss provides endowed support for MIT’s Summer Research Program in Biology.
Using CRISPR technology, researchers are tracking the lineage of individual cancer cells as they proliferate and metastasize in real-time.
Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Aviv Regev, Susan Solomon, and Feng Zhang are the recipients of distinguished awards for major contributions to science.
Structural biologist Pamela Björkman shared insights into pandemic viruses as part of the Department of Biology’s IAP seminar series.
Lander to take a leave of absence to assume Cabinet-level post; Zuber to co-chair presidential advisory council.
MIT study sheds light on the longstanding question of why cancer cells get their energy from fermentation.
Jesse Kroll and Cathy Drennan honored as "Committed to Caring."
First virtual MIT Better World gathering featured MIT researchers sharing some of the ways the Institute excels as a hub of science and innovation.
The bacteria scrub out nitrogen, potentially defending against certain nutrient overloads.
Research suggests the products of transcription — RNA molecules — regulate their own production through a feedback loop.
Curiosity-driven basic science in the 1970s laid the groundwork for today’s leading vaccines against the novel coronavirus.
Whitehead Institute and MIT named 2020 Organizational Winners in the fourth annual International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories International Laboratory Freezer Challenge.
Speakers describe studies to address Alzheimer’s disease, sleep apnea, and to advance fundamental discoveries in cell and chromosome biology.
Tiny microRNAs help destroy unwanted messenger RNAs in cells. New research finds how the body keeps them in check.