3Q: Nancy Hopkins on the impact and potential of cancer prevention
Mechanism-based cancer prevention is poised to further decrease the numbers of U.S. cancer deaths, says MIT professor emerita.
Mechanism-based cancer prevention is poised to further decrease the numbers of U.S. cancer deaths, says MIT professor emerita.
In a visit with the Department of Biology, Lydia Villa-Komaroff PhD '75 explains how “thinking fast makes changing slow.”
Study reveals atomic structure of tropoelastin, showing what goes wrong in some diseases.
Shortfall of digestive enzymes can lead to tissue breakdown in early stages of pancreatic cancer.
Researchers generate an intestinal cell mimic that can be harnessed in studies of diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease.
A new daughter helped Alejandra Falla PhD ’18 gain perspective on life — and her tiny MIT regalia stole the show at Commencement.
Biophysicist will investigate the biology of RNA aggregation.
In the wake of the devastating 2017 hurricane, MIT hosted five Puerto Rican undergraduates to help them continue their path toward graduate school.
Scientists leverage one step, unbiased method to characterize the binding preferences of more than 70 human RNA-binding proteins.
Discovery adds to evidence suggesting that Mars was at one time habitable.
Scientists identify the first known network consisting of three types of regulatory RNAs.
Six faculty members are granted tenure in four departments.
Longtime biology professor and expert in hemoglobin synthesis was committed to the integration of biomedical research, education, and medical practice.
Nanoparticles carrying two drugs can cross the blood-brain barrier and shrink glioblastoma tumors.
Graduating students and alumni will conduct research abroad in 2018-19 academic year.