Cholesterol helps flu virus escape through host cell’s membrane
Study could shed light on how many other proteins bind with membrane cholesterol.
Study could shed light on how many other proteins bind with membrane cholesterol.
Megan Miranda '02 graduated from MIT intent on pursuing a career in biotechnology. Instead, she became a New York Times best-selling author.
MIT senior and aspiring physician aims to tell stories that humanize the patients behind medical statistics.
Sophia Yen '93 is on a mission: to make preventing unplanned pregnancies as easy as possible by making prescription contraceptives available online.
Researchers have identified a key nutrient sensor in the mTOR pathway that links nutrient availability to cell growth.
Studies by Richard Wurtman have led to development of nutrient mix shown to slow cognitive impairment in early stages of the disease.
High school students present research projects to build communication skills while earning membership to the American Junior Academy of Science.
Flying in shallow arcs helps birds stay aloft with less effort.
This fall brings 14 new professors in the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics.
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering welcomes plant ecologist Dave Des Marais to the MIT faculty.
Eight biology trainees had just three minutes to explain their research and earn favor with the judges and audience in new yearly event.
Drug already in clinical trials may be effective on some aggressive adenocarcinomas.
MIT alumnus and two others honored for discovering the molecular mechanisms of circadian rhythms.
Cutting off a process that cancerous cells rely on can force them to stop growing.
Professor of chemistry is the first woman to win the prestigious prize, awarded annually for creativity in organic chemistry or bioorganic and medicinal chemistry.