Topic
Genetics
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Controlling RNA in living cells
Modular, programmable proteins can be used to track or manipulate gene expression.
April 25, 2016 -
Taking on melanoma, one cell at a time
In step toward personalized medicine, researchers are using single-cell analysis to unravel cancer’s secrets.
April 7, 2016 -
Reprogramming gut bacteria as “living therapeutics”
Daily doses of synthetic biotics developed by startup Synologic may sense, treat metabolic diseases.
April 5, 2016 -
A programming language for living cells
New language lets researchers design novel biological circuits.
March 31, 2016 -
IDSS conversations: Caroline Uhler
Electrical engineering and computer science assistant professor is working at the intersection of genomics and computational biology.
March 24, 2016 -
Feng Zhang receives 2016 Canada Gairdner International Award
Broad/MIT scientist among five honored as pioneers of CRISPR-Cas9 system.
March 23, 2016 -
Toward a better understanding of the brain
Genome-editing pioneer Feng Zhang hopes his work will shed light on neurological disorders.
March 22, 2016 -
DNA markers tell the story of deep sea adaptation
Santiago Herrera studies the genome to establish new connections between species living in the deep sea.
March 18, 2016 -
McGovern Institute for Brain Research awards Scolnick Prize to neurogeneticist Cori Bargmann
Bargmann honored for her work on the genetic and neural mechanisms that control behavior in the nematode <i>C. elegans.</i>
March 1, 2016 -
A new way to discover DNA modifications
Researchers systematically find molecules that help regulate and protect DNA.
February 29, 2016 -
Title for ‘Earth’s first animal’ likely goes to simple sea creature
Sponges may be source of molecular fossils that significantly predate Cambrian explosion.
February 22, 2016 -
Breaking through the bacteria barrier
New microfluidic device may speed up DNA insertion in bacteria, the first step in genetic engineering.
February 19, 2016 -
Faster drug discovery?
Startup develops more cost-effective test for assessing how cells respond to chemicals.
January 28, 2016 -
Mapping regulatory elements
Systematically searching DNA for regulatory elements indicates limits of previous thinking.
January 27, 2016 -
“Kill switches” shut down engineered bacteria
Synthetic biology technique could make it safer to put engineered microbes to work outside the lab.
December 11, 2015 -
MIT, Broad scientists overcome key CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing hurdle
Team re-engineers system to dramatically cut down on editing errors; improvements advance future human applications.
December 1, 2015 -
Four MIT faculty elected 2015 AAAS Fellows
Berggren, Bertschinger, Fink, and Zue are among those recognized for efforts toward advancing science.
November 23, 2015 -
Mapping the 3-D structure of DNA
PhD student Abe Weintraub helps identify when DNA folding is helpful, and when it might cause cancer.
October 26, 2015 -
Alumnus Paul Modrich wins Nobel Prize in chemistry
Biochemist who graduated from MIT in 1968 is honored for his work on DNA repair mechanisms.
October 7, 2015 -
A natural light switch
MIT scientists identify and map the protein behind a light-sensing mechanism.
September 28, 2015