New approach to knocking out parasite’s genes could make it easier to identify drug targets.
August 10, 2014NIH-sponsored work to characterize genetic variation in human tissues with roles in diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
August 5, 2014New study reveals how a potential HIV drug exacts its toll on viral populations.
July 28, 2014Political scientist discusses regulatory gaps in assessing the impact of “gene drives.”
July 17, 2014MIT study finds ocean bacteria follow predictable patterns of daily activity.
July 10, 2014Genetic material hitchhiking in our cells may shape physical traits more than we thought.
May 12, 2014One species, a few drops of seawater, hundreds of coexisting subpopulations.
April 24, 2014Test analyzing cells’ ability to fix different kinds of broken DNA could help doctors predict cancer risk.
April 21, 2014MIT team reverses a liver disorder in mice by correcting a mutated gene.
March 30, 2014Michael Hemann seeks better ways to deploy chemotherapy drugs and overcome tumor resistance.
March 12, 2014Work reveals how a genome-editing tool works to correct errors in the genetic code.
February 13, 2014New gene-editing system enables large-scale studies of gene function.
December 12, 2013Drugs that block new target gene could make many tumors more vulnerable to chemotherapy.
November 14, 2013Scientists find that loops of DNA are key to tightly packing genetic material for cell division.
November 7, 2013Biology professor Dennis Kim seeks to understand the physiology and evolution of host-microbe interactions by studying a simple worm.
August 13, 2013MIT researchers find that high ratio of freeloaders makes it more likely colony will die from sudden shock to environment.
May 1, 2013Automated system for high-speed analysis of vertebrate larvae could aid drug development.
February 12, 2013Biologists find that long non-coding RNA molecules are necessary to regulate differentiation of embryonic stem cells into cardiac cells.
January 24, 2013MIT biologists find that alternative splicing of RNA rewires signaling in different tissues and may often contribute to species differences.
December 20, 2012New sensor can detect four different molecules, could be used to program cells to precisely monitor their environments.
October 7, 2012