3Q: Eric Alm on the mysteries of the microbiome
“A diet or treatment of the microbiome may lead to increased diversity, but that does not mean it's better or healthier for you,” says the engineering professor.
“A diet or treatment of the microbiome may lead to increased diversity, but that does not mean it's better or healthier for you,” says the engineering professor.
Experts gather at MIT to share insights, techniques, and strategies for building resilient urban water systems.
Assistant Professor Ellen Roche develops revolutionary medical devices through research at the crossroads of medical science and engineering.
MIT AgeLab researchers find that an exercise program for older adults has unexpected social and health benefits.
Startup PlateJoy sends users personalized meal plans to help them achieve health goals.
MIT spinoff is changing the way mosquito-borne illnesses are diagnosed and aims to influence how public health officials react to disease outbreaks.
Radiocarbon measurements provide evidence that the origin of the haze over Sumatra's neighbors is peat, not deforestation and waste burning as many believed.
Simple, scalable wireless system uses the RFID tags on billions of products to sense contamination.
Toxin will accumulate in the environment, particularly in remote regions, as countries delay implementing emissions controls.
Global Microbiome Conservancy research reveals surprising new insights into human gut microbiomes.
Fourth annual Tata Center Symposium highlights the need to invest in technologies for the developing world from a market-driven perspective.
Women’s health advocate, Top Chef host and executive producer, and MIT visiting scholar Padma Lakshmi tours campus, speaks on endometriosis.
MacArthur “geniuses” in machine learning and synthetic biology to serve as faculty co-leads; Nobel laureate to chair advisory board of new research center.
At the Solve Challenge Finals, judges selected 33 tech entrepreneurs who will receive the support necessary to scale their solutions.
Real-world driving produces up to 16 times more emissions, causing 2,700 premature deaths across the EU, researchers estimate.