Three MIT alumni awarded 2020 MacArthur “genius” grants
Each recipient will receive a $625,000, no-strings-attached award.
Each recipient will receive a $625,000, no-strings-attached award.
Far from MIT, nuclear science and engineering students take ownership of projects and explore new terrain.
With computer models and lab experiments, researchers are working on a strategy for vaccines that could protect against any influenza virus.
Astrocytes with the APOE4 gene variant show deficits of a key cellular function, but overexpressing the gene PICALM overcame the defect.
MIT alumna and two others honored for discoveries in black hole physics.
Study suggests parts of the Sierra Nevadas formed in a “geologic instant,” more than twice as fast as previously thought.
Remarkably large cohort of graduating seniors honored for excellence in the liberal arts.
Modifications to chromosomes in “engram” neurons control the encoding and retrieval of memories.
In some situations, asking “what if everyone did that?” is a common strategy for judging whether an action is right or wrong.
Physicist is honored with the RSEF’s highest scientific honor for his work on twistronics.
MIT researchers find blocking the expression of the genes XPA and MK2 enhances the tumor-shrinking effects of platinum-based chemotherapies in p53-mutated cancers.
Study suggests sea ice blocks the flow of carbon both into and out of the ocean, in roughly equal measure.
Molecular biologist and professor emerita advocates for more inclusive science and advises how to get there.
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