U2 lead singer Bono, third from left, paid a visit to MIT to meet the leaders of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab in the Department of Economics on Tuesday, Dec. 6, accompanied by staff from the advocacy group Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa (DATA). He is joined by, from left, Professor Bengt Holmstrom, head of economics; Rachel Glennerster, executive director of the lab; and economics Professor Abhijit Banerjee, one of the lab's directors. Photo / Justin Knight
Study reveals the drug, 5-fluorouracil, acts differently in different types of cancer — a finding that could help researchers design better drug combinations.
The scientists, who worked together as postdocs at MIT, are honored for their discovery of microRNA — a class of molecules that are critical for gene regulation.