Discovery science is reinventing the world
How discovery science is reinventing the worldMIT innovators take a close look at how basic science research leads to applications, new companies, jobs, and economic growth.
Koch Institute
Recruiting the entire immune system to attack cancer
Stimulating both major branches of the immune system halts tumor growth more effectively.
Biologists identify brain tumor weakness
Discovery could offer a new target for treatment of glioblastoma.
Cerebral curiosity
Graduate student Steven Keating takes a problem-solving approach to his brain cancer.
Swine flu outbreak in India raises concern
MIT study finds evidence that a new strain of H1N1 may carry dangerous mutations.
New nanogel for drug delivery
Self-healing gel can be injected into the body and act as a long-term drug depot.
Taking technology from the lab to the patient
Daniel Anderson wants to bring advances in drug delivery and biomaterials to the clinic.
Engineered insulin could offer better diabetes control
Molecule stays in the bloodstream and is turned on when blood sugar levels are too high.
Interdisciplinary medicine
Senior Yiping Xing’s view of health care draws upon research, public health, and policy.
New source of cells for modeling malaria
Liver cells derived from stem cells can be infected with malaria and used to test potential drugs.
Eight from MIT elected to National Academy of Engineering
New members include the Institute’s president and the director of Lincoln Laboratory.
Langer wins Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Award honors one engineer’s global impact on human health.
Tasting light
Newly discovered taste receptors for hydrogen peroxide allow worms to indirectly detect light.
Sophisticated medicine
Sangeeta Bhatia's research defies tradition, drawing on biological and medical sciences, and multiple engineering disciplines.
Two MIT seniors and an alumnus named Rhodes Scholars
Elliot Akama-Garren ’15, Anisha Gururaj ’15, and Noam Angrist ’13 are among 32 winners nationwide.