Biologists ID new cancer weakness
Drugs that block new target gene could make many tumors more vulnerable to chemotherapy.
Drugs that block new target gene could make many tumors more vulnerable to chemotherapy.
Particles that deliver vaccines directly to mucosal surfaces could defend against many infectious diseases.
Institute’s undergraduate engineering program is again ranked No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.
New method for turning genes on and off could enable more complex synthetic biology circuits.
Establishing a neuroengineering community that can set new research directions and address emerging issues in brain science.
New findings could lead to drugs that fight back when tumors don’t respond to treatment.
Mehmet Fatih Yanik develops tools to answer some of the central questions in neuroscience.
MIT biologists reveal how cells control the direction in which the genome is read.
MIT studies of two influenza viruses reveal genetic mutations that could result in pandemic flu.
MIT professor honored for her innovations that take cues, and materials, from nature to tackle key societal issues.
Red blood cells, dengue fever and greenhouses have been on MIT senior Paula Trepman’s mind as she tackles problems in global health care.
Findings may offer a new way to kill cancer cells by forcing them into an alternative programmed-death pathway.
MIT study identifies influenza viruses circulating in pigs and birds that could pose a risk to humans.
MIT engineers find that in the earliest stages of arthritis, high-impact exercise may worsen cartilage damage.