Regulating the regulators
Tiny microRNAs help destroy unwanted messenger RNAs in cells. New research finds how the body keeps them in check.
Tiny microRNAs help destroy unwanted messenger RNAs in cells. New research finds how the body keeps them in check.
Choucri, Drennan, Fisher, Gershenfeld, Li, and Rus are recognized for their efforts to advance science.
Family of compounds could someday be useful for fuel cells, supercapacitors, catalysts, and sensors.
Study suggests mechanical properties of spike proteins can predict infectivity and lethality of different coronaviruses.
Gelatin-based microcarriers offer higher yield and scalability compared to existing commercial microcarriers.
During her time at MIT, senior Ayesha Ng’s interests have expanded from cellular biology to the social systems that shape public health.
Norepinephrine-producing neurons in the locus coeruleus produce attention focus, impulse control via two distinct connections to prefrontal cortex.
Professor and mentor for more than 20 years at MIT redefined scientists’ understanding of the biology of cell division and proliferation.
Author Susan Hockfield, MIT president emerita and professor of neuroscience, receives 2020 Science Communication Award.
A search committee chaired by Institute Professor Phillip Sharp will work to identify a new director for MIT’s pioneering cancer research center.
Immuneering uses bioinformatics to develop new medicines while also helping large pharmaceutical companies improve their treatments.
Despite the disruption caused by the pandemic, MIT students have carved out meaningful hands-on experiences.
Study finds that compressing cells, and crowding their contents, can coax them to grow and divide.
Astrocytes with the APOE4 gene variant show deficits of a key cellular function, but overexpressing the gene PICALM overcame the defect.