Immune cell variations contribute to malaria severity
Natural killer cells’ failure to respond to infection may explain why the disease is more grave in some patients.
Natural killer cells’ failure to respond to infection may explain why the disease is more grave in some patients.
Metal cluster in enzyme that breaks down carbon dioxide can switch between two different shapes.
MIT.nano building, the largest of its kind, will usher in a new age of nanoscale advancements.
New faculty join the departments of Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.
Researchers identify an essential protein that helps enzymes relax overtwisted DNA so each strand can be copied during cell division.
Three MIT postdocs earn competitive Howard Hughes Medical Institute fellowships that support diversity in the sciences.
Matthew Vander Heiden seeks new cancer treatments that exploit tumor cells’ abnormal metabolism.
By making hydrophobic sections water-soluble, researchers hope to learn more about protein structures.
Biologists discover that the environment surrounding a cell plays an integral role in its ability to accurately segregate its chromosomes.
Unexpected findings show that the body’s own immune system destroys retinal cells.
Whitehead team deploys CRISPR tools to better understand and uncover ways of improving methotrexate, a popular chemotherapy drug.
MIT study finds synapses develop strength with calcium, maturation.
Initiative is building collections highlighting the contributions of female faculty.