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PlateJoy's platform sends recipes straight to users' phones and also features educational videos on topics such as sleep, nutrition, and fitness.

Healthy eating made easy

Startup PlateJoy sends users personalized meal plans to help them achieve health goals.

November 21, 2018

The common model of gene regulation imagines the nucleus of the cell as a large space in which molecules involved in DNA transcription float around seemingly at random.

Activating a new understanding of gene regulation

Study reveals the role of the activation domain, a part of transcription factors previously shrouded in mystery.

November 16, 2018

A woman in Ghana carries a basket of fish. Local diets and lifestyles have created a remarkable diversity in the human microbiome worldwide.

Studying the hotbed of horizontal gene transfers

Global Microbiome Conservancy research reveals surprising new insights into human gut microbiomes.

October 22, 2018

MIT researchers have developed a cryptographic system that could help neural networks identify promising drug candidates in massive pharmacological datasets while keeping the data private, which could enable broader pooling of sensitive pharmacological data for predictive drug discovery.

Cryptographic protocol enables greater collaboration in drug discovery

Neural network that securely finds potential drugs could encourage large-scale pooling of sensitive data.

October 18, 2018

Angelika Amon wins 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

Four other MIT researchers to receive New Horizons Prizes in math and physics; two alumni win Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.

October 17, 2018

The MIT Department of Biology hosted its Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Symposium to celebrate two new microscopes being installed in MIT.nano.

Joining the resolution revolution

Department of Biology hosts a symposium to celebrate the launch of MIT.nano and its new Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Facility.

October 16, 2018

Using a computer modeling approach that they developed, MIT biologists identified three different proteins that can bind selectively to each of three similar targets, all members of the Bcl-2 family of proteins.

Computer model offers more control over protein design

New approach generates a wider variety of protein sequences optimized to bind to drug targets.

October 15, 2018

In this image of a growing mouse tumor, yellow fluorescence marks the presence of Lgr5+ cancer stem cells. Although Lgr5+ cells are only a minority of tumor cells, they are the source of all other tumor cells.

In pursuit of the elusive stem cell

New MIT initiative delves into the biology of stem cells and cancer stem cells, seeks ways to identify, purify, and propagate them.

October 15, 2018

Tyler Jacks (left), head of the Lustgarten Laboratory for Pancreatic Cancer Research at MIT, and Kerri Kaplan, president and chief executive officer of the Lustgarten Foundation, both say they are excited to usher in a new era of pancreatic cancer research.

Progress against pancreatic cancer

Lustgarten Foundation names MIT laboratory to improve understanding and treatment of a deadly disease

October 11, 2018

Five students were challenged to live and work in a glass cube on MIT's North Court for four days as part of InCube, a global startup competition.

Student entrepreneurs think inside the box

Living and working in a glass cube, an interdisciplinary team of students reimagined the ambulance of the future as part of a global startup competition.

October 5, 2018

MIT biologists have discovered that in some patients, immune cells called natural killer cells fail to kill malaria-infected red blood cells (shown here).

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.

October 4, 2018

MIT researchers have shown that some of the atoms in an enzyme called carbon monoxide dehydrogenase can rearrange themselves when oxygen levels are low. A nickel atom (green) leaves the cube-like structure, displacing an iron atom (orange). One sulfur atom (yellow) also moves out of the cube.

Chemists discover unexpected enzyme structure

Metal cluster in enzyme that breaks down carbon dioxide can switch between two different shapes.

October 2, 2018

The Committee on Animal Care solicits feedback

September 28, 2018

The MIT.nano building, at the center of campus adjacent to the Great Dome, has expansive glass facades that allow natural light into the labs while giving visitors a clear view of the research in action.

A big new home for the ultrasmall

MIT.nano building, the largest of its kind, will usher in a new age of nanoscale advancements.

September 23, 2018

The new faculty who will be making contributions to the School of Science are (clockwise from top left) Tristan Collins, Julien de Wit, Ila Fiete, Ankur Jain, Kiyoshi Masui, Phiala Shanahan, Nike Sun, Alison Wendlandt, Chenyang Xu, and Zhiwei Yun.

School of Science welcomes 10 professors

New faculty join the departments of Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.

September 19, 2018

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