Making sense of cell fate
MIT researchers find timing and dosage of DNA-damaging drugs are key to whether a cancer cell dies or enters senescence.
MIT researchers find timing and dosage of DNA-damaging drugs are key to whether a cancer cell dies or enters senescence.
A new analysis describes steps planners can take to make forests more effective “natural climate solutions.”
Researchers discover how to control the anomalous Hall effect and Berry curvature to create flexible quantum magnets for use in computers, robotics, and sensors.
Ultrasound research specialist and 2023 MIT Excellence Award winner Nicole Henning adapts ultrasound technology for more sensitive, less invasive imaging for disease modeling.
Electric fields shared among neurons via “ephaptic coupling” provide the coordination necessary to assemble the engrams that represent remembered information.
Three-year fellowship will support Weissbourd’s research on how the C. hemisphaerica jellyfish survives and thrives by constantly making new neurons.
A new approach opens the door to a greater understanding of protein-microbe interactions.
Whitehead Institute researchers find many transcription factors bind RNA, which fine-tunes their regulation of gene expression, suggesting new therapeutic opportunities.
Distinctive EEG patterns indicate when a patient’s state of unconsciousness under general anesthesia is more profound than necessary.
A new study shows that truncated versions of the Tau protein are more likely to form the sticky filaments seen in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease.
A new technology called RIBOmap can give researchers valuable insight into how protein production in animal and human tissue is altered in disease.
The color changes reflect significant shifts in essential marine ecosystems.
Prestigious awards recognize community support of MIT’s goals, values, and mission.
A new technique uses remote images to gauge the strength of ancient and active rivers beyond Earth.
New soft-bodied robots that can be controlled by a simple magnetic field are well suited to work in confined spaces.