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Automating DNA origami opens door to many new uses
Like 3-D printing did for larger objects, method makes it easy to build nanoparticles out of DNA.
Thirteen MIT students awarded National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships
Honor recognizes individuals who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering.
Scientists illuminate a hidden regulator in gene transcription
New super-resolution technique visualizes important role of short-lived enzyme clusters.
Finding a new formula for concrete
Researchers look to bones and shells as blueprints for stronger, more durable concrete.
Neuroscientists illuminate role of autism-linked gene
Loss of Shank gene prevents neuronal synapses from properly maturing.
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Maiko Kitaoka finds elegance in unexpected places
Once an aspiring ballerina, the MIT senior now studies the earliest stages of life.
Eric Lander wins faculty’s Killian Award
Biologist honored for his scientific leadership, pioneering work in genomics, and inspiring teaching.
J-WAFS awards $1.3 million in second round of seed grant funding
Principal investigators will receive grants of up to $100,000 per year for up to two years for innovative research on food and water challenges.
Three student-athletes receive NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships
Drammis, Guo, and Zeinstra among 29 students across all NCAA divisions honored for excellence in academics and winter-season athletics.
Center for Environmental Health Sciences selects 2016 poster winners
Annual poster session showcases recent work on biological effects of exposure to environmental agents.
Teamwork enables bacterial survival
Strains of E. coli resistant to one antibiotic can protect other bacteria growing nearby.
Study pinpoints timing of oxygen’s first appearance in Earth’s atmosphere
Beginning 2.33 billion years ago, atmospheric oxygen built up in just 10 million years.
