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Eric Lander wins Dan David Prize
Broad Institute director, biology professor shares prize in the 'future' category.
Measuring blood flow to monitor sickle cell disease
New technology may help doctors predict when patients are at risk for serious complications.
Tania Baker named head of the Department of Biology
Succeeds Chris Kaiser, who was appointed director of NIGMS
Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Computer Science now available in OCW Scholar format
6.01SC is the fourth of seven courses OCW will publish this spring specifically to meet the needs of independent learners.
Principles of Microeconomics now available in MIT OpenCourseWare’s innovative OCW Scholar format
14.01SC is the third of seven courses OCW will publish this spring specifically to meet the needs of independent learners.
Current, former MIT researchers win Cozzarelli Prize
Waldbauer, Summons and Newman cited for PNAS paper showing evidence of early oxygen on Earth.
National Engineers Week: A Q&A with Olivier de Weck
On engineering systems and the book Engineering Systems: Meeting Human Needs in a Complex Technological World
Toying with biological systems
By swapping microbial genes, Chris Voigt designs cells with novel functions.
Successful human tests for first wirelessly controlled drug-delivery chip
Clinical trial of the programmable, implantable device shows promise in treating osteoporosis.
Three MIT researchers win Sloan Research Fellowships
Gedik, Matusik and Pathak among 126 researchers selected.
Prions play key role in yeast survival and evolution
For the first time, researchers find prions in wild strains of yeast, and show they can help the organisms withstand stress.
New system allows robots to continuously map their environment
Algorithm to build 3-D maps requires a low-cost camera, no human input.