Metabolic errors can spell doom for DNA
New study could explain why variant enzymes boost the risk of cancer for some people.
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Viruses con bacteria into working for them
Coevolution of guest and host lets a virus control its host’s machinery.
Seeking the neurological roots of conflict
MIT neuroscientists explore how longstanding conflict influences empathy for others.
MIT Sea Grant to host 15th annual Blue Lobster Bowl Feb. 4
One hundred twenty high school students to convene at MIT for the regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl
Seeing what’s inside a tumor
Imaging technology could help researchers test new drugs for treating brain cancer.
The quantifier
By helping biologists turn their hunches into rigorous mathematical models, Polina Golland builds software that interprets medical images.
New way to stop the bleeding
Nanoscale biological coating developed at MIT could prevent battlefield deaths.
How research goes viral
What makes a new finding in biology circulate widely? An MIT economist knows: Make the original research materials accessible.
Stopping influenza evolution before it starts
Model of flu proteins suggests new way to design vaccines that slow mutations.