New drug combo shows early potential for treating pancreatic cancer
Researchers find three immunotherapy drugs given together can eliminate pancreatic tumors in mice.
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New method opens the door to efficient genome writing in bacteria
Technique for editing bacterial genomes can record interactions between cells, may offer a way to edit genes in the human microbiome.
Knight Science Journalism Program announces 2021-22 fellows
Twenty-one distinguished journalists will probe issues ranging from environmental justice and maternal health to threatened grasslands and endangered megafauna.
Mapping the cellular circuits behind spitting
Roundworms change the flow of material in and out of their mouths in response to bright light, revealing a new way for neurons to control muscle cells.
Brain’s “memory center” is needed to recognize image sequences, but not single sights
The visual cortex stores and remembers individual images, but mice can’t recognize image sequences without guidance from the hippocampus.
A material difference
A passion for biomaterials inspires PhD candidate Eesha Khare to tackle climate change.
Lincoln Laboratory convenes top network scientists for Graph Exploitation Symposium
Researchers share progress applying network science to disinformation tracing, Covid-19 modeling, and machine learning.
“Magic-angle” trilayer graphene may be a rare, magnet-proof superconductor
New findings might help inform the design of more powerful MRI machines or robust quantum computers.
Enhancing drug delivery with ultrasound
Suono Bio, founded by two MIT professors and an alumnus, is using a proven technology to boost the treatment of gastrointestinal tract disorders.
The tenured engineers of 2021
Eight faculty members have been granted tenure in five departments across the MIT School of Engineering.
Scene at MIT: In a stroke of lightning, the beauty of nature and architecture
Postdoc Michele Gabriele, who loves imaging nature at all scales, turns a rained out road trip into an epic photo op.
Global collaboration surges post-pandemic
MISTI Global Seed Funds program compounds Institute impact by supporting partnerships abroad.
SMART researchers develop a method for rapid, accurate virus detection
Four times faster than conventional PCR methods, new RADICA approach is highly specific, sensitive, and resistant to inhibitors.
Microscopy technique makes finer images of deeper tissue, more quickly
Researchers could rapidly obtain high-resolution images of blood vessels and neurons within the brain.
Synthetic biology circuits can respond within seconds
MIT engineers design the first synthetic circuit that consists entirely of fast, reversible protein-protein interactions.