Explained: Directed evolution
Speeding up protein evolution in the lab can yield useful molecules that nature never intended.
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NASA chief defends Obama’s space plan
In MIT visit, Charles Bolden touts proposed expansion in R&D funding
3 Questions: The euro mess
MIT Sloan economist Kristin Forbes on the recent troubles roiling the international financial markets
Mysterious quantum forces unraveled
MIT researchers find a way to calculate the effects of Casimir forces, offering a way to keep micromachines’ parts from sticking together.
Moving in circles
MIT scholar’s new book scrutinizes the successes and failures of a unique government experiment meant to help America’s urban poor.
New project aims for fusion ignition
MIT-led Ignitor reactor could be the world’s first to reach major milestone, perhaps paving the way for eventual power production.
Joshua Jahnke, recently completed graduate studies, dies at age 29
Dying from pancreatic cancer, the U.S. Navy lieutenant was determined to earn his degree.
Seeing the forest for the trees
Object recognition systems that break images into ever smaller parts should be much more efficient and may shed light on how the brain works.
Tackling cancer on a new front
New program at MIT’s Koch Institute targets the growing cancer problem in India.
New insights into the mystery of natural HIV immunity
A new finding from the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard may have implications for designing an effective AIDS vaccine.
Genes as fossils
MIT researchers discover the DNA responsible for creating fossil-like molecules found in ancient rocks.
Pattern seen in governments’ currency policies
Small-time money transfers from migrants shape key decisions on foreign exchange, research shows.
