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From left, postdoctoral associate Albert Y. Hung and Menicon Professor of Neuroscience Morgan H. Sheng report gene research that may explain the phenomenon of autistic savants.

Gene research may help explain autistic savants

February 12, 2008

From left, Broad Institute postdoctoral associate Kris Wood, Bayer Professor of Chemical Engineering Paula Hammond and chemical engineering graduate student Dan Schmidt show the thin film they have developed. The film releases drugs and other chemical agents upon application of a small electrical field.

A 'micro pharmacy' inside

Implantable film can deliver drugs

February 11, 2008

Interview with the dean: Marc Kastner, MIT School of Science

February 6, 2008

From left, graduate student Jerome Mettetal, Professor Alexander van Oudenaarden and Harvard graduate student Dale Muzzey report insights on how cells respond to external stimuli.

MIT applies engineering approach to studying biological pathways

February 6, 2008

On the front lines of the genomic revolution

February 6, 2008

Avenue Queue: One long wait inspired career shift

February 6, 2008

A screenshot of pre-programmed strategies for a match between two of the teams participating in MIT's BattleCode programming competition held during IAP.

Teams battle to on-screen victory

February 6, 2008

IPCC head Rajendra Pachauri delivers the keynote address at the 12th annual meeting of the Alliance for Global Sustainability held at MIT. He stressed the need to immediately reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.

Time to act on global sustainability, AGS meeting speakers say

February 6, 2008

This image, from Belgian artist David Claerbout's "Sections of a Happy Moment," displays a family playing catch.

Claerbout exhibit opens Friday at List Center

February 6, 2008

An MIT student and collaborators have designed the uBox, a 'smart' pillbox that dispenses pills, alerts the patient that it's time to take the medication, records the time the pill was taken and prevents double-dosing.

Smart pillbox could be a lifesaver

February 6, 2008

Louis Menand III, political scientist and former key administrator, 85

February 5, 2008

From left, electrical engineering graduate students Yogesh Ramadass, Naveen Verma and Joyce Kwong, along with Professor Anantha Chandrakasan. This team has developed a microchip that can be up to 10 times more energy-efficient than present technology.

Team develops energy-efficient microchip

Could lead to longer-lasting, self-charging cell phones, more

February 5, 2008

High-level panel gives advice to MIT Energy Initiative

January 30, 2008

MIT and ABB announce energy research partnership

Five-year, $5-million partnership to help develop green technologies and train graduate students

January 24, 2008

The green-stained section of this mouse hippocampus represents where the new DICE-K technique blocked the neural-signal transmission in one of the hippocampal circuits of the brain.

New MIT tool probes brain circuits

Method applied to learning/memory pathway

January 24, 2008

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