In Profile: Scott Manalis
His technology to weigh single cells led to an unexpected research focus: figuring out how cancerous cells escape normal growth controls.
Biochemist JoAnne Stubbe wins National Medal of Science
Nation's top science honor goes to MIT biochemist for her role in helping reveal the mechanism of enzymes involved in DNA replication and repair
In Profile: Leonard Guarente
Biology professor discovered a gene at the center of aging. Now that research is yielding therapies that target the diseases of old age.
Tumor mutations can predict chemo success
Genetic profiling of tumors could have 'immediate impact' on treating cancer, study shows
Why we learn more from our successes than our failures
MIT study sheds light on the brain's ability to change in response to learning
MIT team aims to tailor surgical glues for specific applications
Researchers look to match material to tissue properties
Songbirds reveal how practice improves performance
MIT research provides new insights about trial-and-error learning
Researchers find new actions of neurochemicals
Work with tiny worm could point to new treatments for human brain disorders
MIT, CDC find H1N1 flu virus ill-suited for rapid transmission
But researchers say new strain bears watching, could mutate