Bioengineering and biotechnology

'Cocktail' of compounds improves brain function in rodents

Treatment undergoing a clinical study in Alzheimer's patients

November 26, 2007

Leona Samson, left, and Dr. Rebecca Fry have found that prenatal exposure to arsenic leads to alarming changes in the genetics of newborn babies. Samson is the director of MIT's Center for Environmental Health Sciences (CEHS) and the American Cancer Society Professor in the Departments of Biological Engineering and Biology. Fry is assistant scientific director of CEHS.

Prenatal arsenic exposure detected in newborns

Research could lead to test for screening populations for the poison

November 22, 2007

Liver cells in the micropatterned co-culture form tube-like structures (shown here in green) that resemble bile capillaries found in a human liver.

'Micro' livers could aid drug screening

November 19, 2007

Biology professor Frank Gertler sits by a microscope in his lab. Gertler leads a team that's uncovered new insights on early development of the nervous system.

MIT IDs proteins key to brain function

Research could lead to new treatments for brain injuries

November 19, 2007

MIT to host "Frontiers in Modern Microscopy" workshop Nov. 20

November 16, 2007

Lindquist researches new role for yeast

November 14, 2007

Team analyzes genomes of 12 fly species

Approach could unlock secrets of human genome

November 9, 2007

Study charts genomic landscape of lung cancer

November 7, 2007

Professor Morgan Sheng, Menicon Professor of Neuroscience at MIT's Picower Center for Learning and Memory, joins post-doc Myung Jong Kim, right, in the lab. They have shown how manipulating a brain scaffolding protein called PSD-95 could boost cognitive function.

MIT IDs enzymes key to brainpower

Research could inform treatments for Alzheimer's patients

November 7, 2007

This figure from an atomistic model shows a protein in the process of unwinding in response to pressure.

Speed plays crucial role in breaking protein's H-bonds

November 7, 2007

The team from Peking Unversity, winners of the fourth annual iGEM competition.

Hundreds attend iGem Jamboree

November 5, 2007

MIT develops 'tractor beam' for manipulation of cells on silicon

Tool could manipulate tiny objects on a chip

October 31, 2007

Green fluorescent mesenchymal stem cells in a primary tumor. These cells may be responsible for metastasis in a significant subset of breast cancer patients.

Cancer cells enlist adult stem cells to promote metastasis

October 31, 2007

Top panels: Cells of the intestinal lining of mice lacking the embryonic pluripotency regulator Oct4 stop dividing and die after radioactive exposure. Middle panels: Intestinal stem cells then become activated and begin dividing rapidly. Bottom panels: The intestinal lining is completely regenerated, with stem cells relocating to the bottom.

Adult stem cells lack key regulator

October 23, 2007

Microspheres coated with certain molecules stick to the protein P-selectin on a glass surface and begin to roll across that surface. Microspheres without the coating did not stick and roll

MIT works toward novel therapeutic device

Applications include zapping cancer cells

October 22, 2007

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Team analyzes genomes of 12 fly species

Study charts genomic landscape of lung cancer

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Speed plays crucial role in breaking protein's H-bonds

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