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Synthetic biology applies engineering approach to biological components

July 23, 2004

Neuroscience professor Morgan Sheng points to image of glutamate receptors as he and MIT postdoctoral fellow Sang Hyoung Lee discuss their work on how brain cells build and eliminate synapses.

MIT study may hold key to boosting brainpower

July 21, 2004

Tasha, the boxer whose DNA was recently sequenced by scientists.

Dog genome assembled

July 20, 2004

Work offers new insight into cancer metastasis

June 24, 2004

More than 1,700 spots of biomaterial (500 different materials in triplicate) cover the surface of this glass slide; each can then be "seeded" with living cells. The MIT technology offers a quick, easy way to test how a given material affects cell behavior.

MIT technology jump-starts human embryonic stem cell work

June 14, 2004

Award winners in biology include (back row) Cynthia Lien and Michael Wongchaowart, and (front row) Bob Yin and Rita Monson.

Biology

June 2, 2004

Robert Langer

Langer award cites cancer work

June 2, 2004

Biological Engineering Division

June 2, 2004

Biology professor Leonard Guarente, left, and research scientist FrÃ©dÃ©ric Picard examine mammalian fat cells to see how the Sirt1 protein affects them.

The skinny on fat: MIT researchers establish first link between eating and aging

June 2, 2004

In the upper left, amyloid fibers at first resist any attempt to disrupt their structure. Hsp104, however, breaks them apart until, bottom right, they have been completely dissolved.

Yeast tackles fibers linked to Alzheimer's

May 25, 2004

New center to study impact of ocean pathogens on human health

April 23, 2004

Left: To detect and destroy an enemy missile, microwave energy is targeted on the missile while simultaneously nullifying enemy jammers. Right: To kill a cancerous tumor, microwave energy is focused on the tumor while simultaneously nullifying any energy that would overheat surrounding health tissue.

MIT aims radar research at breast cancer

April 15, 2004

Fungi can sense and respond to hormone signals, then infect plant, research suggests

April 14, 2004

Gene plays role in how neurons tell each other apart

April 7, 2004

Team creates mouse model to aid breast cancer studies

April 7, 2004