Scientists illuminate a hidden regulator in gene transcription
New super-resolution technique visualizes important role of short-lived enzyme clusters.
Glowing tumors light a path to cancer treatment
Mechanism developed at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital shows promising results for improved ovarian cancer detection and removal.
Center for Environmental Health Sciences selects 2016 poster winners
Annual poster session showcases recent work on biological effects of exposure to environmental agents.
Grant funds innovation in teacher education
New program provides funding for three projects working to improve STEM education.
Five from MIT win 2016 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Awards fund graduate studies for immigrants and children of immigrants.
Controlling RNA in living cells
Modular, programmable proteins can be used to track or manipulate gene expression.
Biobarrier explorer and dark matter theorist win MIT’s prestigious junior faculty award
Katharina Ribbeck and Jesse Thaler named recipients of the Harold E. Edgerton Award.
James Collins appointed 2016 Allen Distinguished Investigator
Award will support the engineering of safe, frequently consumed bacteria to detect and kill dangerous bacteria such as those causing drug-resistant infections.
An ace on the court and in the lab
EECS senior Ava Soleimany talks about leadership, her research in synthetic biology, and her tenure as captain of the women’s tennis team.
April 12 symposium: Take an immersive, intellectual journey across campus
Beyond 2016: MIT’s Frontiers of the Future event offers a playful introduction to research at MIT.
Reprogramming gut bacteria as “living therapeutics”
Daily doses of synthetic biotics developed by startup Synologic may sense, treat metabolic diseases.
A programming language for living cells
New language lets researchers design novel biological circuits.