A safer way to vaccinate
Polymer film that gradually releases DNA coding for viral proteins could offer a better alternative to traditional vaccines.
Microbiologists eavesdrop on the hidden lives of microbes
Scientists track ocean microbe populations in their natural habitat to create a ‘day in the life’ montage.
Possible role for Huntington’s gene discovered
Mutant forms of the gene disrupt chemical modifications that control access to genes necessary for normal brain cell function.
Tiny tools help advance medical discoveries
MIT researchers are designing tools to analyze cells at the microscale.
Two MIT professors win prestigious Wolf Prize
Michael Artin and Robert Langer honored for groundbreaking work in mathematics and chemistry.
Professor Roger Kamm visualizes sneaky tumor cells with 3-D assay
Kamm is studying the mechanics of metastasis, the process of cancer-cell migration from one location in the body to another and the cause of more than 90 percent of cancer deaths.
Evolution: It’s all in how you splice it
MIT biologists find that alternative splicing of RNA rewires signaling in different tissues and may often contribute to species differences.
Tissue engineering: Growing new organs, and more
Research could lead to better ways to heal injuries and develop new drugs.
Precisely engineering 3-D brain tissues
New design technique could enable personalized medicine, studies of brain wiring.
The music of the silks
Researchers synthesize a new kind of silk fiber — and find that music can help fine-tune the material’s properties.
When it comes to fostering innovation, student group says 'Do it!'
Lady Gaga collaborator and Interscope executive highlights do.it@MIT’s wide-ranging approach.
Fighting bacteria with mucus
Study shows that key proteins in mucus prevent bacterial adhesion to surfaces, could help prevent growth of biofilms.
MIT team builds most complex synthetic biology circuit yet
New sensor can detect four different molecules, could be used to program cells to precisely monitor their environments.
15 MIT students named Siebel Scholars
Graduate students in computer science, bioengineering and business honored.
Merging tissue and electronics
New tissue scaffold could be used for drug development and implantable therapeutic devices.