Topic
Biology
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Predicting sequence from structure
Researchers have devised a faster, more efficient way to design custom peptides and perturb protein-protein interactions.
February 15, 2019 -
Why too much DNA repair can injure tissue
Overactive repair system promotes cell death following DNA damage by certain toxins, study shows.
February 12, 2019 -
New technique pinpoints milestones in the evolution of bacteria
Results show bacterial genomes provide “shadow history” of animal evolution.
February 7, 2019 -
Biologists answer fundamental question about cell size
The need to produce just the right amount of protein is behind the striking uniformity of sizes.
February 7, 2019 -
A better way to measure cell survival
New test rapidly evaluates the effect of drugs and potentially toxic compounds on cells.
February 5, 2019 -
Biologist Adam Martin studies the mechanics of tissue folding
The dynamic process is critical to embryonic development and other cellular phenomena.
January 31, 2019 -
Bacteria promote lung tumor development, study suggests
Antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs may help combat lung cancer.
January 31, 2019 -
Sallie “Penny” Chisholm awarded the 2019 Crafoord Prize
Institute Professor honored for discovering <i>Prochlorococcus,</i> the most abundant photosynthesizing organism on Earth.
January 22, 2019 -
From microfluidics to metastasis
New platform enables longitudinal studies of circulating tumor cells in mouse models of cancer.
January 21, 2019 -
Enhanced NMR reveals chemical structures in a fraction of the time
Technique could yield insights into complex proteins involved in Alzheimer’s and other diseases.
January 18, 2019 -
Study shows how specific gene variants may raise bipolar disorder risk
Findings could help inform new therapies, improve diagnosis.
January 17, 2019 -
Revising the textbook on introns
Whitehead Institute researchers uncover a group of introns in yeast that possess surprising stability and function.
January 16, 2019 -
Exploring New England's coastal ecosystems in the dead of winter
Independent Activities Period class explores the role coastal ecosystems play in protecting the environment and how climate change has affected them.
December 27, 2018 -
School of Science honors postdocs and research staff with 2019 Infinite Kilometer Awards
Five winners are recognized for their outstanding contributions to colleagues, the school, and the Institute.
December 26, 2018 -
Real-time readouts of thinking in rats
New open-source system provides fast, accurate neural decoding and real-time readouts of where rats think they are.
December 19, 2018 -
Engineering "capture compounds" to probe cell growth
Researchers develop a method to investigate how bacteria respond to starvation and to identify which proteins bind to the “magic spot” — ppGpp.
December 17, 2018 -
Cracking a tough case
Whitehead Institute and MIT researchers uncover the detailed molecular structure of the sporopollenin polymer, an inert material key for the emergence of land plants.
December 17, 2018 -
Surviving one of Earth’s most extreme environments
New research finds a unique component of cell membranes in an archaea species conveys protection against acidic surroundings.
December 14, 2018 -
Tracking the footprints of protein synthesis
Researchers refine a method to quantify protein production, show that the precision with which bacteria and eukaryotes tune their gene expression is remarkably similar.
December 14, 2018 -
How returning to a prior context aids memory recall
Picower Institute researchers discover the brain mechanism that helps details come flooding back when you visit a scene again.
December 12, 2018