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.
EECS senior Ava Soleimany talks about leadership, her research in synthetic biology, and her tenure as captain of the women’s tennis team.
Quantitative study of Poland's Bialowieza Forest highlights processes shaping species coexistence and potential impacts of deforestation.
In step toward personalized medicine, researchers are using single-cell analysis to unravel cancer’s secrets.
Daily doses of synthetic biotics developed by startup Synologic may sense, treat metabolic diseases.
Electrical engineering and computer science assistant professor is working at the intersection of genomics and computational biology.
By clustering, cells can work together to survive challenging environments, MIT researchers show.
Theoretical proof could lead to more reliable nanomachines.
Santiago Herrera studies the genome to establish new connections between species living in the deep sea.
Cancer cells remodel their environment to make it easier to reach nearby blood vessels.
Scientists surprised to find amino acids, not sugar, supply most building blocks for tumor cells.
Gene required for the control of behavioral state is also found in humans, may be linked to autism.
Study ties high-fat diet to changes in intestinal stem cells, may help explain increased cancer risk.
Mapping whale calls, researchers find the predators feed in species-specific hotspots.
Bargmann honored for her work on the genetic and neural mechanisms that control behavior in the nematode C. elegans.
MIT's Institute of Medical Engineering and Science is on the front lines of efforts to diagnose and develop a vaccine against the emerging Zika virus.