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.
Research sheds light on delicate forest biodiversity
Quantitative study of Poland's Bialowieza Forest highlights processes shaping species coexistence and potential impacts of deforestation.
Taking on melanoma, one cell at a time
In step toward personalized medicine, researchers are using single-cell analysis to unravel cancer’s secrets.
Reprogramming gut bacteria as “living therapeutics”
Daily doses of synthetic biotics developed by startup Synologic may sense, treat metabolic diseases.
IDSS conversations: Caroline Uhler
Electrical engineering and computer science assistant professor is working at the intersection of genomics and computational biology.
Forming patches boosts bacterial life
By clustering, cells can work together to survive challenging environments, MIT researchers show.
Physicists prove energy input predicts molecular behavior
Theoretical proof could lead to more reliable nanomachines.
DNA markers tell the story of deep sea adaptation
Santiago Herrera studies the genome to establish new connections between species living in the deep sea.
Paving the way for metastasis
Cancer cells remodel their environment to make it easier to reach nearby blood vessels.
How cancer cells fuel their growth
Scientists surprised to find amino acids, not sugar, supply most building blocks for tumor cells.
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Neuroscientists discover a gene that controls worms’ behavioral state
Gene required for the control of behavioral state is also found in humans, may be linked to autism.
How diet influences colon cancer
Study ties high-fat diet to changes in intestinal stem cells, may help explain increased cancer risk.
Whales dine with their own kind
Mapping whale calls, researchers find the predators feed in species-specific hotspots.
McGovern Institute for Brain Research awards Scolnick Prize to neurogeneticist Cori Bargmann
Bargmann honored for her work on the genetic and neural mechanisms that control behavior in the nematode C. elegans.