Fishing for answers to autism puzzle
Biologists take a new approach to deciphering the roles of genes associated with autism.
Study identifies enzymes needed to mend tissue damage after inflammation
Findings may help predict colon cancer risk for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Piece by piece
MIT biologist Schwartz relishes the challenge of picking apart the cell’s most complex structure.
One-two punch knocks out aggressive breast cancer cells
New MIT study shows that staggered delivery of cancer drugs is far more effective than administering them at the same time.
Four MIT professors elected to National Academy of Sciences
Liskov, Suresh, Townsend and Young bring to 78 the number of Institute faculty who are NAS members.
Pinpointing how antibiotics work
Team uncovers mechanism that produces fatal DNA damage in bacteria.
Targeted nanoparticles show success in clinical trials
Tiny particles designed to home in on cancer cells achieve tumor shrinkage at lower doses than traditional chemotherapy.
Predicting how proteins will partner
Amy Keating models critical interactions that underlie most cellular functions.
What lies ahead for science and science writing?
10th anniversary of MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing celebrates past, looks to future.
Freeing radicals from their negative connotations
Killian Award recipient JoAnne Stubbe says some free radicals can be good for you.
Koch Institute, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center announce launch of 'Bridge Project' to attack most-lethal forms of cancer
Institutions, research teams, non-profit organizations join forces in novel approaches targeting pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma.
Eric Lander wins Dan David Prize
Broad Institute director, biology professor shares prize in the 'future' category.
Tania Baker named head of the Department of Biology
Succeeds Chris Kaiser, who was appointed director of NIGMS
Prions play key role in yeast survival and evolution
For the first time, researchers find prions in wild strains of yeast, and show they can help the organisms withstand stress.