Institutions, research teams, non-profit organizations join forces in novel approaches targeting pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma.
Broad Institute director, biology professor shares prize in the 'future' category.
Succeeds Chris Kaiser, who was appointed director of NIGMS
For the first time, researchers find prions in wild strains of yeast, and show they can help the organisms withstand stress.
Two MIT seniors to pursue graduate degrees at the University of Cambridge.
Biology major and Rhodes Scholar combines research and social service in the study of infectious diseases.
Photovoltaic panels made from plant material could become a cheap, easy alternative to traditional solar cells.
It’s not just the strength of the silk itself, a new study finds; the silk’s way of stretching and the structure of the whole web help it resist damage.
Coevolution of guest and host lets a virus control its host’s machinery.
Study group is tackling hard questions about what it will take to stoke renewal.
What makes a new finding in biology circulate widely? An MIT economist knows: Make the original research materials accessible.
Model of flu proteins suggests new way to design vaccines that slow mutations.
Excess of sirtuins can produce anxiety, a possible evolutionary adaptation to dietary restriction.