RNA offers a safer way to reprogram cells
New technique holds promise to revert cells to an immature state that can develop into any cell type.
Imaging fish on the fly
New MIT technology allows high-speed study of zebrafish larvae, often used to model human diseases.
Jeroen Saeij named 2010 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
Biologist hopes to uncover new genetic risk factors for infectious disease as well as new therapies.
Chemical biologist and entrepreneur Carolyn Bertozzi awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley scientist honored for biotechnology innovations
Giving proteins a new glow
MIT chemists have designed a way to fluorescently label proteins that could shed light on protein functions never before seen.
More precise food-allergy diagnoses
It turns out that many people mistakenly think they have food allergies. A new technology aims to erase all doubt.
MIT awarded 3 HHMI grants to promote excellence in science education
Drennan, Walker named HHMI Professors
Exposing collagen's double life
Discovery that the rigid structural protein can switch to a floppy shape could lead to new treatments for heart disease.
Stubbe wins prestigious Welch Award
Professor of chemistry and biology honored for her work on enzymes involved in DNA and RNA synthesis
Rapid analysis of DNA damage now possible
Technology offers a new way to test potential cancer drugs, detect effects of hazardous agents in our environment.
Why cancer drugs lose their power
MIT biologists show how tumors can become resistant to the commonly used chemotherapy drug cisplatin.
Weighing the cell
MIT biological engineers devise a way to measure, for the first time, how single cells accumulate mass.