Study helps explain varying outcomes for cancer, Down Syndrome
Differences in chromosome number may underlie variation among genetically identical individuals.
Differences in chromosome number may underlie variation among genetically identical individuals.
Asian flu strains can enter North America through Alaska, study finds.
New estimate predates earliest fossil evidence by 800 million years.
MIT professor and NAS report committee co-chair Richard Hynes gives insight into the report’s recommendations.
Charles Jennings of MIT’s McGovern Institute discusses the intellectual property dispute over the gene-editing technique.
CRISPR pioneer named to inaugural chair created by Patricia and James Poitras '63, founders of MIT’s Poitras Center for Affective Disorders Research.
MIT and Broad Institute scientist shares recognition with four other scientists for developing CRISPR gene-editing systems.
Cloud-based platform assists in managing, sharing data facilitates research.
Newly discovered genetic code controls bacterial survival during infections.
Study finds a complex series of molecular, cellular, circuit and network-level changes contribute to the progression of Alzheimer's.
Heidi Williams builds all-new data sets to answer questions about innovation and biomedical research.
Personal genomic data makes a bigger impact when it portends well, a new study finds.
Biologists have discovered how an enigmatic type of RNA helps to control cell fate.
New technique offers precise manipulation of when and where genes are targeted.
System helps ensure databases used in medical research will not leak patients’ personal information.