A more effective experimental design for engineering a cell into a new state
By focusing on causal relationships in genome regulation, a new AI method could help scientists identify new immunotherapy techniques or regenerative therapies.
By focusing on causal relationships in genome regulation, a new AI method could help scientists identify new immunotherapy techniques or regenerative therapies.
By analyzing epigenomic and gene expression changes that occur in Alzheimer’s disease, researchers identify cellular pathways that could become new drug targets.
The findings could help doctors identify cancer patients who would benefit the most from drugs called checkpoint blockade inhibitors.
Researchers compared a pair of superficially similar motor neurons in fruit flies to examine how their differing use of the same genome produced distinctions in form and function.
Whitehead Institute researchers find many transcription factors bind RNA, which fine-tunes their regulation of gene expression, suggesting new therapeutic opportunities.
A new approach for identifying significant differences in gene use between closely-related species provides insights into human evolution.
The first RNA-guided DNA-cutting enzyme found in eukaryotes, Fanzor could one day be harnessed to edit DNA more precisely than CRISPR/Cas systems.
Synthetic biology expert to succeed Angela Belcher as department head effective Aug. 1.
The new findings could explain biodiversity hotspots in tectonically quiet regions.
With the new method, scientists can explore many cancer mutations whose roles are unknown, helping them develop new drugs that target those mutations.
A new study shows the carbon-capturing phytoplankton colonized the ocean by rafting on particles of chitin.
MIT engineers’ new technique analyzes the 3D organization of the genome at a resolution 100 times higher than before.
The peptide blocks a hyperactive brain enzyme that contributes to the neurodegeneration seen in Alzheimer’s and other diseases.
A new analysis reveals how Staphylococcus aureus gains mutations that allow it to colonize eczema patches.
Geobiologist Greg Fournier seeks to uncover the conditions leading to the emergence of life.