Study finds a surprising new role for a major immune regulator
In addition to turning on genes involved in cell defense, the STING protein also acts as an ion channel, allowing it to control a wide variety of immune responses.
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In addition to turning on genes involved in cell defense, the STING protein also acts as an ion channel, allowing it to control a wide variety of immune responses.
BioAutoMATED, an open-source, automated machine-learning platform, aims to help democratize artificial intelligence for research labs.
C16 Biosciences, founded by MIT alumni, has developed a microbial oil to replace palm oil, whose production reaps environmental devastation.
Award recognizes scholars who have the “extraordinary creativity necessary to tackle problems others can’t solve.”
The HUMANS nanowafer, an MIT Space Exploration Initiative student-led project, will travel to the ISS this month, and later to the moon, carrying messages in more than 64 languages from over 80 countries.
Ahead of the Institute’s presidential inauguration, panelists describe advances in their research and how these discoveries are being deployed to benefit the public.
A campus summit with the leader and his delegation centered around dialogue on biotechnology and innovation ecosystems.
Fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.
He conducted groundbreaking research into auditory physiology at MIT and Harvard Medical School, and was the founding director of the Eaton-Peabody Laboratories at Mass Eye and Ear.
The soft robotic models are patient-specific and could help clinicians zero in on the best implant for an individual.
The sensor sends out its location as it moves through the GI tract, revealing where slowdowns in digestion may occur.
PhD students Lucy Du ’14, SM ’16 and Ginger Schmidt are crushing the competition — and gender barriers — in the world of televised robot combat.
A new computational framework could help researchers design granular hydrogels to repair or replace diseased tissues.
New fellows are working on health records, robot control, pandemic preparedness, brain injuries, and more.
Longtime MIT professor of neuroscience led research behind 200 patents, laying the groundwork for numerous medical products.