Using light to control genome editing
New technique offers precise manipulation of when and where genes are targeted.
Recording analog memories in human cells
Engineers program human cells to store complex histories in their DNA.
![“There's a lot of role models here [at MIT], and sometimes, in Chile or in Mexico or in Costa Rica, [girls] don't know that there's a graduate student or an undergrad doing these cool things at MIT,” says grad student Alicia Chong Rodriguez. “I think it's a matter of just connecting the dots.”](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201608/MIT-Alicia-Chong-1.jpg?itok=SHyICvo7)
Taking on gender gaps in health care and technology
Graduate student Alicia Chong Rodriguez uses her engineering skills to empower women.
J-WAFS Solutions program awards $750,000 in commercialization grants
Four new projects and one renewal receive $150,000 in funding for 2016-2017.
Patch that delivers drug, gene, and light-based therapy to tumor sites shows promising results
In mice, device destroyed colorectal tumors and prevented remission after surgery.
Study sheds light on role of mutations in metastasized cancer
Researchers identify genes that mutate in endometrial cancer, create a family tree describing the evolutionary history of the disease.
Mapping molecular neighborhoods
Associate Professor Ernest Fraenkel uses biological network modeling to identify new targets for disease.
New microfluidic device offers means for studying electric field cancer therapy
Low-intensity fields keep malignant cells from spreading, while preserving healthy cells.
Study: Molecular motors shape chromosome structure
By organizing chromosomes into many tiny loops, molecular motors play key role cell division.
New material temporarily tightens skin
“Second skin” polymer could also be used to protect dry skin and deliver drugs.
Five from MIT win 2016 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Awards fund graduate studies for immigrants and children of immigrants.
Good medicine
Varesh Prasad, an MIT graduate student in health sciences and technology, is creating a multidisciplinary future in health care.
Implantable device targets pancreatic cancer
Chemotherapy delivered directly to tumors may slow the disease.