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Early findings of Mass Impact study

August 11, 2004

64% of the 146 life sciences companies surveyed in Boston and Cambridge are located within just three zip codes: 02139 (Central Square/MIT), 02142 (Kendall Square/MIT) or 02138 (Harvard
Square).

Cambridge still dominates in Mass. life sciences industry, new study shows

August 11, 2004

Mice cloned from malignant cancer cells

August 1, 2004

Microbial Sequencing Center established at Broad Institute

July 1, 2004

Work offers new insight into cancer metastasis

June 24, 2004

More than 1,700 spots of biomaterial (500 different materials in triplicate) cover the surface of this glass slide; each can then be "seeded" with living cells. The MIT technology offers a quick, easy way to test how a given material affects cell behavior.

MIT technology jump-starts human embryonic stem cell work

June 14, 2004

HST

June 2, 2004

Robert Langer

Langer award cites cancer work

June 2, 2004

In the upper left, amyloid fibers at first resist any attempt to disrupt their structure. Hsp104, however, breaks them apart until, bottom right, they have been completely dissolved.

Yeast tackles fibers linked to Alzheimer's

May 25, 2004

New center to study impact of ocean pathogens on health

May 5, 2004

Broad Institute researcher Vamsi Mootha works with cells in the lab.

Discovery suggests new diabetes treatment

May 5, 2004

Left: To detect and destroy an enemy missile, microwave energy is targeted on the missile while nullifying enemy jammers. Right: To kill a cancerous tumor, microwave energy is focused on the tumor while nullifying any energy that would overheat surrounding health tissue.

MIT radar research used to fight breast cancer

April 28, 2004

New center to study impact of ocean pathogens on human health

April 23, 2004

Left: To detect and destroy an enemy missile, microwave energy is targeted on the missile while simultaneously nullifying enemy jammers. Right: To kill a cancerous tumor, microwave energy is focused on the tumor while simultaneously nullifying any energy that would overheat surrounding health tissue.

MIT aims radar research at breast cancer

April 15, 2004

Deshpande Center announces biotech startup and nanotech licensing deals

April 14, 2004