How badly do you want something? Babies can tell
Ten-month-old infants determine the value of a goal from how hard someone works to achieve it.
Stress can lead to risky decisions
Neuroscientists find chronic stress skews decisions toward higher-risk options.
Next-generation optogenetic molecules control single neurons
Focused laser beam could help scientists map connections among neurons that underlie behavior.
Researchers engineer CRISPR to edit single RNA letters in human cells
“REPAIR” system edits RNA, rather than DNA; has potential to treat diseases without permanently affecting the genome.
Ten researchers from MIT and Broad receive NIH Director’s Awards
Awards support high-risk, high-impact biomedical research.
Gene-editing technology developer Feng Zhang awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
MIT associate professor and member of the Broad Institute and McGovern Institute recognized for commitment to invention, collaboration, and mentorship.
Studies help explain link between autism, severe infection during pregnancy
Bacterial populations in mother’s GI tract may play a central role.
Robotic system monitors specific neurons
Success rate is comparable to that of highly trained scientists performing the process manually.
Feng Zhang to share Albany Medical Prize
Five recipients honored for their fundamental and complementary accomplishments related to CRISPR-Cas9.
Microscopy technique could enable more informative biopsies
Expanding tissue samples before imaging offers detailed information about disease.
STEX event showcases innovations in fitness technology and science
Entrepreneurs, researchers, and industry experts build connections at workshop.
Socioeconomic background linked to reading improvement
Dyslexic children from lower-income families benefit more from summer reading intervention.
A noninvasive method for deep brain stimulation
Electrodes placed on the scalp could help patients with brain diseases.
Michale Fee receives Fundamental Science Investigator Award
Award will support studies into how the brain learns and generates complex sequential behaviors, with a focus on the songbird as a model system.
High-resolution imaging with conventional microscopes
Tissue-expansion technique could allow scientists to map brain circuits.