Protein structure offers clues to drug-resistance mechanism
A new study sheds light on how a protein pumps toxic molecules out of bacterial cells.
A new study sheds light on how a protein pumps toxic molecules out of bacterial cells.
Different types of these branch-like projections process incoming information in different ways before sending it to the body of the neuron.
Single-cell gene expression analyses of human cerebrovascular cells can help reveal new drug targets for Huntington’s disease.
A computational study shows that dozens of mutations help the virus’ spike protein evade antibodies that target SARS-CoV-2.
A pill that releases RNA in the stomach could offer a new way to administer vaccines, or to deliver therapies for gastrointestinal disease.
MIT neuroscientists have developed a computer model that can answer that question as well as the human brain.
Sharing food and kissing are among the signals babies use to interpret their social world, according to a new study.
Extra chromosome alters chromosomal conformation and DNA accessibility in neural progenitor cells; study establishes senescence as a potentially targetable mechanism for future treatment.
Chemical engineers created a coating for microbes that could make it easier to deploy the organisms to treat gastrointestinal disease.
Study results also show that pancreatic tumor cells can be forced into a more susceptible state by changing their environment.
By integrating multiple sensory inputs, a loop of mutual inhibition among a small set of neurons allows worms to switch between long-lasting behavioral states.
A new study finds the clusters form small, stable droplets and may give the genome a gel-like structure.
MIT biologists show that helper immune cells disguised as cancer cells can help rejuvenate T cells that attack tumors.
Study suggests this area of the visual cortex emerges much earlier in development than previously thought.
MIT biologists show that enlargement of blood stem cells restricts their ability to generate new blood cells during aging.