New type of virus found in the ocean
The unusual characteristics of these abundant, bacteria-killing viruses could lead to evolutionary insights.
Microbial communities demonstrate high turnover
New research provides insight into the behavior of microbial communities in the ocean.
MIT collaboration enriches community college experience
More than half of Roxbury, Bunker Hill, students with summer lab experience at MIT go on to earn a four-year degree.
Cleaner air, longer lives
Research shows the Clean Air Act was likely responsible for a dramatic decline in atmospheric organic aerosol.
MIT Teaching Systems Lab to address assessments in maker education
Thanks to a National Science Foundation grant, TSL will collaborate with Maker Ed to improve school-based assessment practices in maker-centered education.
Rethinking transcription factors and gene expression
Study shows that, like proteins, genomes must fold appropriately to function properly and that some transcription factors provide the structural support.
Scientists observe supermassive black hole in infant universe
Findings present a puzzle as to how such a huge object could have grown so quickly.
Engineers 3-D print a “living tattoo”
New technique 3-D prints programmed cells into living devices for first time.
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.
A faster way to make Bose-Einstein condensates
Method of laser cooling may speed up investigations into magnetism and superconductivity.
Texas’ odds of Harvey-scale rainfall to increase by end of century
Study finds state’s annual risk of extreme rainfall will rise from 1 to 18 percent.
New player in cellular signaling
Researchers have identified a key nutrient sensor in the mTOR pathway that links nutrient availability to cell growth.
Researchers develop flexible, stretchable photonic devices
Light-based devices could be used as biomedical sensors or as flexible connectors for electronics.
New property found in unusual crystalline materials
Materials with a special kind of boundary between crystal grains can deform in unexpected ways.
There's something in the water
MIT field study shows that arsenic in groundwater reduces rice yields in Bangladesh.