Study reveals how the brain overcomes its own limitations
Strategies to compensate for uncertainty help the brain succeed at difficult mental computations.
Helping blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy
Method boosts differentiation of stem cells into mature blood cell types, may help leukemia and lymphoma patients.
How to mass produce cell-sized robots
Technique from MIT could lead to tiny, self-powered devices for environmental, industrial, or medical monitoring.
Inexpensive chip-based device may transform spectrometry
Tiny device could replace expensive lab-scale equipment for many applications.
Studying the hotbed of horizontal gene transfers
Global Microbiome Conservancy research reveals surprising new insights into human gut microbiomes.
Monitoring electromagnetic signals in the brain with MRI
Technique could be used to detect light or electrical fields in living tissue.
Cryptographic protocol enables greater collaboration in drug discovery
Neural network that securely finds potential drugs could encourage large-scale pooling of sensitive data.
Electrical properties of dendrites help explain our brain’s unique computing power
Neurons in human and rat brains carry electrical signals in different ways, scientists find.
Tang family gift supports MIT.nano, MIT Quest for Intelligence
$20 million gift names imaging suite in new facility, creates catalyst fund.
Probiotics and antibiotics create a killer combination
Delivered together, the two join forces to eradicate drug-resistant bacteria.
A step toward personalized, automated smart homes
System that automatically identifies people moving around indoors could enable self-adjusting homes.
Arctic ice sets speed limit for major ocean current
Long-term melting may lead to release of huge volumes of cold, fresh water into the North Atlantic, impacting global climate.
Joining the resolution revolution
Department of Biology hosts a symposium to celebrate the launch of MIT.nano and its new Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Facility.
Automated system identifies dense tissue, a risk factor for breast cancer, in mammograms
Deep-learning model has been used successfully on patients, may lead to more consistent screening procedures.
This RNA-based technique could make gene therapy more effective
Biological engineers design RNA circuits that enable precise control over the dose of therapeutic protein a patient receives.