Ankur Jain awarded Packard Foundation Fellowship
Whitehead Institute member and assistant professor of biology receives one of the most prestigious non-governmental awards for early-career scientists.
Whitehead Institute member and assistant professor of biology receives one of the most prestigious non-governmental awards for early-career scientists.
Vaccines packaged in novel nanoparticles could offer a new way to fight cancer and infectious diseases.
Whitehead Institute scientists find chemical modification contributes to trafficking between non-membrane-bound compartments that control gene expression.
The new system, dubbed RESCUE, allows RNA edits to be made that were not previously possible.
Researchers develop a new microscopy system for creating maps of cells, using chemical reactions to encode spatial information.
Researchers identify and develop new CRISPR-associated transposase system for targeted integration of DNA, adding key capabilities to gene-editing technology.
Fluorescent tagging system can expedite the process of designing genes and personalizing medicine.
Study finds shallow bodies of water were probably more suitable for Earth’s first life forms.
Professor Gerald Fink, a pioneer in the field of genetics, delivers the annual Killian Lecture.
Rights are protected for broad use in developing world and for public health needs.
Studies could speed the development of new treatments for liver disease.
CRISPR team harnesses new Cas12b enzyme for use in eukaryotic cells, adding to the CRISPR toolbox.
Patients with lung disease could find relief by breathing in messenger RNA molecules.
Researchers refine a method to quantify protein production, show that the precision with which bacteria and eukaryotes tune their gene expression is remarkably similar.
Together, cell growth rate and gene expression shed light on why some tumor cells survive treatment.