Better batteries through biology?
MIT researchers find a way to boost lithium-air battery performance, with the help of modified viruses.
Keeping an eye on bird flu
MIT studies of two influenza viruses reveal genetic mutations that could result in pandemic flu.
Research advances therapy to protect against dengue virus
MIT team presents a novel approach to developing a treatment using mutated antibodies.
Piece by piece
MIT biologist Schwartz relishes the challenge of picking apart the cell’s most complex structure.
Immune protection from an unexpected source
MIT biological engineers find that proteins in mucus help ward off viral infection.
Viruses con bacteria into working for them
Coevolution of guest and host lets a virus control its host’s machinery.
How to stop the flu
Engineering-systems researchers identify proven strategies to prevent influenza from spreading through a household.
New drug could cure nearly any viral infection
Researchers at MIT’s Lincoln Lab have developed technology that may someday cure the common cold, influenza and other ailments.