How old memories fade away
Discovery of a gene essential for memory extinction could lead to new PTSD treatments.
Discovery of a gene essential for memory extinction could lead to new PTSD treatments.
Biologist Peter Reddien seeks to understand planarians’ famous ability to grow new body parts.
Yeast research takes a step toward production of alternatives to gasoline.
Biologists reveal genes key to development of pluripotency, in single cells.
Brown, Gore, Ploegh and Zhang receive grants for innovative biomedical research.
Biologists take a new approach to deciphering the roles of genes associated with autism.
Liskov, Suresh, Townsend and Young bring to 78 the number of Institute faculty who are NAS members.
For the first time, researchers find prions in wild strains of yeast, and show they can help the organisms withstand stress.
Among 12 honored by President Barack Obama on Friday.
Honored for work on gene expression, stem cells.
Physicist Jeff Gore and biologist Mary Gehring receive the prestigious award for their innovative research.
Ten MIT alumni also among this year’s new members