Biologists identify brain tumor weakness
Discovery could offer a new target for treatment of glioblastoma.
From fiction to science
Peter Reddien believes human stem cells could one day be regulated to replace aged, damaged, and missing tissues.
Piecing together molecular machines
Newly tenured biologist Iain Cheeseman explores the complex structures that control cell division.
New approach to boosting biofuel production
Different environment helps yeast tolerate high levels of ethanol, making them more productive.
It’s in the genes — but whose?
Genetic material hitchhiking in our cells may shape physical traits more than we thought.
How old memories fade away
Discovery of a gene essential for memory extinction could lead to new PTSD treatments.
Solving the mysteries of regeneration
Biologist Peter Reddien seeks to understand planarians’ famous ability to grow new body parts.
Engineering cells for more efficient biofuel production
Yeast research takes a step toward production of alternatives to gasoline.
Tracking stem cell reprogramming
Biologists reveal genes key to development of pluripotency, in single cells.
Four from MIT win NIH grants
Brown, Gore, Ploegh and Zhang receive grants for innovative biomedical research.
Fishing for answers to autism puzzle
Biologists take a new approach to deciphering the roles of genes associated with autism.