Study furthers radically new view of gene control
Along the genome, proteins form liquid-like droplets that appear to boost the expression of particular genes.
Along the genome, proteins form liquid-like droplets that appear to boost the expression of particular genes.
Whitehead Institute team finds drugs that activate a key brain gene; initial tests in cells and mice show promise for rare, untreatable neurodevelopmental disorder.
Departments of Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, and Physics welcome new faculty members.
Researchers solve how the kava plant produces its pain-relieving and anti-anxiety molecules, demonstrate an extensible method to scale and optimize production.
Differences in male and female gene expression, including those contributing to height differences, found throughout the body in humans and other mammals.
Eight faculty members are granted tenure in five science departments.
Eight biology contestants get one slide and three minutes to explain their research and impress their listeners.
Professor Gerald Fink, a pioneer in the field of genetics, delivers the annual Killian Lecture.
Search committee chaired by MIT President Emerita Susan Hockfield will identify new director for eminent biomedical institute.
Whitehead Institute researchers uncover a group of introns in yeast that possess surprising stability and function.
Whitehead Institute and MIT researchers uncover the detailed molecular structure of the sporopollenin polymer, an inert material key for the emergence of land plants.
Study reveals the role of the activation domain, a part of transcription factors previously shrouded in mystery.
New MIT initiative delves into the biology of stem cells and cancer stem cells, seeks ways to identify, purify, and propagate them.
Three MIT postdocs earn competitive Howard Hughes Medical Institute fellowships that support diversity in the sciences.