Biology
Converting plant waste into biofuels
September 12, 2012
Promising advances using yeast and fungi.
Also labeled: Biofuels, Chris A. Kaiser, Energy, Faculty, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), Nature, Provost, Research, Yeast
Fundamentals of Biology now available in OCW Scholar format
September 6, 2012
Course is the last of seven OCW has published this year specifically to meet the needs of independent learners.
Researchers engineer light-activated skeletal muscle
August 30, 2012
Technique may enable robotic animals that move with the strength and flexibility of their living counterparts.
Seth Mnookin wins 2012 Science in Society Award
August 28, 2012
National Association of Science Writers honors his book The Panic Virus.
Also labeled: Autism, Awards, honors and fellowships, Books and authors, Faculty, Health, Humanities, Journalism, Science writing
Turning on key enzyme blocks tumor formation
August 27, 2012
Drug-like molecule restores normal cell metabolism, preventing cancer cells from growing.
Teaching a microbe to make fuel
August 21, 2012
Genetically modified organism could turn carbon dioxide or waste products into a gasoline-compatible transportation fuel.
Plants exhibit a wide range of mechanical properties, engineers find
August 14, 2012
Biological structures may help engineers design new materials.
Also labeled: Bioinspiration, Cells, Materials science, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Plant mechanics, Plants
Protein that boosts longevity may protect against diabetes
August 7, 2012
Sirtuins help fight off disorders linked to obesity, new MIT study shows.
New study finds link between cell division and growth rate
August 6, 2012
Findings answer puzzling question of how cells know when to progress through the cell cycle.
Berger named ISCB fellow
July 16, 2012
Applied mathematics, computer science professor honored for contributions in computational biology and bioinformatics.
Chris A. Kaiser selected as MIT provost
June 27, 2012
Longtime member of the biology faculty to succeed L. Rafael Reif as the Institute’s senior academic and budget officer.
Fishing for answers to autism puzzle
June 19, 2012
Biologists take a new approach to deciphering the roles of genes associated with autism.
Study identifies enzymes needed to mend tissue damage after inflammation
June 14, 2012
Findings may help predict colon cancer risk for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Piece by piece
May 22, 2012
MIT biologist Schwartz relishes the challenge of picking apart the cell’s most complex structure.
One-two punch knocks out aggressive breast cancer cells
May 11, 2012
New MIT study shows that staggered delivery of cancer drugs is far more effective than administering them at the same time.
Four MIT professors elected to National Academy of Sciences
May 3, 2012
Liskov, Suresh, Townsend and Young bring to 78 the number of Institute faculty who are NAS members.
Pinpointing how antibiotics work
April 19, 2012
Team uncovers mechanism that produces fatal DNA damage in bacteria.
Targeted nanoparticles show success in clinical trials
April 4, 2012
Tiny particles designed to home in on cancer cells achieve tumor shrinkage at lower doses than traditional chemotherapy.
Predicting how proteins will partner
March 28, 2012
Amy Keating models critical interactions that underlie most cellular functions.
Also labeled: Chemistry and chemical engineering, DNA, Drug delivery, Drug discovery, Faculty, Physics, Proteins, Research
What lies ahead for science and science writing?
March 27, 2012
10th anniversary of MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing celebrates past, looks to future.
Freeing radicals from their negative connotations
March 8, 2012
Killian Award recipient JoAnne Stubbe says some free radicals can be good for you.
Also labeled: Cancer, Chemistry and chemical engineering, Faculty, Research, Special events and guest speakers
Koch Institute, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center announce launch of 'Bridge Project' to attack most-lethal forms of cancer
March 6, 2012
Institutions, research teams, non-profit organizations join forces in novel approaches targeting pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma.
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Cancer, Collaboration, Faculty, Hospitals, Koch Institute, Medicine, Research
Eric Lander wins Dan David Prize
March 5, 2012
Broad Institute director, biology professor shares prize in the 'future' category.
Tania Baker named head of the Department of Biology
February 28, 2012
Succeeds Chris Kaiser, who was appointed director of NIGMS
Also labeled: Faculty, MIT Administration
Prions play key role in yeast survival and evolution
February 16, 2012
For the first time, researchers find prions in wild strains of yeast, and show they can help the organisms withstand stress.
Cohen, Hinckley named Gates Cambridge Scholars for 2012
February 9, 2012
Two MIT seniors to pursue graduate degrees at the University of Cambridge.
Medicine, microorganisms and Mexico
February 6, 2012
Biology major and Rhodes Scholar combines research and social service in the study of infectious diseases.
Harnessing nature’s solar cells
February 3, 2012
Photovoltaic panels made from plant material could become a cheap, easy alternative to traditional solar cells.
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