Cancer
Metabolic errors can spell doom for DNA
January 31, 2012
New study could explain why variant enzymes boost the risk of cancer for some people.
Seeing what’s inside a tumor
January 12, 2012
Imaging technology could help researchers test new drugs for treating brain cancer.
How cancer cells get by on a starvation diet
November 21, 2011
New study shows that tumor cells, deprived of glucose, alter their metabolism to use other sources of sustenance.
Seeing cancer in three dimensions
November 21, 2011
Scientists find that the 3-D structure of a cancer cell’s chromosomes plays a big role in which genes get deleted or copied.
Also labeled: Broad Institute, Collaboration, Genetics, Genome, Health sciences and technology, Physics, Research
MIT senior Stephanie Lin wins Rhodes Scholarship
November 20, 2011
Student in biology, applied international studies will study at Oxford next year.
Living cells say: Can you hear me now?
November 17, 2011
Researchers find that cells’ chemical signaling includes a way to tell whether signals are being received or not.
Uncovering a key player in metastasis
November 15, 2011
MIT cancer biologists determine how platelets in the bloodstream help cancer cells form new tumors.
Shutting off inflammation
October 9, 2011
A new way to curb inflammatory cells could lead to treatments for diseases including atherosclerosis and cancer.
Jacks appointed to cancer advisory board
October 3, 2011
Killing a cancer cell from the inside out
September 2, 2011
Synthetic biologists design a gene circuit that, when delivered to cancer cells, forces them to commit suicide.
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