Genetics
Do-it-yourself biology: Learning to build a better microbe
January 13, 2009
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology
Too much of a good thing
January 9, 2009
Excessive DNA repair can lead to retinal degeneration
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Health sciences and technology
Getting cells to pair off
January 4, 2009
New device couples, fuses cells for stem cell research
Nanotubes sniff out cancer agents in living cells
December 14, 2008
Chemical engineers use carbon nanotubes to monitor chemotherapy, detect toxins at the single-molecule level
Reversing the conventional DNA wisdom
December 4, 2008
Researchers find DNA is transcribed by divergent polymerases
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Cancer
Untangling DNA regulation
November 6, 2008
Biologists theorize role for DNA packaging in stem cell development
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Cancer
Human genes sing different tunes in different tissues
November 2, 2008
Biologists find almost all genes express multiple messenger RNAs
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Cancer
Too much of a good thing: Cells with extra chromosomes share detrimental traits
October 30, 2008
New findings could help fight cancer
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Cancer
MIT neuroscience bolstered by new faculty, viral core facility
October 27, 2008
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology, Neuroscience
Broad Institute awarded major grant
October 1, 2008
Why chemo works for some people and not others
September 18, 2008
MIT cell findings could predict individuals' responses
Glenn Foundation gift creates new lab for the science of aging
September 9, 2008
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Health sciences and technology
Philanthropists Eli and Edythe L. Broad make unprecedented gift to endow the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
September 4, 2008
$400 million endowment gift brings total commitment to $600 million; Novel experiment in new way of doing science declared early success
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Health sciences and technology
MIT researchers offer glimpse of rare mutant cells
July 21, 2008
Imaging system may help understand origins of cancer
Team unveils 'parts list' of cell powerhouse
July 11, 2008
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Health sciences and technology
New technique produces genetically identical stem cells
July 1, 2008
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology
Proliferating cells foil microRNA control
June 20, 2008
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Cancer
MIT researchers unravel bacteria communication pathways
June 12, 2008
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Environment
Embryonic pathway delivers stem cell traits
May 15, 2008
Team develops safe, effective RNA interference technique
April 27, 2008
Method holds promise for treating cancer and infection
MIT researchers demonstrate protective role of microRNA
March 7, 2008
Genetic snippets linked to cancer also key to embryonic cell development
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Cancer
Bacterial 'battle for survival' leads to new antibiotic
February 26, 2008
Holds promise for treating stomach ulcers
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Health sciences and technology
MIT: No easy answers in evolution of human language
February 17, 2008
Gene research may help explain autistic savants
February 12, 2008
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Health sciences and technology
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