http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/bio-bioeng-biotech.html Biology, bioengineering and biotech headlines from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office. en-us http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/www/mitlogo-rss.jpg http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/bio-bioeng-biotech.html 88 31 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nu-broad-tt1001.html Researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have received a five-year grant of about $15 million from NIH to map the epigenomes of a variety of medically important cell types, including human embryonic stem cells. Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nu-broad-tt1001.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/smell-0929.html MIT biological engineers have found a way to mass-produce smell receptors in the lab, paving the way for the creation of "artificial noses." Such devices could be used to detect drugs and explosives as well as to understand the molecular basis of smell. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/smell-0929.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/worms-0924.html An MIT team has shown that even the simplest behaviors of the tiny roundworm can be controlled by multiple signaling pathways. The results might have implications for the treatment of human brain disorders. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/worms-0924.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/trees-0923.html MIT researchers and colleagues are finding out whether energy from trees can power a network of sensors to prevent spreading forest fires. What they learn also could raise the possibility of using trees as silent sentinels along the nation's borders. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/trees-0923.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nih-pioneer-0922.html Three MIT faculty are among 16 scientists nationwide to receive 2008 Pioneer Awards from the National Institutes of Health for their "pioneering -- and possibly transforming -- approaches to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research." Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/nih-pioneer-0922.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/cell-response-0918.html MIT researchers have shown that cells from different people don't all react the same way when exposed to the same DNA-damaging agent -- a finding that could help clinicians predict how patients will respond to chemotherapy. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/cell-response-0918.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/seed-grants-0918.html The MIT Energy Initiative's second round of seed grants for energy research, announced this week, will go toward a wide array of research topics ranging from power projects for developing countries to computer software that can help to optimize energy use. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/seed-grants-0918.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/darwin-lecture-0912.html In an early kick-off to the 200th anniversary celebration of English naturalist Charles Darwin's birth, members of the MIT community gathered Wednesday to hear a historical perspective on the movement against the teaching of evolution. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/darwin-lecture-0912.html