An ally for the understudied Y chromosome
Graduate student Alexander Godfrey tackles a chromosome that half the world has — yet few understand.
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Biology
Identifying a key growth factor in cell proliferation
Researchers discover that aspartate is a limiter of cell proliferation.
Glenn Foundation gift to MIT to fund multiple research initiatives on how we age
New center will incorporate research on the study of aging in the Department of Biology, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, and David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.
Bringing biochemistry to life with color
Senior biology and chemistry major Daniel Zhang helps build noninvasive cancer diagnostic tools.
Researchers find “lost” memories
Scientists use optogenetics to reactivate memories that could not otherwise be retrieved.
An enduring legacy of education and opportunity
The Khorana Program at MIT enables young Indian scientists to thrive.
Tyler Jacks receives MIT’s Killian Award
Cancer biologist and Koch Institute director recognized with MIT faculty’s top honor.
Biology professor Michael Laub named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator
Five-year appointment will support research on how cells regulate their behavior in response to an external environment.
Researchers identify new target for anti-malaria drugs
Manipulating the permeability of a type of vacuole could help defeat malarial parasites.
Discovery science is reinventing the world
How discovery science is reinventing the worldMIT innovators take a close look at how basic science research leads to applications, new companies, jobs, and economic growth.
Biologists identify brain tumor weakness
Discovery could offer a new target for treatment of glioblastoma.
From the heart
Laurie Boyer’s studies of stem cell differentiation could improve treatments for heart disease.