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.
Uncovering diversity in an invisible ocean world
New research indicates marine plankton are not only more diverse than previously thought, but also profoundly affected by their environment.
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.
3 Questions: Kenneth Oye on regulating drugs
New potential for “homemade” opiates raises oversight issues.
Researchers identify new target for anti-malaria drugs
Manipulating the permeability of a type of vacuole could help defeat malarial parasites.
Tracing the evolution of a landscape
Geologist Taylor Perron explores river networks on Earth and beyond.
Biologists identify brain tumor weakness
Discovery could offer a new target for treatment of glioblastoma.
President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger visits MIT biophysics lab
African leader tours the lab of Ibrahim Cissé, an assistant professor of physics.
From the heart
Laurie Boyer’s studies of stem cell differentiation could improve treatments for heart disease.
MIT around the world
MISTI launches a field-specific training series for the MIT community to provide context for those working and traveling abroad.