Creating a versatile vaccine to take on Covid-19 in its many guises

Aided by machine learning, scientists are working to develop a vaccine that would be effective against all SARS-Cov-2 strains.

Steve Nadis | MIT CSAIL • mit
March 9, 2023 ~9 min

Nanotube sensors are capable of detecting and distinguishing gibberellin plant hormones

Developed at SMART, the nondestructive nanosensors could have wide applications in agricultural science.

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology • mit
March 7, 2023 ~10 min


Custom, 3D-printed heart replicas look and pump just like the real thing

The soft robotic models are patient-specific and could help clinicians zero in on the best implant for an individual.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 22, 2023 ~8 min

How to make hydrogels more injectable

A new computational framework could help researchers design granular hydrogels to repair or replace diseased tissues.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 31, 2023 ~5 min

Self-assembling proteins can store cellular “memories”

Using these engineered proteins, researchers can record histories that reveal when certain genes are activated or how cells respond to a drug.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 2, 2023 ~6 min

New sensor uses MRI to detect light deep in the brain

Using this approach, researchers can map how light spreads in opaque environments.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 22, 2022 ~7 min

MIT engineers design a soft, implantable ventilator

The new design works with the diaphragm to improve breathing.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 12, 2022 ~7 min

Molecules found in mucus could prevent cholera infection

Harnessing these protective molecules may offer a new way to treat the disease, which spreads through contaminated water.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 12, 2022 ~7 min


Scientists unveil the functional landscape of essential genes

Researchers harness new pooled, image-based screening method to probe the functions of over 5,000 essential genes in human cells.

Nicole Davis | Whitehead Institute • mit
Nov. 21, 2022 ~6 min

A new control system for synthetic genes

Researchers have developed a technique that could help fine-tune the production of monoclonal antibodies and other useful proteins.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 1, 2022 ~7 min

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