Octopus’ suction cups hold its taste and touch sensors
Harvard researchers uncover novel family of sensors in octopuses.
Oct. 29, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: science-technology cell faculty-of-arts-and-sciences fas juan-siliezar octopus department-of-molecular-and-cellular-biology bellono-lab chemotactile-receptors corey-ah-allard lena-van-giesen peter-b-kilian
To save threatened plants and animals, restore habitat on farms, ranches and other working lands
The Earth is losing plants and animals at rates not seen in millions of years. Ecologists explain how protecting habitat on working lands – farms, forests and ranches – can help conserve species.
Oct. 29, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: conservation conservation-of-native-species quick-reads research-brief protected-areas sixth-extinction native-species convention-on-biological-diversity
AI Cures: data-driven clinical solutions for Covid-19
MIT conference illustrates technologies developed in response to the pandemic and new opportunities for AI solutions for clinical management.
Oct. 27, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: machine-learning medicine artificial-intelligence covid-19 pandemic health-care disease research school-of-engineering electrical-engineering-computer-science-eecs special-events-and-guest-speakers collaboration biological-engineering health-sciences-and-technology institute-for-medical-engineering-and-science-imes mit-schwarzman-college-of-computing j-clinic
Silencing gene expression to cure complex diseases
Immuneering uses bioinformatics to develop new medicines while also helping large pharmaceutical companies improve their treatments.
Oct. 26, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: health medicine genetics cancer startups biology rna alzheimers data disease research drug-development school-of-engineering innovation-and-entrepreneurship-ie alumniae biological-engineering
Aging chimps show social selectivity
Understanding why older chimps tend to favor small circles of meaningful, established friendships rather than seek new ones may help scientists gain a better picture of what healthy human aging should look like and what triggers this social change.
Oct. 22, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: science-technology faculty-of-arts-and-sciences fas science juan-siliezar aging chimpanzees department-of-human-evolutionary-biology alexandra-rosati kibale-chimpanzee-project lindsey-hagberg martin-n-muller melissa-emery-thompson richard-w-wrangham zarin-machanda
A tiny circular racetrack for light can rapidly detect single molecules
An optical sensor that can detect individual molecules promises early detection of diseases and environmental contamination.
Oct. 22, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: engineering chemistry covid-19 photonics sars-cov-2 quick-reads research-brief sensors biochemistry biomedical-research biomedical-engineering biosensors biological-sensor
Learning by doing, remotely
Despite the disruption caused by the pandemic, MIT students have carved out meaningful hands-on experiences.
Oct. 19, 2020 • ~10 min
Tags: mathematics covid-19 biology pandemic research students graduate-postdoctoral school-of-engineering school-of-science education-teaching-academics electrical-engineering-computer-science-eecs undergraduate school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences vice-chancellor civil-and-environmental-engineering whitehead-institute biological-engineering chemical-engineering misti undergraduate-research-opportunities-program-urop mit-schwarzman-college-of-computing
Machine learning uncovers potential new TB drugs
Computational method for screening drug compounds can help predict which ones will work best against tuberculosis or other diseases.
Oct. 15, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: machine-learning mathematics medicine drug-discovery artificial-intelligence broad-institute research school-of-engineering school-of-science electrical-engineering-computer-science-eecs computer-science-and-artificial-intelligence-laboratory-csail biological-engineering mit-schwarzman-college-of-computing
To make mini-organs grow faster, give them a squeeze
Study finds that compressing cells, and crowding their contents, can coax them to grow and divide.
Oct. 13, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: genetics cancer biology research cells mechanical-engineering school-of-engineering biological-engineering
Invasive species: why Britain can't eat its way out of its crayfish problem
We found that signal crayfish traps tend to catch larger males, letting the bulk of the population go free.
Oct. 13, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: biodiversity rivers endangered-species freshwater-biology invasive-species crustaceans
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