The MESA method uses ecological theory to map cellular diversity and spatial patterns in tissues, offering new insights into disease progression.

Since an MIT team introduced expansion microscopy in 2015, the technique has powered the science behind kidney disease, plant seeds, the microbiome, Alzheimer’s, viruses, and more.

The question of whether viruses are alive or dead is a controversial one in science.

The question of whether viruses are alive or dead is a controversial one in science.

The research may enable the design of synthetic, light-activated cells for wound healing or drug delivery.

MIT engineers developed a way to grow artificial tissues that look and act like their natural counterparts.

A new, highly efficient process for performing this conversion could make it easier to develop therapies for spinal cord injuries or diseases like ALS.

Master switches of cell communication, G protein-coupled receptor kinases are the target of many drugs across a range of diseases.

Lincoln Laboratory and MIT researchers are creating new types of bioabsorbable fabrics that mimic the unique way soft tissues stretch while nurturing growing cells.

New methods light up lipid membranes and let researchers see sets of proteins inside cells with high resolution.