Timothy Lu seeks to combat disease by reprogramming biological systems | MIT News

Synthetic biologist hopes to develop treatments for cancer and other diseases.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
March 4, 2018 ~6 min

A microbial approach to agriculture | MIT News

A new special subject, Agricultural Microbial Ecology, takes students to Israel.

Carolyn Schmitt | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
Feb. 14, 2018 ~7 min


New type of virus found in the ocean | MIT News

The unusual characteristics of these abundant, bacteria-killing viruses could lead to evolutionary insights.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 24, 2018 ~7 min

Microbial communities demonstrate high turnover | MIT News

New research provides insight into the behavior of microbial communities in the ocean.

Carolyn Schmitt | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
Jan. 18, 2018 ~7 min

Celebrating a decade of interdisciplinary microbiology | MIT News

The Microbiology Graduate PhD Program spans 50 labs across 10 departments and divisions, offering a broad approach to microbial science and engineering.

Raleigh McElvery | Department of Biology • mit
Dec. 12, 2017 ~8 min

Boosting the antibiotic arsenal | MIT News

New strategy could enable existing drugs to kill bacteria that cause chronic infections.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 7, 2017 ~6 min

Engineers 3-D print a “living tattoo” | MIT News

New technique 3-D prints programmed cells into living devices for first time.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 5, 2017 ~8 min

Gut microbes can protect against high blood pressure | MIT News

Strain of intestinal bacteria can stop a high-salt diet from inducing inflammatory response linked to hypertension.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 15, 2017 ~6 min


New test rapidly diagnoses Zika | MIT News

Paper-based diagnostic avoids false positives from Dengue fever and other related viruses.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 27, 2017 ~7 min

Biochemists discover mechanism that helps flu viruses evolve | MIT News

Influenza viruses can hijack host cellular machinery to help mutated viral proteins fold and function.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 26, 2017 ~7 min

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