Microbiome genes on the move | MIT News
Largest metagenomic view of the developing world uncovers “mobile genes” that reveal how culture shapes the human microbiome.
July 14, 2016 • ~10 min
Microscale marine interactions may shape critical carbon cycles | MIT News
New research finds interactions between microorganisms and marine particles may have significant effects on oceanic carbon cycling.
June 30, 2016 • ~6 min
Teamwork enables bacterial survival | MIT News
Strains of E. coli resistant to one antibiotic can protect other bacteria growing nearby.
May 16, 2016 • ~5 min
Study pinpoints timing of oxygen’s first appearance in Earth’s atmosphere | MIT News
Beginning 2.33 billion years ago, atmospheric oxygen built up in just 10 million years.
May 13, 2016 • ~8 min
Biobarrier explorer and dark matter theorist win MIT’s prestigious junior faculty award | MIT News
Katharina Ribbeck and Jesse Thaler named recipients of the Harold E. Edgerton Award.
April 20, 2016 • ~7 min
Forming patches boosts bacterial life | MIT News
By clustering, cells can work together to survive challenging environments, MIT researchers show.
March 23, 2016 • ~7 min
Using microbes to clean up oil spills | MIT News
Professor Catherine Drennan and graduate student Michael Funk want energy production and environmental protection to go hand in hand.
Oct. 19, 2015 • ~7 min
Microbe sleuth | MIT News
Tanja Bosak examines how life and the Earth evolved in tandem during their early history together.
Oct. 5, 2015 • ~6 min
Out of sight and out of mind, sewage can actually tell us a lot about health | MIT News
PhD student Mariana Matus studies human waste to understand individual and community health.
Sept. 15, 2015 • ~6 min
Uncovering diversity in an invisible ocean world | MIT News
New research indicates marine plankton are not only more diverse than previously thought, but also profoundly affected by their environment.
May 26, 2015 • ~6 min
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