Making real a biotechnology dream: nitrogen-fixing cereal crops
Voigt Lab's work could eventually replace cereal crops’ need for nitrogen from chemical fertilizers.
Lisa Miller | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab | Jan. 10, 2020 | mit~9 mins
Tags: biological-engineering school-of-engineering genetic-engineering plants j-wafs research bacteria water
Screen could offer better safety tests for new chemicals
Using specialized liver cells, a new test can quickly detect potentially cancer-causing DNA damage.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | Dec. 17, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: research cancer biological-engineering school-of-engineering national-institutes-of-health-nih drug-development dna health-sciences-and-technology environment
A new way to control microbial metabolism
Chemical engineers program bacteria to switch between different metabolic pathways, boosting their yield of desirable products.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | Dec. 2, 2019 | mit~6 mins
Tags: research chemical-engineering school-of-engineering national-science-foundation-nsf bacteria microbes biological-engineering synthetic-biology
Taking a moonshot at a rare childhood cancer
Team of researchers including MIT Professor Angela Koehler obtains $5.8 million grant to study fusion-positive alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.
Bendta Schroeder | Koch Institute | Nov. 20, 2019 | mit~6 mins
Tags: koch-institute broad-institute biological-engineering school-of-engineering cancer medicine grants research national-institutes-of-health-nih funding biology
Students present mechanical engineering projects that have global impact
At the sixth annual Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition, graduate students and postdocs sharpen their communication and presentation skills.
Mary Beth Gallagher | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Oct. 29, 2019 | mit~9 mins
Tags: mechanical-engineering school-of-engineering biological-engineering graduate postdoctoral students education teaching academics community agriculture desalination j-wafs alumniae invention special-events-and-guest-speakers research
Biologists build proteins that avoid crosstalk with existing molecules
Engineered signaling pathways could offer a new way to build synthetic biology circuits.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | Oct. 23, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: research biology proteins biological-engineering microbes bacteria school-of-science school-of-engineering national-institutes-of-health-nih
Cell stiffness may indicate whether tumors will invade
Study shows tumors with softer, larger cells at their periphery are more likely to spread; may suggest new route for cancer therapy.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Oct. 21, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: biological-engineering biology cancer drug-delivery disease mechanical-engineering research school-of-engineering medicine health-sciences-and-technology
Biological engineer Paul Blainey creates new tools to advance biomedical research
His technology platforms have benefited genomics, diagnostics, and drug screening.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | Oct. 19, 2019 | mit~8 mins
Tags: research biological-engineering faculty broad-institute school-of-engineering profile imaging microfluidics genetics drug-development
Study reveals how mucus tames microbes
Specialized sugar molecules called glycans can disarm opportunistic pathogens and prevent infection.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | Oct. 14, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: research biological-engineering microbes school-of-engineering national-institutes-of-health-nih bacteria national-science-foundation-nsf deshpande-center
New method visualizes groups of neurons as they compute
Fluorescent probe could allow scientists to watch circuits within the brain and link their activity to specific behaviors.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | Oct. 9, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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