Immune system-stimulating nanoparticle could lead to more powerful vaccines

The potent new adjuvant could be used to help make vaccines against HIV and other infectious diseases.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 2, 2021 ~7 min

Peeking into a chrysalis, videos reveal growth of butterfly wing scales

The findings could inform the design of new materials such as iridescent windows or waterproof textiles.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 22, 2021 ~8 min


Investigating pathogens and their life cycles, for the benefit of society

Senior Desmond Edwards has an insatiable curiosity about how the human body works — and how diseases stop it from working.

Leah Campbell | School of Science • mit
Nov. 21, 2021 ~9 min

Modeling the mechanisms of metastasis

Collaborative team wins prestigious NIH grant to investigate the physical forces that influence metastatic cancer.

Koch Institute • mit
Nov. 5, 2021 ~6 min

Engineers devise a way to selectively turn on RNA therapies in human cells

A new RNA-based control switch could be used to trigger production of therapeutic proteins to treat cancer or other diseases.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 28, 2021 ~7 min

New cancer treatment may reawaken the immune system

By combining chemotherapy, tumor injury, and immunotherapy, researchers show that the immune system can be re-engaged to destroy tumors in mice.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 19, 2021 ~6 min

Weighing cancer cells to personalize drug choices

A new study shows a link between patient survival and changes in tumor cell mass after glioblastoma treatment.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 5, 2021 ~8 min

Counting cells may shed light on how cancer spreads

MIT engineers devised a way to count elusive circulating tumor cells in mice, allowing them to study the dynamics of metastasis.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 28, 2021 ~6 min


Deep learning helps predict new drug combinations to fight Covid-19

Neural network identifies synergistic drug blends for treating viruses like SARS-CoV-2.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Sept. 24, 2021 ~6 min

New programmable gene editing proteins found outside of CRISPR systems

Researchers find RNA-guided enzymes are more diverse and widespread than previously believed.

Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
Sept. 15, 2021 ~6 min

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