High-precision technique stores cellular “memory” in DNA

Engineers program human and bacterial cells to keep a record of complex molecular events.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 22, 2019 ~7 min

Tissue model reveals role of blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s

Study finds that Alzheimer’s damage allows toxins to enter the brain, further harming neurons.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 12, 2019 ~6 min


A single-photon source you can make at home

Shining light through household bleach creates fluorescent quantum defects in carbon nanotubes for quantum computing and biomedical imaging.

Daniel Darling | Department of Biological Engineering • mit
Aug. 9, 2019 ~5 min

Unmasking mutant cancer cells

A new dosing regimen for an old cancer drug shows new promise as an immunotherapy.

Bendta Schroeder | Koch Institute • mit
July 17, 2019 ~5 min

New CRISPR platform expands RNA editing capabilities

The new system, dubbed RESCUE, allows RNA edits to be made that were not previously possible.

Sabbi Lall | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
July 11, 2019 ~6 min

New vaccine strategy boosts T-cell therapy

Super-charging a treatment for leukemia also makes it effective on solid tumors.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
July 11, 2019 ~7 min

Cancer biologists identify new drug combo

Two drugs that block cell division synergize to kill tumor cells.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
July 10, 2019 ~8 min

Confining cell-killing treatments to tumors

Attaching a Velcro-like molecule may prevent immune proteins called cytokines from leaking out of cancerous tissue after injection.

Helen Knight | MIT News correspondent • mit
June 26, 2019 ~6 min


A chemical approach to imaging cells from the inside

Researchers develop a new microscopy system for creating maps of cells, using chemical reactions to encode spatial information.

Karen Zusi | Broad Institute • mit
June 20, 2019 ~4 min

New gene-editing system precisely inserts large DNA sequences into cellular DNA

Researchers identify and develop new CRISPR-associated transposase system for targeted integration of DNA, adding key capabilities to gene-editing technology.

Karen Zusi | Broad Institute • mit
June 12, 2019 ~7 min

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