System would use microbes for manufacturing small amounts of vaccines and other therapies.

New approach to biological circuit design enables scientists to track cell histories.

Largest metagenomic view of the developing world uncovers “mobile genes” that reveal how culture shapes the human microbiome.

MIT postdoc is among 10 scientists honored for combining biology with the physical sciences and engineering toward medical breakthroughs.

Associate Professor Ernest Fraenkel uses biological network modeling to identify new targets for disease.

Low-intensity fields keep malignant cells from spreading, while preserving healthy cells.

Microscopy technique allows scientists to pinpoint RNA molecules in the brain.

Report calls for more integration of physical, life sciences for needed advances in biomedical research.

Broad Institute/MIT scientist among three honored for CRISPR contributions.

Emmy-winning video chronicles Professor Ioannis Yannas’ discovery of organ regeneration in the 1970s.