Noninvasive technique reveals how cells’ gene expression changes over time

MIT researchers can now track a cell’s RNA expression to investigate long-term processes like cancer progression or embryonic development.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Jan. 10, 2024 ~7 min

Using AI, MIT researchers identify a new class of antibiotic candidates

These compounds can kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacterium that causes deadly infections.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Dec. 20, 2023 ~9 min


Nanoparticle-delivered RNA reduces neuroinflammation in lab tests

MIT researchers find that in mice and human cell cultures, lipid nanoparticles can deliver a potential therapy for inflammation in the brain, a prominent symptom in Alzheimer’s.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute • mit
Dec. 15, 2023 ~7 min

Closing the design-to-manufacturing gap for optical devices

A new method enables optical devices that more closely match their design specifications, boosting accuracy and efficiency.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Dec. 13, 2023 ~7 min

3 Questions: Darrell Irvine on making HIV vaccines more powerful

Human volunteers will soon begin receiving an HIV vaccine that contains an adjuvant developed in Irvine’s lab, which helps to boost B cell responses to the vaccine.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Dec. 12, 2023 ~5 min

A new way to see the activity inside a living cell

Using fluorescent labels that switch on and off, MIT engineers can study how molecules in a cell interact to control the cell’s behavior.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Nov. 28, 2023 ~8 min

Search algorithm reveals nearly 200 new kinds of CRISPR systems

By analyzing bacterial data, researchers have discovered thousands of rare new CRISPR systems that have a range of functions and could enable gene editing, diagnostics, and more.

Allessandra DiCorato | Broad Institute • mit
Nov. 23, 2023 ~8 min

2023-24 Takeda Fellows: Advancing research at the intersection of AI and health

Thirteen new graduate student fellows will pursue exciting new paths of knowledge and discovery.

School of Engineering • mit
Nov. 2, 2023 ~18 min


Wobbly gel mat trains muscle cells to work together

The vibrating platform could be useful for growing artificial muscles to power soft robots and testing therapies for neuromuscular diseases.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Oct. 20, 2023 ~7 min

Thousands of programmable DNA-cutters found in algae, snails, and other organisms

New research finds RNA-guided enzymes called Fanzors are widespread among eukaryotic organisms.

Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
Oct. 13, 2023 ~6 min

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