The Summons Lab compares lipids from Antarctic microbial communities to century-old samples.

Team of researchers including MIT Professor Angela Koehler obtains $5.8 million grant to study fusion-positive alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.

MIT researchers demonstrate how often-ignored microbial interactions have a significant impact on the biodegradation of complex materials.

MIT researchers identify pyrimidine biosynthesis as a target for the treatment of small cell lung cancer.

Engineered signaling pathways could offer a new way to build synthetic biology circuits.

Study shows tumors with softer, larger cells at their periphery are more likely to spread; may suggest new route for cancer therapy.

New research reveals how mTORC1 docks at lysosomal surface.

Testing platform will allow the research community to explore the human microbiome in new ways.

Lehmann, a world-renowned developmental and cell biology researcher, is the institute’s fifth director.

Detailed observations in the lateral septum indicate region processes movement and reward information to help direct behavior.