Engineering "capture compounds" to probe cell growth

Researchers develop a method to investigate how bacteria respond to starvation and to identify which proteins bind to the “magic spot” — ppGpp.

Raleigh McElvery | Department of Biology • mit
Dec. 17, 2018 ~7 min

Tracking the footprints of protein synthesis

Researchers refine a method to quantify protein production, show that the precision with which bacteria and eukaryotes tune their gene expression is remarkably similar.

Raleigh McElvery | Department of Biology • mit
Dec. 14, 2018 ~9 min


Surviving one of Earth’s most extreme environments

New research finds a unique component of cell membranes in an archaea species conveys protection against acidic surroundings.

Fatima Husain | EAPS • mit
Dec. 14, 2018 ~5 min

How returning to a prior context aids memory recall

Picower Institute researchers discover the brain mechanism that helps details come flooding back when you visit a scene again.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Dec. 12, 2018 ~8 min

Understanding how plants use sunlight

Studies of how photoprotection works at the molecular level may provide a pathway to more biomass and crops.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Dec. 4, 2018 ~14 min

The long and short of CDK12

A new study linking RNA processing to DNA repair may open new avenues to cancer therapy.

Bendta Schroeder | Koch Institute • mit
Nov. 30, 2018 ~8 min

Biologists discover an unusual hallmark of aging in neurons

Snippets of RNA that accumulate in brain cells could interfere with normal function.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 27, 2018 ~7 min

Activating a new understanding of gene regulation

Study revelas the role of the activation domain, a part of transcription factors previously shrouded in mystery.

Greta Friar | Whitehead Institute • mit
Nov. 16, 2018 ~6 min


Squeezing cells to cure diseases

Startup SQZ Biotech aims to open a new path in immunotherapy with its cell-compressing technique.

Zach Winn | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 31, 2018 ~8 min

Studying the hotbed of horizontal gene transfers

Global Microbiome Conservancy research reveals surprising new insights into human gut microbiomes.

Fatima Husain | EAPS • mit
Oct. 22, 2018 ~7 min

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