Activating proteins linked to longevity may help to increase endurance and combat frailty in the elderly.

Graduate engineering program is No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 5.

Whitehead Institute researchers uncover framework for how stem cells determine where to form replacement structures.

New finding suggests differences in how humans and bacteria control production of DNA’s building blocks.

Whitehead Institute researchers are using a modified CRISPR/Cas9-guided activation strategy to investigate the most frequent cause of intellectual disability in males.

A new special subject, Agricultural Microbial Ecology, takes students to Israel.

New cancer research initiative eyes individualized treatment for patients.

Department of Biology kicks off IAP seminar series with a lecture by synthetic-biology visionary George Church.

The unusual characteristics of these abundant, bacteria-killing viruses could lead to evolutionary insights.

Study explains why mutations that would seemingly affect all cells lead to face-specific birth defects.