3Q: Historian Harriet Ritvo on what it means to be "wild" | MIT News

Scientists, social scientists, and humanists heed the call of the wild at MIT workshop.

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences • mit
Nov. 4, 2016 ~10 min

Predicting cancer cells’ response to chemotherapy | MIT News

Measuring DNA repair capability can reveal tumors’ sensitivity to drugs.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 2, 2016 ~6 min


Susan Lindquist, pioneering biologist and former director of Whitehead Institute, dies at 67 | MIT News

Biology professor and mentor to many investigated protein folding and its role in disease.

Whitehead Institute • mit
Oct. 28, 2016 ~10 min

A new player in appetite control | MIT News

Brain cells that provide structural support also influence feeding behavior, study shows.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 18, 2016 ~6 min

From MIT to the national stage | MIT News

MassJAS Symposium at MIT selects talented high school students to showcase their science research at the 2017 AAAS annual meeting.

Jana Hersch | School of Science • mit
Oct. 13, 2016 ~4 min

Pinpointing a brain circuit that can keep fears at bay | MIT News

Study suggests path to prolonging treatment effectiveness for phobias or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Becky Ham | MIT News correspondent • mit
Sept. 26, 2016 ~7 min

Eight School of Science faculty appointed to named professorships | MIT News

Bendta Schroeder | School of Science • mit
Sept. 22, 2016 ~5 min

MIT researchers prove fast microbial evolutionary bursts exist | MIT News

Study reveals closely related microbes can diversify rapidly via horizontal gene transfer.

Marilyn Siderwicz | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
Sept. 22, 2016 ~6 min


Linking RNA structure and function | MIT News

Biologists have discovered how an enigmatic type of RNA helps to control cell fate.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 8, 2016 ~6 min

The teacher becomes the student | MIT News

Ten Tunisian professors take part in MIT-Educator’s inaugural program to examine their higher-ed practices.

Sarah McDonnell | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 2, 2016 ~9 min

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