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.
Nov. 4, 2016 • ~10 min
Predicting cancer cells’ response to chemotherapy | MIT News
Measuring DNA repair capability can reveal tumors’ sensitivity to drugs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sept. 26, 2016 • ~7 min
Eight School of Science faculty appointed to named professorships | MIT News
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.
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.
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.
Sept. 2, 2016 • ~9 min
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