Physicists prove energy input predicts molecular behavior | MIT News
Theoretical proof could lead to more reliable nanomachines.
March 21, 2016 • ~7 min
DNA markers tell the story of deep sea adaptation | MIT News
Santiago Herrera studies the genome to establish new connections between species living in the deep sea.
March 18, 2016 • ~7 min
Paving the way for metastasis | MIT News
Cancer cells remodel their environment to make it easier to reach nearby blood vessels.
March 15, 2016 • ~5 min
How cancer cells fuel their growth | MIT News
Scientists surprised to find amino acids, not sugar, supply most building blocks for tumor cells.
March 7, 2016 • ~6 min
Neuroscientists discover a gene that controls worms’ behavioral state | MIT News
Gene required for the control of behavioral state is also found in humans, may be linked to autism.
March 3, 2016 • ~4 min
Whales dine with their own kind | MIT News
Mapping whale calls, researchers find the predators feed in species-specific hotspots.
March 2, 2016 • ~8 min
How diet influences colon cancer | MIT News
Study ties high-fat diet to changes in intestinal stem cells, may help explain increased cancer risk.
March 2, 2016 • ~7 min
McGovern Institute for Brain Research awards Scolnick Prize to neurogeneticist Cori Bargmann | MIT News
Bargmann honored for her work on the genetic and neural mechanisms that control behavior in the nematode
March 1, 2016 • ~3 min
Confronting Zika | MIT News
MIT's Institute of Medical Engineering and Science is on the front lines of efforts to diagnose and develop a vaccine against the emerging Zika virus.
Feb. 23, 2016 • ~10 min
Built to peck: MITx video series explores how woodpeckers avoid brain injury | MIT News
Videos hosted by Professor Lorna Gibson bring an engineering approach to birding.
Feb. 23, 2016 • ~6 min
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