Study finds the protein MTCH2 is responsible for shuttling various other proteins into the membrane of mitochondria. The finding could have implications for cancer treatments and MTCH2-linked conditions.

At an exhibition marking two decades since a transformative gift from the Picower Foundation, current and alumni members described research at the forefront of neuroscience and beyond.

With only a little information, researchers can predict the circumstances under which an ecosystem will be stable or unstable.

Awards support high-risk, high-impact research from early-career investigators.

Payton Dupuis finds new scientific interests and career opportunities through MIT summer research program in biology.

In a long-studied population of wandering albatrosses, females are less likely to stick with a shy mate.

A computational analysis reveals that many repetitive sequences are shared across proteins and are similar in species from bacteria to humans.

By tracking feedback during tasks, the anterior cingulate cortex notices when a new step has become necessary and signals the motor cortex to adjust.

The peptide is used by legumes to control nitrogen-fixing bacteria; it may also offer leads for treating patients with too much heme in their blood.

Nerve cells regulate and routinely refresh the collection of calcium channels that enable them to send messages across circuit connections.