MIT chemists are testing a protein fragment that may inhibit coronaviruses’ ability to enter human lung cells.

Monitoring the plant hormone ethylene could reveal when fruits and vegetables are about to spoil.

Recovering and safely destroying the sources of these chemicals could speed ozone recovery and reduce climate change.

Scientists discover the structure of an enzyme, found in the human gut, that breaks down a component of collagen.

Study reveals a mechanism that plants can use to dissipate excess sunlight as heat.

Matt Shoulders hopes to shed light on diseases linked to flawed protein folding.

Findings could help researchers design drugs to treat influenza B infections.

Researchers find master regulator needed for Toxoplasma gondii parasite to chronically infect host; promising step toward infection treatment, prevention.

The MIT assistant professor is entranced by the beauty she finds pursuing chemistry.

Biologists devise an efficient method to prepare fluorescently tagged proteins and simulate their native environment.