Tissue architecture affects chromosome segregation | MIT News
Biologists discover that the environment surrounding a cell plays an integral role in its ability to accurately segregate its chromosomes.
Aug. 23, 2018 • ~7 min
Scientists sharpen the edges of cancer chemotherapy | MIT News
Whitehead team deploys CRISPR tools to better understand and uncover ways of improving methotrexate, a popular chemotherapy drug.
July 12, 2018 • ~10 min
Restricting a key cellular nutrient could slow tumor growth | MIT News
Researchers identify the amino acid aspartate as a metabolic limitation in certain cancers.
June 28, 2018 • ~9 min
Scene at MIT: PhD baby and her amazing mama | MIT News
A new daughter helped Alejandra Falla PhD ’18 gain perspective on life — and her tiny MIT regalia stole the show at Commencement.
June 12, 2018 • ~5 min
Ankur Jain joins Whitehead Institute and the Department of Biology | MIT News
Biophysicist will investigate the biology of RNA aggregation.
June 11, 2018 • ~4 min
Decoding RNA-protein interactions | MIT News
Scientists leverage one step, unbiased method to characterize the binding preferences of more than 70 human RNA-binding proteins.
June 7, 2018 • ~9 min
Network of diverse noncoding RNAs acts in the brain | MIT News
Scientists identify the first known network consisting of three types of regulatory RNAs.
June 7, 2018 • ~4 min
Neuroscientists discover roles of gene linked to Alzheimer’s | MIT News
Study reveals why people with the APOE4 gene have higher risk of the disease.
May 31, 2018 • ~7 min
Ingestible “bacteria on a chip” could help diagnose disease | MIT News
Ultra-low-power sensors carrying genetically engineered bacteria can detect gastric bleeding.
May 24, 2018 • ~7 min
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