Feng Zhang to share Albany Medical Prize | MIT News
Five recipients honored for their fundamental and complementary accomplishments related to CRISPR-Cas9.
Aug. 15, 2017 • ~2 min
Pew recognizes four MIT researchers for innovation in biomedical science | MIT News
Biophysicist Ibrahim Cissé and cell biologist Gene-Wei Li honored as Pew Scholars; postdocs Ana Fiszbein and María Inda are named Pew Latin American Fellows.
June 20, 2017 • ~9 min
How cells combat chromosome imbalance | MIT News
Biologists discover the immune system can eliminate cells with too many or too few chromosomes.
June 19, 2017 • ~6 min
A genomic take on geobiology | MIT News
Researchers in Greg Fournier’s geobiology lab are seeking to calibrate the ancient history of life on Earth using genomic analysis.
June 5, 2017 • ~6 min
Bacteria with multicolor vision | MIT News
Red, green, and blue light can be used to control gene expression in engineered E. coli.
May 26, 2017 • ~8 min
Statistics and Data Science Center holds inaugural conference | MIT News
SDSCon 2017 gathers community and showcases research projects that apply data science to major systems and issues.
May 5, 2017 • ~4 min
New model could speed up colon cancer research | MIT News
Introducing genetic mutations with CRISPR offers a fast and accurate way to simulate the disease.
May 1, 2017 • ~7 min
Scientists unveil CRISPR-based diagnostic platform | MIT News
New system adapts tool known for gene editing; to be used in rapid, inexpensive disease diagnosis.
April 13, 2017 • ~7 min
Study helps explain varying outcomes for cancer, Down Syndrome | MIT News
Differences in chromosome number may underlie variation among genetically identical individuals.
April 6, 2017 • ~6 min
Tracking the spread of bird flu | MIT News
Asian flu strains can enter North America through Alaska, study finds.
March 17, 2017 • ~7 min
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