New estimate predates earliest fossil evidence by 800 million years.

MIT professor and NAS report committee co-chair Richard Hynes gives insight into the report’s recommendations.

Charles Jennings of MIT’s McGovern Institute discusses the intellectual property dispute over the gene-editing technique.

CRISPR pioneer named to inaugural chair created by Patricia and James Poitras '63, founders of MIT’s Poitras Center for Affective Disorders Research.

Cloud-based platform assists in managing, sharing data facilitates research.

MIT and Broad Institute scientist shares recognition with four other scientists for developing CRISPR gene-editing systems.

Newly discovered genetic code controls bacterial survival during infections.

Study finds a complex series of molecular, cellular, circuit and network-level changes contribute to the progression of Alzheimer's.

Heidi Williams builds all-new data sets to answer questions about innovation and biomedical research.

Biologists have discovered how an enigmatic type of RNA helps to control cell fate.