“Kill switches” shut down engineered bacteria | MIT News

Synthetic biology technique could make it safer to put engineered microbes to work outside the lab.

Helen Knight | MIT News correspondent • mit
Dec. 11, 2015 ~6 min

MIT, Broad scientists overcome key CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing hurdle | MIT News

Team re-engineers system to dramatically cut down on editing errors; improvements advance future human applications.

News Office • mit
Dec. 1, 2015 ~4 min


Four MIT faculty elected 2015 AAAS Fellows | MIT News

Berggren, Bertschinger, Fink, and Zue are among those recognized for efforts toward advancing science.

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science • mit
Nov. 23, 2015 ~3 min

Mapping the 3-D structure of DNA | MIT News

PhD student Abe Weintraub helps identify when DNA folding is helpful, and when it might cause cancer.

Julia Sklar | MIT News correspondent • mit
Oct. 26, 2015 ~5 min

Alumnus Paul Modrich wins Nobel Prize in chemistry | MIT News

Biochemist who graduated from MIT in 1968 is honored for his work on DNA repair mechanisms.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 7, 2015 ~2 min

A natural light switch | MIT News

MIT scientists identify and map the protein behind a light-sensing mechanism.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 28, 2015 ~5 min

New system for human genome editing has potential to increase power and precision of DNA engineering | MIT News

CRISPR-Cpf1 offers simpler approach to editing DNA; technology could disrupt scientific and commercial landscape.

Broad Institute • mit
Sept. 25, 2015 ~4 min

Engineering biology | MIT News

With a new DARPA contract, biological engineer Christopher Voigt aims to harness the power of living cells.

School of Engineering • mit
Sept. 24, 2015 ~1 min


Viruses join fight against harmful bacteria | MIT News

Engineered viruses could combat human disease and improve food safety.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 23, 2015 ~6 min

Targeting DNA | MIT News

Protein-based sensor could detect viral infection or kill cancer cells.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 21, 2015 ~6 min

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