MIT physics graduate student James Owen Andrews is developing software to improve dynamic image capture from super-resolution fluorescent microscopes.

Assistant professor of physics probes the formation of enzyme clusters that enable gene copying and protein production in living cells.

Theoretical analysis could expand applications of accelerated searching in biology, other fields.

Researchers find pathway that controls metabolism by prompting fat cells to store or burn fat.

Researchers discover how the immune system can create cancerous DNA mutations when fighting off infection.

Laurie Boyer’s work might one day lead to cures for heart defects and disease.

Graduate student Alexander Godfrey tackles a chromosome that half the world has — yet few understand.

Proof that a 40-year-old algorithm is the best possible will come as a relief to computer scientists.

Process that allows brains to learn and remember also leads to degeneration with age.

New research indicates marine plankton are not only more diverse than previously thought, but also profoundly affected by their environment.