Automating single-molecule image studies | MIT News
MIT physics graduate student James Owen Andrews is developing software to improve dynamic image capture from super-resolution fluorescent microscopes.
Sept. 21, 2015 • ~6 min
Faculty Highlight: Ibrahim Cissé | MIT News
Assistant professor of physics probes the formation of enzyme clusters that enable gene copying and protein production in living cells.
Sept. 3, 2015 • ~12 min
Searching big data faster | MIT News
Theoretical analysis could expand applications of accelerated searching in biology, other fields.
Aug. 26, 2015 • ~6 min
A metabolic master switch underlying human obesity | MIT News
Researchers find pathway that controls metabolism by prompting fat cells to store or burn fat.
Aug. 19, 2015 • ~11 min
How chronic inflammation can lead to cancer | MIT News
Researchers discover how the immune system can create cancerous DNA mutations when fighting off infection.
Aug. 7, 2015 • ~8 min
Mending a broken heart | MIT News
Laurie Boyer’s work might one day lead to cures for heart defects and disease.
Aug. 3, 2015 • ~4 min
An ally for the understudied Y chromosome | MIT News
Graduate student Alexander Godfrey tackles a chromosome that half the world has — yet few understand.
Aug. 3, 2015 • ~6 min
Longstanding problem put to rest | MIT News
Proof that a 40-year-old algorithm is the best possible will come as a relief to computer scientists.
June 10, 2015 • ~9 min
DNA breakage underlies both learning, age-related damage | MIT News
Process that allows brains to learn and remember also leads to degeneration with age.
June 4, 2015 • ~9 min
Uncovering diversity in an invisible ocean world | MIT News
New research indicates marine plankton are not only more diverse than previously thought, but also profoundly affected by their environment.
May 26, 2015 • ~6 min
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