New device can diagnose Covid-19 from saliva samples

The tabletop diagnostic yields results in an hour and can be programmed to detect variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 6, 2021 ~7 min

Delivery system can make RNA vaccines more powerful

Vaccines packaged in novel nanoparticles could offer a new way to fight cancer and infectious diseases.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 30, 2019 ~5 min


A better way to encapsulate islet cells for diabetes treatment

Crystallized drug prevents immune system rejection of transplanted pancreatic islet cells.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
June 24, 2019 ~8 min

Painting a fuller picture of how antibiotics kill

Machine learning reveals metabolic pathways disrupted by the drugs, offering new targets to combat resistance.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
May 9, 2019 ~7 min

Nanoparticles take a fantastic, magnetic voyage

Tiny robots powered by magnetic fields could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
April 26, 2019 ~6 min

Measuring cancer cell “fitness” reveals drug susceptibility

Together, cell growth rate and gene expression shed light on why some tumor cells survive treatment.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 29, 2018 ~8 min

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