Tiny microRNAs help destroy unwanted messenger RNAs in cells. New research finds how the body keeps them in check.
Despite the disruption caused by the pandemic, MIT students have carved out meaningful hands-on experiences.
Peter Reddien's lab at the Whitehead Institute takes a step forward in understanding how neural circuits could be regenerated in adults.
Certain cancer therapeutics concentrate within cells — a finding that could change the way scientists think about drug design.
Differently shaped RNA molecules allow HIV to express different genes from the same RNA sequence.
Researchers find master regulator needed for Toxoplasma gondii parasite to chronically infect host; promising step toward infection treatment, prevention.
New research reveals how mTORC1 docks at lysosomal surface.
Lehmann, a world-renowned developmental and cell biology researcher, is the institute’s fifth director.
Whitehead Institute scientists find chemical modification contributes to trafficking between non-membrane-bound compartments that control gene expression.
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