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- Professor Michael Laub and MIT alumni named 2025 AAAS FellowsMIT study reveals a new role for cell membranesSlice and diceStudy reveals “two-factor authentication” system that controls microRNA destructionHow bacteria suppress immune defenses in stubborn wound infectionsBuilding the blocks of lifeLeading with rigor, kindness, and careMIT engineers design proteins by their motion, not just their shapeQS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2026Enduring passions for medicine, journalism, and triathlonsCryoPRISM: A new tool for observing cellular machinery in a more natural environmentBrain circuit needed to incorporate new information may be linked to schizophreniaOcean bacteria team up to break down biodegradable plasticNew sensor sniffs out pneumonia on a patient’s breath3 Questions: Building predictive models to characterize tumor progressionStudying the genetic basis of disease to explore fundamental biological questionsNew insights into a hidden process that protects cells from harmful mutationsW.M. Keck Foundation to support research on healthy aging at MITMIT-Royalty Pharma Faculty Founder Initiative supports biotech innovatorsAI to help researchers see the bigger picture in cell biology3 Questions: Exploring the mechanisms underlying changes during infectionNew AI model could cut the costs of developing protein drugsKatie Spivakovsky wins 2026 Churchill ScholarshipHow a unique class of neurons may set the table for brain developmentDesigning the future of metabolic health through tissue-selective drug deliveryCancer’s secret safety netRichard Hynes, a pioneer in the biology of cellular adhesion, dies at 81Eighteen MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for 2025-27Celebrating worm scienceStudy: High-fat diets make liver cells more likely to become cancerous3 Questions: Using computation to study the world’s best single-celled chemistsRNA editing study finds many ways for neurons to diversifyDeep-learning model predicts how fruit flies form, cell by cellMIT HEALS leadership charts a bold path for convergence in health and life sciencesA better DNA material for genetic medicineSchool of Science welcomed new faculty in 2024Alternate proteins from the same gene contribute differently to health and rare diseaseArtificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boostSymposium examines the neural circuits that keep us alive and wellA new way to understand and predict gene splicingThe joy of life (sciences)Five with MIT ties elected to National Academy of Medicine for 2025Neural activity helps circuit connections mature into optimal signal transmittersIn a surprising discovery, scientists find tiny loops in the genomes of dividing cellsA new system can dial expression of synthetic genes up or downvon Anne Trafton | MIT News am 13. Oktober 2025 um 9:00
The promoter editing system could be used to fine-tune gene therapy or to more efficiently reprogram cells for therapeutic use.











































