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- MIT Schwarzman College of Computing welcomes 11 new faculty for 2025In a surprising discovery, scientists find tiny loops in the genomes of dividing cellsA new system can dial expression of synthetic genes up or downGene-Wei Li named associate head of the Department of BiologyImmune-informed brain aging research offers new treatment possibilities, speakers sayEngineered “natural killer” cells could help fight cancerA cysteine-rich diet may promote regeneration of the intestinal lining, study suggestsThe first animals on Earth may have been sea sponges, study suggestsHow federal research support has helped create life-changing medicinesInflammation jolts “sleeping” cancer cells awake, enabling them to multiply againA more precise way to edit the genomeThis MIT spinout is taking biomolecule storage out of the freezerStudy explains how a rare gene variant contributes to Alzheimer’s diseaseStudy finds cell memory can be more like a dimmer dial than an on/off switchRemembering David Baltimore, influential biologist and founding director of the Whitehead InstituteLocally produced proteins help mitochondria functionMapping cells in time and space: New tool reveals a detailed history of tumor growthStaff members honored with 2025 Excellence Awards, Collier Medal, and Staff Award for Distinction in ServiceScientists apply optical pooled CRISPR screening to identify potential new Ebola drug targetsHow to more efficiently study complex treatment interactionsFive MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2025New method combines imaging and sequencing to study gene function in intact tissueMIT engineers uncover a surprising reason why tissues are flexible or rigidWhen Earth iced over, early life may have sheltered in meltwater pondsQS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2025-26Eight with MIT ties win 2025 Hertz Foundation FellowshipsWith AI, researchers predict the location of virtually any protein within a human cellIn Down syndrome mice, 40Hz light and sound improve cognition, neurogenesis, connectivityBiologists identify targets for new pancreatic cancer treatmentsDopamine signals when a fear can be forgottenUsing AI to explore the 3D structure of the genomeLighting up biology’s basement labAlways looking to homeEquipping living cells with logic gates to fight cancerEnhancing the future of teaching and learning at MITNew study reveals how cleft lip and cleft palate can ariseAnders Sejr Hansen named Edgerton Award winnerRestoring healthy gene expression with programmable therapeuticsFor plants, urban heat islands don’t mimic global warmingMIT affiliates named 2024 AAAS FellowsMIT scientists engineer starfish cells to shape-shift in response to lightWhen did human language emerge?von Peter Dizikes | MIT News am 14. März 2025 um 4:00
A new analysis suggests our language capacity existed at least 135,000 years ago, with language used widely perhaps 35,000 years after that.