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- MIT Professor Susumu Tonegawa, renowned molecular biologist and Nobel laureate, dies at 86Ketogenic diets may increase cancer risk in the small intestineWhy are some bacterial genes high in purines?Two MIT faculty members named 2026 Pew Biomedical ScholarsMeet the leader of the Department of Biology’s all-important “kitchen”QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2026-27Harriet having it allAdvancing stem cell research and building the next generation of biologistsMIT affiliates win 2026 Breakthrough, New Horizons prizesUltrasound-based pacemaker noninvasively steadies the heartEnzymes that assemble into droplets can speed up cellular reactionsMIT affiliates elected to National Academy of Sciences for 2026Four from MIT named 2026 Searle ScholarsMIT BrainTrust supports neighbors living with brain injuriesBiologist Joey Davis explores how cells build complex structuresRett syndrome study highlights potential for personalized treatmentsHow chromatin movement helps control gene expressionStudy: Gene circuits reshape DNA folding and affect how genes are expressedSix from MIT awarded 2026 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New AmericansMapping molecular markers of physical fitnessSelf-organizing “pencil beam” laser could help scientists design brain-targeted therapiesMIT affiliates elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2026Two MIT alumnae named 2026 Gates Cambridge ScholarsProfessor 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 MITAI 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 ScholarshipDesigning the future of metabolic health through tissue-selective drug deliveryRichard Hynes, a pioneer in the biology of cellular adhesion, dies at 81von Bendta Schroeder | Koch Institute am 23. Januar 2026 um 19:45
Professor, mentor, and leader at MIT for more than 50 years shaped fundamental understandings of cell adhesion, the extracellular matrix, and molecular mechanisms of metastasis.














































