Feeds Biotechnologie

Researchers identify and develop new CRISPR-associated transposase system for targeted integration of DNA, adding key capabilities to gene-editing technology. […]

Squire Booker PhD ’94 met with former and current Summer Research Program students to explain how his summer experience at MIT shaped his research trajectory. […]

Seventeen appointments have been made in eight departments within the School of Engineering. […]

On the cusp of graduation, health sciences and technology doctoral candidate Agata Wiśniowska '11 sustains her decade-plus connection to the MIT Nuclear Reactor Lab. […]

Fluorescent tagging system can expedite the process of designing genes and personalizing medicine. […]

Grantees will spend the 2019-2020 academic year pursuing research and teaching opportunities abroad. […]

Mechanical engineering researchers are inventing game-changing technologies and developing a renaissance in 3-D printing. […]

Institute professor is honored for transformative work in drug delivery and tissue engineering. […]

Students in a cross-disciplinary projects course are working on real-world engineering problems posed by companies and MIT research labs. […]

Three MIT undergraduates honored for their academic achievements. […]

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

Successfully launched project aims to understand why some injuries result in post-traumatic osteoarthritis while others heal and recover. […]

Convergence research at MIT and beyond seeks new solutions for global challenges. […]

Algorithm stitches multiple datasets into a single “panorama,” which could provide new insights for medical and biological studies. […]

Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter. […]

Data-sampling method makes “sketches” of unwieldy biological datasets while still capturing the full diversity of cell types. […]

Faculty members Edward Boyden, Paula Hammond, and Aviv Regev recognized for “distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.&rdquo […]

Students and postdocs from MIT's Science Policy Initiative meet with lawmakers on science-engineering-technology Congressional Visit Days 2019. […]

More effective surgery could boost survival rates for ovarian cancer. […]

Twisted fibers coated with living cells could assist healing of injured muscles and tendons. […]

An affordable, easy-to-use handheld sensor, soon to enter the market, can indicate the presence of bacterial contaminants in food in seconds. […]

Niles, an associate professor of biological engineering and infectious disease expert, succeeds John M. Essigmann. […]

The keynote speaker of the Kendall Square Association’s annual meeting discussed technology’s effects on collaboration and power. […]

System could provide fine-scale meshes for growing highly uniform cultures of cells with desired properties. […]

Rights are protected for broad use in developing world and for public health needs. […]

Study suggests an alternative way to treat tumors that are dependent on the cancer-promoting Myc protein. […]

Graduate engineering program is No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 3. […]

Professor of biology Ernest Fraenkel and visiting scientist Judah Cohen win the Sub-Seasonal Climate Forecast Rodeo competition. […]

Near-infrared technology pinpoints fluorescent probes deep within living tissue; may be used to detect cancer earlier. […]

Biomedical engineering and energy expert to succeed Doug Lauffenburger; with her appointment, half of MIT engineering departments will be headed by women. […]

Noninvasive measurements of calcium could reveal neurons’ roles in different types of behavior. […]

Membrane material’s properties could guide design of flexible body armor, new study suggests. […]

Researchers have devised a faster, more efficient way to design custom peptides and perturb protein-protein interactions. […]

Overactive repair system promotes cell death following DNA damage by certain toxins, study shows. […]

The prestigious awards are supporting five innovative projects that challenge established norms and have the potential to be world-changing. […]

Technique sheds light on cells’ health and development; may be useful for precision medicine. […]

New test rapidly evaluates the effect of drugs and potentially toxic compounds on cells. […]

Undergraduate researchers discussed their projects at a well-attended poster session. […]

CRISPR team harnesses new Cas12b enzyme for use in eukaryotic cells, adding to the CRISPR toolbox. […]

New platform enables longitudinal studies of circulating tumor cells in mouse models of cancer. […]

New 3-D imaging technique can reveal, much more quickly than other methods, how neurons connect throughout the brain. […]

Computer program can translate a free-form 2-D drawing into a DNA structure. […]

MIT president and two engineering faculty recognized for contributions with tangible impacts on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society. […]

It’s not quite the Ant-Man suit, but the system produces 3-D structures one thousandth the size of the originals. […]

“A diet or treatment of the microbiome may lead to increased diversity, but that does not mean it's better or healthier for you,” says the engineering professor. […]

Altered peptides from a South American wasp’s venom can kill bacteria but are nontoxic to human cells. […]

Assistant Professor Ellen Roche develops revolutionary medical devices through research at the crossroads of medical science and engineering. […]

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

Injectable material made of nanoscale particles can deliver arthritis drugs throughout cartilage. […]

MIT students from the fields of bioengineering, business, computer science, and energy science receive the prestigious awards. […]