Feeds Biotechnologie

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. […]

The School of Engineering’s faculty leadership weigh in on what the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing will mean for their students and faculty. […]

Startup SQZ Biotech aims to open a new path in immunotherapy with its cell-compressing technique. […]

Enzyme can target almost half of the genome’s “ZIP codes” and could enable editing of many more disease-specific mutations. […]

Method boosts differentiation of stem cells into mature blood cell types, may help leukemia and lymphoma patients. […]

Global Microbiome Conservancy research reveals surprising new insights into human gut microbiomes. […]

Technique could be used to detect light or electrical fields in living tissue. […]

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

Biological engineers design RNA circuits that enable precise control over the dose of therapeutic protein a patient receives. […]

Researchers from across MIT showcase J-WAFS-funded projects tackling critical water and food systems challenges from solutions-oriented perspectives. […]

New approach generates a wider variety of protein sequences optimized to bind to drug targets. […]

Lustgarten Foundation names MIT laboratory to improve understanding and treatment of a deadly diseas […]

3-D tissue model replicates the motor neuron connections affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. […]

Women’s health advocate, Top Chef host and executive producer, and MIT visiting scholar Padma Lakshmi tours campus, speaks on endometriosis. […]

Cryptography techniques to screen synthetic DNA could help prevent the creation of dangerous pathogens, argues Professor Kevin Esvelt. […]

MacArthur “geniuses” in machine learning and synthetic biology to serve as faculty co-leads; Nobel laureate to chair advisory board of new research center. […]

McGovern Institute scientist is recognized with award for outstanding and creative achievements made in the life and medical sciences. […]

PhD student Zijay Tang is developing a living material that can sense and filter water contaminants. […]

Research team shows the power of proteomics to discover new drug targets and help develop therapeutic strategies with fewer long-term side effects. […]

Screen of human proteins reveals some with antimicrobial power. […]

Using freeze-dried, shelf-stable cellular components, students can learn about key biological concepts. […]

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

Associate professor of chemical engineering talks about the future of biochemistry and the next generation of scientists and engineers. […]

Drugs carried in cellular “backpacks” help T cells to destroy tumors. […]

MIT researchers develop new tools to enable targeted delivery of drugs to deep brain structures through implanted microprobes. […]