Study finds cells take out the trash before they divide
Cells may use this strategy to clear out toxic byproducts and give their offspring a clean slate.
Cells may use this strategy to clear out toxic byproducts and give their offspring a clean slate.
Family trees of lung cancer cells reveal how cancer evolves from its earliest stages to an aggressive form capable of spreading throughout the body.
The 2nd Annual Research Slam featured three-minute talks on cutting-edge research from across MIT in an engaging public showcase and competition.
Innovative brain-wide mapping study shows that an “engram,” the ensemble of neurons encoding a memory, is widely distributed and includes regions not previously realized.
A Climate Grand Challenges flagship project aims to reduce agriculture-driven emissions while making food crop plants heartier and more nutritious.
Seven staff members are recognized for their dedication to the School of Science and to MIT.
The Institute also ranks second in two subject areas.
A new analysis shows how milk-producing cells change over time in nursing mothers.
Mary Gehring is using her background in plant epigenetics to grow climate-resilient crops.
Graduate engineering, economics, and various science programs are No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 5.
Senior Isha Mehrotra works to discover more about autoimmune diseases, aiming for a future in which patients can be treated effectively or avoid the conditions altogether.
The MIT biologist’s research has shed light on the immortality of germline cells and the function of “junk DNA.”
Postdoc Digbijay Mahat became a cancer researcher to improve health care in Nepal, but the Covid-19 pandemic exposed additional resource disparities.
Scientists propose a new mechanism by which oxygen may have first built up in the atmosphere
Researchers create a mathematical framework to examine the genome and detect signatures of natural selection, deciphering the evolutionary past and future of non-coding DNA.