MIT team builds most complex synthetic biology circuit yet
New sensor can detect four different molecules, could be used to program cells to precisely monitor their environments.
New sensor can detect four different molecules, could be used to program cells to precisely monitor their environments.
A new method identifies the precise binding sites of transcription factors — proteins that regulate the production of other proteins — with 10 times the accuracy of its predecessors.
Particles that shut off cancer genes could also allow researchers to screen potential drug targets more rapidly.
Engineers design new proteins that can help control novel genetic circuits in cells.
Biologists’ capacity for generating genomic data is increasing more rapidly than computing power. A new algorithm will help them keep up.
Study examines how cells exploit gene sequences to cope with toxic stress.
Pared-down nucleic acid nanoparticle poses less risk of side effects, offers better targeting.
MIT study suggests that at low dose-rate, radiation poses little risk to DNA.
Team uncovers mechanism that produces fatal DNA damage in bacteria.
Manolis Kellis uses computational techniques to decipher human disease.
A single gene mutation can sweep through a population, opening the door for the concept of ‘species’ in bacteria.
10th anniversary of MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing celebrates past, looks to future.
Broad Institute director, biology professor shares prize in the 'future' category.
For the first time, researchers find prions in wild strains of yeast, and show they can help the organisms withstand stress.
By creating liver-like cells, scientists can study why people respond differently to the disease.