Publications of the Week The E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Mechanism Specifying Targeted microRNA Degradation Farnung, J., et al. | March 26, 2026 MicroRNAs (miRNAs) associate with Argonaute (AGO) proteins to form complexes that down-regulate target RNAs, including…karnottMarch 26, 2026 Read More
Awards BeWonderNow Brings Hope to the Fight Against Brain Cancer Wyss Institute | March 26, 2026 In contrast to advances made in other types of cancer, brain cancer survival rates remain…karnottMarch 26, 2026 Read More
Local News Scientists Create Novel Organism With Primitive Nervous System TuftsNow | March 25, 2026 In 2020, scientists at Tufts created tiny novel living forms called xenobots from frog cells,…karnottMarch 25, 2026 Read More
Local News New Sensor Sniffs Out Pneumonia on a Patient’s Breath MIT News | March 25, 2026 Diagnosing some diseases could be as easy as breathing into a tube. MIT engineers have…karnottMarch 25, 2026 Read More
Local News Thymus May Be Critical for Longevity and Cancer Immunotherapy Response Harvard Medical School | March 24, 2026 Two new studies challenge a decades-old assumption that the thymus, an organ best known for…karnottMarch 24, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Multidimensional Profiling of Heterogeneity in Supratentorial Ependymomas Jeong, D., et al. | March 24, 2026 Supratentorial ependymomas are aggressive childhood brain cancers that retain features of neurodevelopmental cell types1 and…karnottMarch 24, 2026 Read More
Awards Announcing the 2026 Giuliani Scholars Taking on Global Health Challenges Ragon Institute | March 24, 2026 The Ragon Institute is proud to announce the 2026 recipients of the Giammaria and Sabrina…karnottMarch 24, 2026 Read More
Awards Dr. Maxim Prigozhin Awarded 2026 MIND Prize to Advance Nanoscale Brain Imaging in Neurodegeneration Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | March 24, 2026 Maxim Prigozhin, Assistant Professor in MCB and Applied Physics, has been awarded the 2026 Maximizing…karnottMarch 24, 2026 Read More
Local News Improving Cartilage Repair Through Cell Therapy MIT News | March 23, 2026 Researchers have developed a new method for monitoring iron flux — the movement and rate…karnottMarch 23, 2026 Read More
Local News Common Plant Proteins Found to Calm the Immune System Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | March 20, 2026 A new study co-led by MCB’s Kazuki Nagashima and published in Science Immunology (PDF) identifies…karnottMarch 20, 2026 Read More