Local News New Genetic Vulnerability Found in Upwards of a Third of All CancersBroad Institute | December 17, 2020Cancer mutations often incapacitate critically important genes, forcing tumors to depend heavily on other genes…eabramovichDecember 17, 2020 Read More
Awards Kimmie Ng, MD, MPH of the Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center Receives Colorectal Cancer Alliance Grant for Microbiome ResearchDana-Farber | December 17, 2020Kimmie Ng, MD, MPH, the director of The Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s…eabramovichDecember 17, 2020 Read More
Local News One-Step Method to Generate Mice for Vaccine ResearchMassachusetts General Hospital | December 17, 2020To develop vaccines and investigate human immune responses, scientists rely on a variety of animal…eabramovichDecember 17, 2020 Read More
Local News RNA Molecules Are Masters of Their Own DestinyWhitehead Institute | December 17, 2020At any given moment in the human body, in about 30 trillion cells, DNA is…eabramovichDecember 17, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Dynamics of RNA Polymerase II and Elongation Factor Spt4/5 Recruitment during Activator-Dependent TranscriptionRosen, G.A., et al. | December 16, 2020The synthesis of a eukaryotic messenger RNA molecule involves the association of RNA polymerase and…eabramovichDecember 16, 2020 Read More
Local News New Insights About Age-Related Macular Degeneration Could Spur Better TreatmentsMassachusetts General Hospital | December 16, 2020“Wet” age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the most common causes of irreversible vision…eabramovichDecember 16, 2020 Read More
Local News Breast Cancer Study Uncovers How Macrophages May Contribute to a Therapeutic Weak SpotDana-Farber | December 16, 2020Breast cancer, the second most common cancer in the United States, can result from a…eabramovichDecember 16, 2020 Read More
Local News UMMS Study Shows How Novel Mechanism in P. aeruginosa Bacteria Disables RibosomeUMassMed News | December 15, 2020A new study by Alejandro Vasquez-Rifo, PhD, and Victor Ambros, PhD, shows that certain strains…eabramovichDecember 15, 2020 Read More
Awards National Academy of Inventors Names Gordon Freeman a 2020 FellowDana-Farber | December 15, 2020Gordon Freeman, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of…eabramovichDecember 15, 2020 Read More
Local News High-Fat Diet Impairs Immune Activity, Boosts Tumor Growth in MiceHarvard Medical School | December 14, 2020Obesity has been linked to increased risk for over a dozen different types of cancer,…eabramovichDecember 14, 2020 Read More