Publications of the Week The Molecular Landscape of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Across Disease Stages and Genotypes Adami, E., et al. | September 28, 2026 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is marked by asymmetric cardiac wall thickening, hypercontractility, diastolic dysfunction, and fibrosis.…karnottSeptember 28, 2026 Read More
Local News Sokol Lab Study Finds Sensory Neurons “Remember” Allergens, Explain Why Allergies Build Over Time Ragon Institute | September 28, 2026 Many people who develop an allergy to a new dog, a dusty apartment or seasonal…karnottSeptember 28, 2026 Read More
Local News Reducing Plastic, Increasing Impact Wyss Institute | September 25, 2026 Laboratories generate up to 5.5 billion kilograms, which is more than 12 billion pounds, of…karnottSeptember 25, 2026 Read More
Local News In Conversation with Scientific Advisory Board Member and Evolutionary Biologist Harmit Malik Whitehead Institute | September 25, 2026 Whitehead Institute’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) convenes regularly to learn about the Institute’s latest research…karnottSeptember 25, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Pyridoxal-Phosphate-Dependent Biosynthesis of Aminovaleramide by AvaS in tRNA Sun, J., et al. | September 25, 2026 In eubacteria, decoding of isoleucine codon AUA requires a specialized tRNA (tRNAIle2) modified with lysidine…karnottSeptember 25, 2026 Read More
Awards Dr. Chao Zhang Awarded $3.2M NIH Grant Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | September 24, 2026 Chao Zhang, PhD, assistant professor of medicine/computational biomedicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School…karnottSeptember 24, 2026 Read More
Local News Targeting CDK2 Could Boost Cancer Immunotherapy Response Harvard Medical School | September 24, 2026 Drugs called CDK2 inhibitors, which are currently being tested as treatments to slow the growth…karnottSeptember 24, 2026 Read More
Awards BU Ignition Award Winners’ Innovations Could Reduce Knee Pain, Extend Lives of Cancer Patients, and Propel Underwater Robots Boston University | September 23, 2026 Recovery after a full knee replacement is a slow process—for some, it can take a…karnottSeptember 23, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Maintaining Transcriptome Solubility Constrains mRNA Sequence Composition Todisco, M., et al. | September 22, 2026 RNA base-pairing enables folding and regulation, but it also creates pervasive opportunities for unintended RNA–RNA…karnottSeptember 22, 2026 Read More
Local News Four Innovative Approaches Mass General Brigham Investigators Are Taking to Tackle Ovarian Cancer Mass General Brigham | September 22, 2026 Ovarian cancer is one of the most challenging gynecologic cancers to detect and treat, in…karnottSeptember 22, 2026 Read More