Local News New Technique Reveals How Gene Transcription Is Coordinated in CellsMIT News | June 7, 2024The human genome contains about 23,000 genes, but only a fraction of those genes are…karnottJune 7, 2024 Read More
Awards Ten with MIT Connections Win 2024 Hertz Foundation FellowshipsMIT News | June 6, 2024The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation announced that it has awarded fellowships to 10 PhD…karnottJune 6, 2024 Read More
Local News The Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS in Partnership with ALS Finding a Cure and Fight MND Announce 2024 ALS Scholars in Therapeutics Recipients | June 6, 2024The Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), ALS…karnottJune 6, 2024 Read More
Local News Scientists Identify Mechanism Behind Drug Resistance in Malaria ParasiteMIT News | June 5, 2024Researchers from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), in collaboration with MIT, Columbia…karnottJune 5, 2024 Read More
Local News Clinical Trials Show Promise in Treating Central Nervous System Lymphoma, Breast Cancer, and GlioblastomaDana-Farber Cancer Institute | June 5, 2024Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers are leading 3 separate studies with encouraging results in treating patients…karnottJune 5, 2024 Read More
Awards Stuart Orkin Awarded the Shaw Prize in Life Science & Medicine 2024 for Groundbreaking Hemoglobin ResearchDana-Farber Cancer Institute | June 5, 2024Stuart Orkin, MD, a researcher at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and David…karnottJune 5, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Viral Cis-Regulatory Elements As Sensors of Cellular States and Environmental CuesRottenberg, J., et al. | June 4, 2024To withstand a hostile cellular environment and replicate, viruses must sense, interpret, and respond to…karnottJune 4, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week RNA Quality Control Factors Nucleate Clr4/SUV39H and Trigger Constitutive Heterochromatin AssemblyKhanduja, J., et al. | June 4, 2024In eukaryotes, the Suv39 family of proteins tri-methylate lysine 9 of histone H3 (H3K9me) to…karnottJune 4, 2024 Read More
Local News Harvard-Led Study IDs Statin That May Block Pathway to Some CancersThe Harvard Gazette | June 3, 2024Statins, commonly used cholesterol-lowering drugs, may block a pathway that leads to the development of…karnottJune 3, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles NIH Modifies Application and Review Process for Fellowship Grants to Broaden Scientific Trainee PoolNational Institutes of Health | May 31, 2024The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is revising the application and peer review process for…karnottMay 31, 2024 Read More