Local News Rapid Antibody Development Yields Possible Treatment for Yellow Fever MIT News | August 3, 2020 Yellow fever, a hemorrhagic disease that is common in South America and sub-Saharan Africa, infects…sciencecityAugust 3, 2020 Read More
Local News This Molecule Helps Sweet-Toothed Protein Complex Sense Sugar Whitehead Institute | August 3, 2020 In order to grow and thrive, cells need sugar. A repertoire of cellular mechanisms turn…sciencecityAugust 3, 2020 Read More
Local News Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Non-Human Primates Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | August 3, 2020 The development of a safe and effective vaccine will likely be required to end the…sciencecityAugust 3, 2020 Read More
Local News With Single Genetic Changes, Drug-Resistant Bacteria Become Even More Dangerous Broad Institute | April 17, 2020 After an outbreak of lethal Klebsiella pneumoniae infections at a hospital in southeast Asia in 2016, it…sciencecityApril 17, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Three From MIT Awarded 2020 Guggenheim Fellowships McGovern Institute | April 17, 2020 MIT faculty members Sabine Iatridou, Jonathan Gruber, and Rebecca Saxe are among 175 scientists, artists, and scholars…sciencecityApril 17, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Pro-Inflammatory P2Y14 Receptor Inhibition Protects Against Ischemic Acute Kidney Injury in Mice Battistone, M.A., et al. | April 17, 2020 Ischemic acute kidney injury (AKI), a complication that frequently occurs in hospital settings, is often…sciencecityApril 17, 2020 Read More
Local News How the Body Battles COVID-19 TuftsNow | April 17, 2020 You’ve probably heard that your best defenses against the coronavirus are washing your hands, practicing…sciencecityApril 17, 2020 Read More
Local News Professor Emeritus Arnold Demain, a Pioneer in the Development of Antibiotics, Dies at 92 MIT News | April 16, 2020 Arnold Lester Demain, professor emeritus of biology, passed away on Apr. 3 at the age…sciencecityApril 16, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Activates lSD1-Mediated Blockade of Non-Canonical BAF to Regulate Transformation and Tumorigenesis Park, D.E., et al. | April 16, 2020 Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC)-a neuroendocrine cancer of the skin-is caused by the integration of Merkel…sciencecityApril 16, 2020 Read More
Local News Human Immunomics Initiative Will Decode Immune System, Speed New Vaccines Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | April 16, 2020 The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Human Vaccines Project announce the…sciencecityApril 16, 2020 Read More