Local News Individual Neurons Mix Multiple RNA Edits of Key Synapse Protein, Study FindsMIT News | November 13, 2023Neurons are talkers. They each communicate with fellow neurons, muscles, or other cells by releasing…sciencecityNovember 13, 2023 Read More
Awards Award Honors Elly Nedivi’s Research on Cortical PlasticityThe Picower Institute | November 13, 2023The Krieg Cortical Kudos Discoverer Award recognizes Nedivi’s ongoing work to understand molecular and cellular…sciencecityNovember 13, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Global Identification of SWI/SNF Targets Reveals Compensation by EP400Martin, B., et al. | November 13, 2023Mammalian SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes move and evict nucleosomes at gene promoters and enhancers to…sciencecityNovember 13, 2023 Read More
Local News Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Named to the 2023 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in MassachusettsDana-Farber Cancer Institute | November 10, 2023Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Laurie H. Glimcher, MD, president and CEO, are No. 5 on…sciencecityNovember 10, 2023 Read More
Local News UMass Chan Generates $2.2 Billion in Economic Activity in MassachusettsUMass Chan Medical School | November 10, 2023UMass Chan Medical School generated more than $2 billion in economic activity in Massachusetts in…sciencecityNovember 10, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Fluorescence Lifetime of Injected Indocyanine Green As a Universal Marker of Solid Tumours in PatientsPal, R., et al. | November 10, 2023The surgical resection of solid tumours can be enhanced by fluorescence-guided imaging. However, variable tumour…sciencecityNovember 10, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week A Bioelectrical Phase Transition Patterns the First Vertebrate HeartbeatsJia, B., et al. | November 9, 2023A regular heartbeat is essential to vertebrate life. In the mature heart, this function is…sciencecityNovember 9, 2023 Read More
Awards MIT Scientists Receive NIH BRAIN Initiative GrantsMIT News | November 9, 2023In the human brain, 86 billion neurons form more than 100 trillion connections with other…sciencecityNovember 9, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week A Conserved Complex of Microneme Proteins Mediates Rhoptry Discharge in ToxoplasmaValleau, D., et al. | November 8, 2023Apicomplexan parasites discharge specialized organelles called rhoptries upon host cell contact to mediate invasion. The…sciencecityNovember 8, 2023 Read More
Local News Harvard Medical School Professor Receives National Medal of Science | November 8, 2023Dr. Gregory Petsko, Harvard Medical School professor of neurology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has…sciencecityNovember 8, 2023 Read More