Local News ‘Zinc Fingers’ May Help Treat Alzheimer’s DiseaseThe Harvard Gazette | March 23, 2021Researchers have used a genetic engineering strategy to dramatically reduce levels of tau — a…pthomsonMarch 23, 2021 Read More
Local News A Computational Guide to Lead Cells down Desired Differentiation PathsWyss Institute | March 22, 2021A novel computer-guided design tool predicts combinations of transcription factors for more effective engineering of…pthomsonMarch 22, 2021 Read More
Local News Vaccination by InhalationMIT News | March 22, 2021Many viruses infect their hosts through mucosal surfaces such as the lining of the respiratory…pthomsonMarch 22, 2021 Read More
Local News Intrigued by ImmortalityWhitehead Institute | March 19, 2021New Whitehead Institute director Ruth Lehmann and new Member Yukiko Yamashita study opposite sides of the germ cell life…pthomsonMarch 19, 2021 Read More
Local News Study of Synapse Strength Focuses on ‘Active Zones’The Picower Institute | March 19, 2021Job descriptions for the thousands of types of neurons in the brain typically include a…pthomsonMarch 19, 2021 Read More
Local News Of Mice and Men and Leveraging Their Different Tolerance to PathogensWyss Institute | March 18, 2021A mouse intestine-on-chip discovery platform enables the modeling of host-microbiome relations, infectious disease modeling, and…pthomsonMarch 18, 2021 Read More
Local News Sars-CoV-2 Hijacks Two Key Metabolic Pathways to Rapidly Replicate in Host CellsBroad Institute | March 18, 2021Study suggests blocking folate metabolism with oral, prophylactic drugs could reduce viral replication in infected…pthomsonMarch 18, 2021 Read More
Local News Study: One Enzyme Dictates Cells’ Response to a Probable CarcinogenMIT News | March 18, 2021Varying levels of a DNA repair enzyme can lead to very different outcomes after exposure…pthomsonMarch 18, 2021 Read More
Local News Moderna Begins Testing Its COVID-19 Vaccine in Young ChildrenBoston Business Journal | March 17, 2021Cambridge's Moderna Inc. has begun testing its Covid-19 vaccine in babies and young children. The…pthomsonMarch 17, 2021 Read More
Local News “Selfish” DNA Helps Bacteria Cheat and Grow in Densely-Packed Microbial CommunitiesMIT Biology | March 17, 2021Scientists have a term for genes that spread themselves throughout a population at any cost:…pthomsonMarch 17, 2021 Read More