Publications of the Week Study Reveals Octopus Mating Arm Doubles as a Chemical Sensor Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | April 9, 2026 A new study (PDF) from the MCB lab of Nicholas Bellono reveals an unexpected sensory…karnottApril 9, 2026 Read More
Local News Ragon Institute Welcomes Inaugural FEMSA Fellows Jennie Ruelas Castillo and Jonathan Padilla Gómez Ragon Institute | April 9, 2026 The Ragon Institute of Mass General Brigham, MIT, and Harvard is pleased to announce Jennie…karnottApril 9, 2026 Read More
Local News Alloy Therapeutics Enters Into Agreement to Advance Novel Antibody Discovery Platform BusinessWire | April 8, 2026 Alloy Therapeutics, Inc. (“Alloy”), a biotechnology ecosystem company dedicated to democratizing access to cutting-edge drug…karnottApril 8, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week The E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Mechanism Specifying Targeted microRNA Degradation Farnung, J., et al. | April 8, 2026 MicroRNAs (miRNAs) associate with Argonaute (AGO) proteins to form complexes that down-regulate target RNAs, including…karnottApril 8, 2026 Read More
Uncategorized Turning Muscles Into Motors Gives Static Organs New Life McGovern Institute | April 7, 2026 What if a technology could reanimate parts of the body that have lost their connection…karnottApril 7, 2026 Read More
Local News Synthetic Biology Makes Fateful Decisions Wyss Institute | April 7, 2026 Cellular differentiation and a division of labor are essential to living systems as distinct cell…karnottApril 7, 2026 Read More
Awards Dr. Fen-Biao Gao Named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science UMass Chan Medical School | April 7, 2026 Fen-Biao Gao, PhD, the Governor Paul Cellucci Chair in Neuroscience Research, professor of RNA therapeutics…karnottApril 7, 2026 Read More
Awards Two Boston University Researchers Elected AAAS Fellows The Brink | April 6, 2026 Boston University’s Alice Cronin-Golomb seeks to fortify humanity against identity- and autonomy-robbing diseases of aging.…karnottApril 6, 2026 Read More
Awards PhD Candidate Hannah Rogers Receives Grant to Study How Brain Integrates Food Cues to Drive Behavior UMass Chan Medical School | April 6, 2026 Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences PhD candidate Hannah Rogers has received a prestigious Ruth…karnottApril 6, 2026 Read More
Local News Kwon Lab Study Reveals How a Live Bacterial Therapy Reshapes the Vaginal Microbiome and Identifies Predictors of Treatment Success Ragon Institute | April 3, 2026 A new study from the lab of Douglas Kwon, MD, PhD, a core member at…karnottApril 3, 2026 Read More