Local News Scientists Unveil More Than 600 New Tissue Models of Human Cancer MIT News | August 10, 2026 To develop new targeted treatments for cancer, scientists need tissue models that accurately represent the…karnottAugust 10, 2026 Read More
Local News A Promising Step Toward Safer, Less Toxic Stem Cell Transplants Boston Children’s Hospital | August 10, 2026 Stem cell transplantation (also called bone marrow transplantation) and gene therapy are among the most…karnottAugust 10, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Cohesin and NuRD Antagonistically Drive Alternative Neuronal Fates via PLZF Transcription Factors Lee, D., et al. | August 10, 2026 Diverse genetic and epigenetic factors cooperate to specify cellular fates during development. Establishing these fates…karnottAugust 10, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week GCL Pruning of PIP3 Establishes the Soma-Germline Boundary Saiduddin, M., et al. | August 7, 2026 Primordial germ cells (PGCs) are the first cells specified in the Drosophila embryo and are…karnottAugust 7, 2026 Read More
Local News Cancer Dependency Map Now Includes Next-Generation 3D Cancer Models Broad Institute | August 7, 2026 For nearly a decade, the Cancer Dependency Map, or DepMap, at the Broad Institute has…karnottAugust 7, 2026 Read More
Local News Common Neuroscience Sensors Sometimes Get Their Signals Crossed Harvard Medical School | August 7, 2026 Cells in the brain communicate in different ways. The classical mode involves tight connections between…karnottAugust 7, 2026 Read More
Local News BIDMC Investigators’ New Tool Tracks the Brain’s Chemical Signals in Real Time Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | August 6, 2026 Dopamine. Serotonin. Oxytocin. The brain is awash in chemical signals that help regulate everything from…karnottAugust 6, 2026 Read More
Local News MIT and Broad Institute Researchers Break Diffraction Barrier in Super-Resolution Microscopy MIT Chemistry | August 6, 2026 Researchers in the lab of Sam Peng, Pfizer Inc. – Gerald Laubach Career Development Assistant…karnottAugust 6, 2026 Read More
Awards BU-Led Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program Receives $31.5 Million Funding Renewal The Brink | August 5, 2026 A Boston University-led research effort to advance our understanding and treatment of brain aging and…karnottAugust 5, 2026 Read More
Local News A New Director The Picower Institute | August 5, 2026 On July 1, Professor Myriam Heiman took the reins of The Picower Institute for Learning…karnottAugust 5, 2026 Read More