Local News Light Shed on Century-Old Riddle of Chromosome Pairing Wyss Institute | October 7, 2019 How homologous chromosomes in the body’s cells pair along their entire lengths is a century-old…sciencecityOctober 7, 2019 Read More
Local News Growing Tumors in a Dish, Scientists Try to Personalize Pancreatic Cancer Treatment STAT News | October 7, 2019 Only about 15% of advanced pancreatic patients are alive two years after their diagnosis. Margaret…sciencecityOctober 7, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week The RNA Helicase DDX6 Controls Cellular Plasticity by Modulating P-Body Homeostasis Stefano, B., et al. | October 4, 2019 Post-transcriptional mechanisms have the potential to influence complex changes in gene expression, yet their role…sciencecityOctober 4, 2019 Read More
Local News Artificial Gut Aims to Expose the Elusive Microbiome MIT News | October 4, 2019 The microbiome is a collection of trillions of bacteria that reside in and on our…sciencecityOctober 4, 2019 Read More
Local News Engineered Viruses Could Fight Drug Resistance MIT News | October 4, 2019 In the battle against antibiotic resistance, many scientists have been trying to deploy naturally occurring…sciencecityOctober 4, 2019 Read More
Local News Goldfinch Bio Announces Licensing Agreement with Takeda for CB1 Monoclonal Antibody for the Treatment of Rare and Metabolic Kidney Diseases Business Wire | October 4, 2019 Goldfinch Bio, a U.S.-based, clinical stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing precision medicines…sciencecityOctober 4, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards Mark Andermann, PhD, Receives 2019 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award BIDMC News | October 3, 2019 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) neuroscientist Mark Andermann, PhD, has received a 2019 NIH…sciencecityOctober 3, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards BC Chemist Jia Niu Receives $2.3M New Innovator Award Boston College | October 3, 2019 Jia Niu, an assistant professor of chemistry at Boston College, has received a $2.3 million…sciencecityOctober 3, 2019 Read More
Local News First Video of Viruses Assembling Harvard Gazette | October 3, 2019 For the first time, researchers have captured images of the formation of individual viruses, offering…sciencecityOctober 3, 2019 Read More
Local News A Team Effort Uncovers How Cancer Outwits a Targeted Drug Broad Institute | October 3, 2019 The targeted cancer drug venetoclax, first approved by the FDA in 2016, brought new hope…sciencecityOctober 3, 2019 Read More