Publications of the Week Convergent Evolution of Metabolic Regulation Governs Redox Adaptation in Toxoplasma Giuliano, C., et al. | August 13, 2026 Diverse organisms adjust metabolic gene expression during crowding as they encounter nutrient scarcity, oxidative stress,…karnottAugust 13, 2026 Read More
Local News A New Study Suggests That Our Bodies Produce More Proteins Than We Thought Northeastern Global News | August 13, 2026 In 1968, the American biochemist and geneticist Marshall Nirenberg and his colleagues won the Nobel…karnottAugust 13, 2026 Read More
Local News A Chance Discovery Reveals an Unexpected Twist in One of Biology’s Oldest Molecular Machines Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | August 12, 2026 Sometimes, groundbreaking discoveries begin with what looks like a failed experiment. Researchers in the lab…karnottAugust 12, 2026 Read More
Local News Harkamal (Hark) Jhajj on Rewiring Immune Cells to Repair Fractured Bones Wyss Institute | August 12, 2026 Harkamal (Hark) Jhajj is always climbing physical and metaphorical mountains. In his spare time, he…karnottAugust 12, 2026 Read More
Awards With Mass. Women’s Health Award, Team Will Study How Alzheimer’s Risk Varies With Hormone Replacement The Picower Institute | August 11, 2026 Observations conflict about whether hormone replacement therapy increases or decreases Alzheimer’s likelihood for women. With…karnottAugust 11, 2026 Read More
Awards Bryson Lab Receiving Funding to Bring Peru’s Genetic Diversity to TB Vaccine Research Ragon Institute | August 11, 2026 A gift from the Romero Foundation has established the Romero Foundation TB Research Fund at…karnottAugust 11, 2026 Read More
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