Local News How Stem Cell Descendants Preserve Flexibility While Maintaining Distinct Identities Whitehead Institute | April 14, 2026 Stem cells are the body’s ultimate shape-shifters, sustaining tissues by balancing two competing demands: maintaining…karnottApril 14, 2026 Read More
Awards Stephen L. Buchwald Wins 2026 Willard Gibbs Award MIT Chemistry | April 13, 2026 Camille Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry Stephen L. Buchwald has been named the winner of the…karnottApril 13, 2026 Read More
Local News Pulmonary Embolism Gets a Long Overdue Spotlight: New Guidelines, Clinical Insights and Research Directions Bench Press | April 13, 2026 Pulmonary embolism, or PE, is a serious and sometimes life-threatening condition that occurs when a…karnottApril 13, 2026 Read More
Local News How Bacteria Suppress Immune Defenses in Stubborn Wound Infections MIT News | April 10, 2026 Chronic wound infections are notoriously difficult to manage because some bacteria can actively interfere with…karnottApril 10, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Inflammation Rewires the Enteric Nervous System Through Neurogenic Monocyte Recruitment Kurapati, S., et al. | April 10, 2026 Proper organization of the enteric nervous system (ENS) is critical for normal gastrointestinal (GI) physiology.…karnottApril 10, 2026 Read More
Local News 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
Local News 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