Local News Young GENEiuses: SummerLab Gives Teens a Chance to Learn About State-of-the-Art CRISPR TechnologyBU Today | September 3, 2024Teenagers experimenting with gene editing technology over their summer break sounds like it could be…karnottSeptember 3, 2024 Read More
Local News When Community Is As Important As the Science: Olúmídé FagboyegunBoston Children's Hospital | September 2, 2024In his short, prolific neuroscience career, Olúmídé Fagboyegun has always sought community. It’s served him…karnottSeptember 2, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Viral DNA Polymerase Structures Reveal Mechanisms of Antiviral Drug ResistanceShankar, S., et al. | September 2, 2024DNA polymerases are important drug targets, and many structural studies have captured them in distinct…karnottSeptember 2, 2024 Read More
Local News Inocras Enters Agreement with Researchers at Broad Institute on Whole Genome Cancer Research ProjectBusinessWire | August 30, 2024Inocras, a leader in whole genome sequencing and analytics driving precision health, has entered an…karnottAugust 30, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Neurotensin Is an Anti-Thermogenic Peptide Produced by Lymphatic Endothelial CellsLi, J., et al. | August 2, 2021Dr. Evan Rosen's lab is focused on understanding how adipose tissue functions normally, and how…pthomsonAugust 2, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Dynamic BH3 Profiling Identifies Active BH3 Mimetic Combinations in Non-Small Cell Lung CancerPotter, D. S., et al. | July 30, 2021Conventional chemotherapy is still of great utility in oncology and rationally constructing combinations with it…pthomsonJuly 30, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week cGAS-Like Receptors Sense RNA and Control 3′2′-cGAMP Signaling in DrosophilaSlavik, K. M., et al. | July 27, 2021Cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS) is a cytosolic DNA sensor that produces the second messenger 2′3′-cGAMP…pthomsonJuly 27, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Extracellular Domain Shedding of the ALK Receptor Mediates Neuroblastoma Cell MigrationHuang, H., et al. | July 22, 2021Although activating mutations of the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) membrane receptor occur in ∼10% of…pthomsonJuly 22, 2021 Read More
Local News Vertex, Bluebird Detail Rollout Plans for Competing Sickle-Cell Gene TherapiesBoston Business Journal | January 12, 2024Vertex and bluebird bio, the companies behind the competing sickle-cell treatments approved in December, have…karnottJanuary 12, 2024 Read More
Local News How Bats Can Reveal the Secrets of Our Immune SystemRagon Institute | January 12, 2024Bats can be terrifying — from their fantastical association with vampires to their less fantastical,…karnottJanuary 12, 2024 Read More
Local News Inhalable Sensors Could Enable Early Lung Cancer DetectionMIT News | January 11, 2024Using a new technology developed at MIT, diagnosing lung cancer could become as easy as…karnottJanuary 11, 2024 Read More
Local News Novel Compound Protects Against Infection by Virus That Causes COVID-19, Preliminary Studies ShowDana-Farber Cancer Institute | January 10, 2024Compounds that obstruct the "landing gear" of a range of harmful viruses can successfully protect…karnottJanuary 10, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Anti-Viral Defence by an mRNA ADP-Ribosyltransferase That Blocks TranslationVassallo, C., et al. | November 1, 2024Host-pathogen conflicts are crucibles of molecular innovation1,2. Selection for immunity to pathogens has driven the…karnottNovember 1, 2024 Read More
Local News New Drug Triggers Rapid Cell Death in Cancer ModelsBroad Institute | November 1, 2024A team of researchers at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, in a long-term project…karnottNovember 1, 2024 Read More
Awards Kwasi Adu-Berchie Named 2024 STAT WunderkindWyss Institute | November 1, 2024The Wyss Institute is thrilled to announce that Kwasi Adu-Berchie, Ph.D., a member of the…karnottNovember 1, 2024 Read More