Local News New Molecular Label Could Lead to Simpler, Faster Tuberculosis Tests MIT News | May 15, 2025 Tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease, is estimated to infect around 10 million people each…karnottMay 15, 2025 Read More
Local News Biologists Identify Targets for New Pancreatic Cancer Treatments MIT News | May 15, 2025 Researchers from MIT and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have discovered that a class of peptides expressed…sciencecityMay 15, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Differential Aortic Aneurysm Formation Provoked by Chemogenetic Oxidative Stress Das, A., et al. | May 15, 2025 Aortic aneurysms are potentially fatal focal enlargements of the aortic lumen; the disease burden is…karnottMay 15, 2025 Read More
Awards Pulmonologist Darrell Kotton Is BU’s Innovator of the Year The Brink | May 14, 2025 Darrell Kotton and his team imagine a future where they can use a patient’s own…karnottMay 14, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Silent Mutations Reveal Therapeutic Vulnerability in RAS Q61 Cancers Kobayashi, Y., et al. | March 18, 2022 RAS family members are the most frequently mutated oncogenes in human cancers. Although KRAS(G12C)-specific inhibitors…pthomsonMarch 18, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Mitochondrial Variant Enrichment from High-Throughput Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Resolves Clonal Populations Miller, T. E., et al. | March 15, 2022 The Van Galen Laboratory studies molecular mechanisms that sustain the human blood system throughout life.…pthomsonMarch 15, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Secondary Structural Ensembles of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA Genome in Infected Cells Lan, T. C. T., et al. | March 11, 2022 SARS-CoV-2 is a betacoronavirus with a single-stranded, positive-sense, 30-kilobase RNA genome responsible for the ongoing…pthomsonMarch 11, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Seipin Forms a Flexible Cage at Lipid Droplet Formation Sites Arlt, H., et al. | March 8, 2022 Lipid droplets (LDs) form in the endoplasmic reticulum by phase separation of neutral lipids. This…pthomsonMarch 8, 2022 Read More
Local News Eliz Amar Lewis on Using Many Tools to Fight a Sophisticated Disease Wyss Institute | October 9, 2024 Eliz Amar Lewis has always been fascinated by biology. But when she saw her grandmother…karnottOctober 9, 2024 Read More
Local News Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Leads the Launch of IGNITE Consortium to Eradicate Health Inequities in Pediatric Cancer Care Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | October 8, 2024 In a bold step toward addressing the stark disparities in pediatric cancer care, Dana-Farber Cancer…karnottOctober 8, 2024 Read More
Local News Through the Magnifying Glass: The Perfusion Lab Bench Press | October 7, 2024 Massachusetts General Hospital is home to the largest hospital-based research enterprise in the U.S., with…karnottOctober 7, 2024 Read More
Local News Companion Papers on Immune Response Spotlight Innovative Research by MD/PhD Student UMass Chan Medical School | October 4, 2024 A pair of recently published studies examining immune response in C. elegans reveal broad implications…karnottOctober 4, 2024 Read More
Awards Five MIT Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2025 MIT News | July 21, 2025 The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has elected 120 members and 30 international members, including…karnottJuly 21, 2025 Read More
Local News What Are PFAS? And Could Fiber Supplements Help Remove Them from Our Bodies? The Brink | July 21, 2025 They’re used to make coats waterproof, pans nonstick, and furniture stain resistant; they’re even effective…karnottJuly 21, 2025 Read More
Local News Scientists Discover Compounds That Help Cells Fight a Wide Range of Viruses MIT News | July 18, 2025 Researchers at MIT and other institutions have identified compounds that can fight off viral infection…karnottJuly 18, 2025 Read More