AwardsFeatured Awards Awards & Recognitions: April 2022Harvard Medical School | April 20, 2022Joan Brugge, Louise Foote Pfeiffer Professor of Cell Biology at HMS, received the Victoria’s Secret Global…pthomsonApril 20, 2022 Read More
Local News Getting Under Our SkinHarvard Medical School | April 20, 2022Melanoma is a somewhat unusual cancer—one that blooms before our very eyes, often on sun-exposed…pthomsonApril 20, 2022 Read More
Local News Structures Considered Key to Gene Expression Are Surprisingly FleetingMIT News | April 19, 2022In human chromosomes, DNA is coated by proteins to form an exceedingly long beaded string.…pthomsonApril 19, 2022 Read More
Local News Phase 3 Clinical Trial Results Lead to Approval of Oral Drug for Red Blood Cell DisorderMassachusetts General Hospital | April 19, 2022Researchers have published the results of a clinical trial that led the U.S. Food and…pthomsonApril 19, 2022 Read More
Local News Bio-Inspired, Blood-Repelling Tissue Glue Could Seal Wounds QuicklyMIT News | August 12, 2021Inspired by the sticky substance that barnacles use to cling to rocks, MIT engineers have…pthomsonAugust 12, 2021 Read More
Local News Machine Learning Discovers New Sequences to Boost Drug DeliveryMIT News | August 12, 2021Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disease usually diagnosed in young boys, gradually weakens…pthomsonAugust 12, 2021 Read More
Local News Biological Engineers Find a New Target for Malaria DrugsMIT News | August 12, 2021Every year, more than 200 million people are infected with malaria, and nearly 500,000 die…pthomsonAugust 12, 2021 Read More
Local News The Search for a Regeneration SwitchProto | August 11, 2021An axolotl is hard to call cute, exactly. Paired off in rows of numbered tanks…pthomsonAugust 11, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Developmental Dynamics of RNA Translation in the Human BrainDuffy, E. E., et al | September 30, 2022The precise regulation of gene expression is fundamental to neurodevelopment, plasticity and cognitive function. Although…pthomsonSeptember 30, 2022 Read More
Local News The Kilachand Fund’s Impact on Science’s Biggest ChallengesThe Brink | September 29, 2022In the past, scientists had it relatively easy, according to biomedical engineer Christopher Chen. They could…pthomsonSeptember 29, 2022 Read More
Local News New “Triggers” in an Essential Pathway to Destroy microRNAsWhitehead Institute | September 29, 2022In a study from the lab of Whitehead Institute Member David Bartel, researchers have identified…pthomsonSeptember 29, 2022 Read More