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
Publications of the Week Astrocyte Glucocorticoid Receptor Signalling Restricts Neuronal Plasticity Gegenhuber, B., et al. | June 5, 2026 Sensory experience refines neural circuits during critical periods of postnatal development1,2,3. Although neuronal activity is…karnottJune 5, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Human Inflammatory Bowel Disease-On-A-Chip for Modelling Disease Progression, Cancer Initiation, and Sex-Specific Effects Özkan, A., et al. | June 3, 2026 Patients affected by inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) exhibit compromised intestinal barrier function and decreased mucus…karnottJune 3, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Genetic Variation Reveals a Homeotic Long Noncoding RNA That Modulates Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells Lyu, P., et al. | June 1, 2026 The HOXA gene locus coordinates body patterning, hematopoiesis, and differentiation. While studying blood phenotype-associated variation…karnottJune 1, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week A Tissue-Scale Strategy for Sensing Threats in Barrier Organs Nguyen, D., et al. | May 27, 2026 Barrier organs rely on a limited set of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) to detect diverse…karnottMay 27, 2026 Read More
Local News Testosterone’s Role in Gut Motility Could Open the Door to Targeting Treatments for Ibs and More Boston Children’s | July 31, 2026 Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and other motility disorders can be challenging to treat, with current…karnottJuly 31, 2026 Read More
Local News What Is Cyclosporiasis and Why Are Cases on the Rise? Tufts Now | July 30, 2026 If you had never heard of cyclospora until this summer, you’re not alone. A gastrointestinal…karnottJuly 30, 2026 Read More
Local News Immunologist and Computational Protein Designer Bingxu Liu, PhD, to Join Ragon Faculty in 2027 Ragon Institute | July 28, 2026 The Ragon Institute is pleased to welcome its newest faculty member, Bingxu Liu, PhD. Liu…karnottJuly 28, 2026 Read More
Local News Broad Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital, and the Jackson Laboratory Launch the Center for Therapeutic Genetics, a Non-Profit Effort to Develop Genetic Medicines for Rare and Ultra-Rare Diseases Broad Institute | July 27, 2026 Broad Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital, and The Jackson Laboratory today announced the Center for Therapeutic…karnottJuly 27, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Maria Zuber Testifies before Congress on Striking the Right Balance between Research Security and Openness MIT News | October 12, 2021 The United States must perform a careful balancing act to secure federally funded research against…sciencecityOctober 12, 2021 Read More
Interesting Articles The US Is Boosting Funding for Research Monkeys in the Wake of COVID Nature News | July 19, 2021 The US government is investing heavily to breed more monkeys at the national facilities that…pthomsonJuly 19, 2021 Read More
Interesting Articles The Rise of ‘ARPA-Everything’ and What It Means for Science Nature News | July 15, 2021 US President Joe Biden’s administration wants to create a US$6.5-billion agency to accelerate innovations in…pthomsonJuly 15, 2021 Read More
Interesting Articles US House Backs Higher Spending Levels for NSF and DOE Science Science Magazine | July 2, 2021 It was a good day for science in the U.S. House of Representatives. In back-to-back…pthomsonJuly 2, 2021 Read More
Awards Dana-Farber Faculty Elected as Members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | May 4, 2026 Alan D’Andrea, MD, and Judy Garber, MD, MPH, both of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, have been…karnottMay 4, 2026 Read More
Awards Dr. Sophie Claudel Awarded American Kidney Fund Grant Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | April 28, 2026 Sophie Claudel, MD, has received a 2026 research grant from the American Kidney Fund’s (AKF)…karnottApril 28, 2026 Read More
Awards Professor Michael Laub and MIT Alumni Named 2025 AAAS Fellows MIT News | April 27, 2026 MIT Professor Michael T. Laub as well as 21 MIT alumni have been elected as…karnottApril 27, 2026 Read More
Awards Dr. Katsuhiko Minami Awarded Two Postdoctoral Fellowships to Support Biophysics Research of Meiotic Chromosomes Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | April 24, 2026 Dr. Katsuhiki Minami, an MCB postdoctoral researcher in Nancy Kleckner’s lab, has been awarded two…karnottApril 24, 2026 Read More
Awards Harvard Medical School Professor Stuart Orkin Wins 2026 Breakthrough Prize Harvard Medical School | April 24, 2026 Dr. Stuart Orkin, the Harvard Medical School David G. Nathan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at…karnottApril 24, 2026 Read More
Awards ADA Forsyth Professor Xuesong He Named IADR Distinguished Scientist in Research in Oral Biology ADA Forsyth | April 20, 2026 Professor Xuesong He, D.D.S., Ph.D., of the ADA Forsyth Institute has been named a Distinguished…karnottApril 20, 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
Awards Dr. Fen-Biao Gao Named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science UMass Chan Medical School | April 7, 2026 Fen-Biao Gao, PhD, the Governor Paul Cellucci Chair in Neuroscience Research, professor of RNA therapeutics…karnottApril 7, 2026 Read More
Awards Two Boston University Researchers Elected AAAS Fellows The Brink | April 6, 2026 Boston University’s Alice Cronin-Golomb seeks to fortify humanity against identity- and autonomy-robbing diseases of aging.…karnottApril 6, 2026 Read More
Awards PhD Candidate Hannah Rogers Receives Grant to Study How Brain Integrates Food Cues to Drive Behavior UMass Chan Medical School | April 6, 2026 Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences PhD candidate Hannah Rogers has received a prestigious Ruth…karnottApril 6, 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