MIT NEWS: Prof Ed Boyden, Prof Jacquin Niles, and Prof Feng Zhang
They are among 84 early career scientists from 43 institutions across the United States who are being recognized for their “great potential to make unique contributions to their field.” Learn More
MIT News: BE Gaduate Students
Congratulations Brittany Goods, Chen Gu, Ryan Kelly, Kelly Moynihan, and Novalia Pishesha. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Laurie Boyer
Biological Engineers have discovered how an enigmatic type of RNA helps to control cell fate. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Scott Manalis
Microchip that measures growth of many individual cells simultaneously could lead to rapid tests for antibiotics and other drugs. Learn More
MIT News: BE spinout Ginkgo Bioworks
The synthetic-biology startup is re-engineering yeast to act as tiny organic “factories” that produce chemicals for the flavor, fragrance, and food industries, with aims of making products more quickly, cheaply, and efficiently than traditional methods. Learn More
MIT News: Prof Timothy K Lu
MIT biological engineers have devised a way to record complex histories in the DNA of human cells, allowing them to retrieve “memories” of past events, such as inflammation, by sequencing the DNA. Learn More