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Cancer biologists discover a new mechanism for an old drug

Explained: The sugar coating of life

A new way to miniaturize cell production for cancer treatment

MIT scientists build a system that can generate AI models for biology research

TIME100 Health–Linda Griffith, engineering organs

Scientists identify mechanism behind drug resistance in malaria parasite

Using MRI, engineers have found a way to detect light deep in the brain

Scientists often label cells with proteins that glow, allowing them to track the growth of a tumor, or measure changes in gene expression that occur as cells differentiate. While this…

Angela Belcher delivers 2023 Dresselhaus Lecture on evolving organisms for new nanomaterials

“How do we get to making nanomaterials that haven’t been evolved before?” asked Angela Belcher at the 2023 Mildred S. Dresselhaus Lecture at MIT on Nov. 20.

Nanoparticle-delivered RNA reduces neuroinflammation in lab tests

Some Covid-19 vaccines safely and effectively used lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to deliver messenger RNA to cells. A new MIT study shows that different nanoparticles could be used for a potential Alzheimer’s…

Using AI, MIT researchers identify a new class of antibiotic candidates

Using a type of artificial intelligence known as deep learning, MIT researchers have discovered a class of compounds that can kill a drug-resistant bacterium that causes more…