Bioengineering and biotechnology
Model predicts how to build a better stent
January 5, 2009
Work could help reduce blood clot risk in stent recipients
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology
Getting cells to pair off
January 4, 2009
New device couples, fuses cells for stem cell research
Also labeled: Electrical engineering and electronics, Genetics
Gold particles deliver more than just glitter
December 30, 2008
Nanoparticles could carry drugs to treat cancer, other diseases
Ancient bacteria offer new line of attack on cystic fibrosis
December 16, 2008
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology
Close encounters with 3-D cell growth
December 16, 2008
Engineers' new microfluidic device could help with drug development
Also labeled: Cancer, Mechanical engineering
Team sheds light on Alzheimer's mystery
December 10, 2008
Work could lead to new treatments for debilitating disease
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology, Neuroscience
Reversing the conventional DNA wisdom
December 4, 2008
Researchers find DNA is transcribed by divergent polymerases
Conclusive evidence that tainted heparin caused allergic reactions
December 3, 2008
Epidemiological study provides the final link
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology
Baby steps
November 24, 2008
Engineers show how tiny cell proteins generate force to 'walk'
Also labeled: Materials science, Mechanical engineering
Adult brain neurons can remodel connections
November 24, 2008
Could lead to creating growth in cells and regions normally unable to repair themselves
Also labeled: Mechanical engineering, Neuroscience
MIT students take top prizes in national inventors' contest
November 21, 2008
Lu awarded $25,000 grand prize, Schroll takes top undergraduate honors
Not as easy as it may seem
November 21, 2008
Study sees challenges for integrating new neurons into brain
Also labeled: Neuroscience, Technology and society
A new class of catalysts
November 16, 2008
Singing in slow motion
November 12, 2008
MIT work with songbirds could aid study of humans' timing
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology, Neuroscience
Untangling DNA regulation
November 6, 2008
Biologists theorize role for DNA packaging in stem cell development
Immunity, from the cell's point of view
November 3, 2008
Chemical engineers study immune cells in unprecedented detail
Also labeled: Chemistry and chemical engineering, Health sciences and technology
Mending broken hearts with tissue engineering
November 2, 2008
New scaffold approach could also aid engineering of other tissues
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology
Human genes sing different tunes in different tissues
November 2, 2008
Biologists find almost all genes express multiple messenger RNAs
Too much of a good thing: Cells with extra chromosomes share detrimental traits
October 30, 2008
New findings could help fight cancer
Computer model reveals cells' inner workings
October 16, 2008
New approach could help tailor chemotherapy treatments
Whitehead director Page named to the Institute of Medicine
October 14, 2008
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology, Awards, honors and fellowships
Broad Institute awarded major grant
October 1, 2008
Sniffing out success
September 29, 2008
MIT engineers mass-produce smell receptors in lab; 'artificial noses' to follow?
Worms provide clues for treating brain diseases
September 24, 2008
Preventing forest fires with tree power
September 23, 2008
Sensor system runs on electricity generated by trees
Three faculty win '08 NIH Pioneer Awards
September 22, 2008
MITEI awards second round of seed grants
September 18, 2008
Also labeled: Electrical engineering and electronics, Energy, Materials science, Mechanical engineering, Solar, Global
Why chemo works for some people and not others
September 18, 2008
MIT cell findings could predict individuals' responses




















