Biology
Piece by piece
May 22, 2012
MIT biologist Schwartz relishes the challenge of picking apart the cell’s most complex structure.
One-two punch knocks out aggressive breast cancer cells
May 11, 2012
New MIT study shows that staggered delivery of cancer drugs is far more effective than administering them at the same time.
Four MIT professors elected to National Academy of Sciences
May 3, 2012
Liskov, Suresh, Townsend and Young bring to 78 the number of Institute faculty who are NAS members.
Pinpointing how antibiotics work
April 19, 2012
Team uncovers mechanism that produces fatal DNA damage in bacteria.
Targeted nanoparticles show success in clinical trials
April 4, 2012
Tiny particles designed to home in on cancer cells achieve tumor shrinkage at lower doses than traditional chemotherapy.
Predicting how proteins will partner
March 28, 2012
Amy Keating models critical interactions that underlie most cellular functions.
Also labeled: Chemistry and chemical engineering, DNA, Drug delivery, Drug discovery, Faculty, Physics, Proteins, Research
What lies ahead for science and science writing?
March 27, 2012
10th anniversary of MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing celebrates past, looks to future.
Freeing radicals from their negative connotations
March 8, 2012
Killian Award recipient JoAnne Stubbe says some free radicals can be good for you.
Also labeled: Cancer, Chemistry and chemical engineering, Faculty, Research, Special events and guest speakers
Koch Institute, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center announce launch of 'Bridge Project' to attack most-lethal forms of cancer
March 6, 2012
Institutions, research teams, non-profit organizations join forces in novel approaches targeting pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma.
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Cancer, Collaboration, Faculty, Hospitals, Koch Institute, Medicine, Research
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