Biotech & pharma
Big-data analysis reveals gene sharing in mice
19 Dec 2014
X-ray laser acts as tool to track life’s chemistry
13 Dec 2014
Scientists have been moving steadily toward their ultimate goal of following life-essential reactions step by step in real time, at the scale of atoms and electrons
Scientists discover brain mechanism that drives us to eat glucose
By By Sam Wong | 13 Dec 2014
Stroke damage mechanism identified
11 Dec 2014
Seeking answers from a mysterious parasite
08 Dec 2014
New Approach for Treating ALS
05 Dec 2014
Computer model sets new precedent in drug discovery
05 Dec 2014
New computational model can precisely simulate and predict therapeutic protein behaviours to help zero in on ideal drug design candidates
Computer model enables design of complex DNA shapes
By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 04 Dec 2014
MIT biological engineers have created a new computer model that allows them to design the most complex three-dimensional DNA shapes ever produced
‘Tissue chip’ to screen neurological toxins
29 Nov 2014
Biochemists build largest synthetic molecular ‘cage’ ever
27 Nov 2014
New nanoscale protein container could lead to synthetic vaccines and offer a way to deliver medicine inside of human cells