Biotech & pharma
The biology behind schizophrenia
02 Aug 2014
The research, the largest genomic study published on any psychiatric disorder to date, provides important new insights about the biological causes of schizophrenia, that could lead to new approaches to treatment
Piggy-backing cells hold clue to cancer growth
02 Aug 2014
Biology behind schizophrenia
22 Jul 2014
Why birds don’t spread Lassa fever
04 Jul 2014
Researchers regrow human corneas; could reverse blindness
04 Jul 2014
Boston researchers have identified a way to enhance regrowth of human corneal tissue to restore vision, using a molecule that acts as a marker for hard-to-find limbal stem cells
NMR provides fresh atomic insights into a key protein that helps repair DNA
03 Jul 2014
Scientists have made an important advance in understanding how a protein that identifies and repairs cancerous cells operates
Controlling movement with light
By By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 30 Jun 2014
Research finds cell division synchronised to cell and body’s daily clock
28 Jun 2014
The finding could optimise timing of chemotherapy and explain the occurrence of some cancers