Biotech & pharma
New tool in the fight against tropical diseases
05 Mar 2013
Chemists find help from nature in fighting cancer
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 02 Mar 2013
Study of several dozen compounds based on a fungal chemical shows potent anti-tumour activity.
New tool in the fight against tropical diseases
01 Mar 2013
Researchers refine 'NanoVelcro' device to grab single cancer cells from blood
By By Shaun Mason | 27 Feb 2013
Taking the gamble out of DNA sequencing
27 Feb 2013
Scientists have developed an algorithm to predict how much can be learned in a large-scale DNA sequencing experiment -- with potential applications in every field of science
Researchers identify life’s tiniest architects
By By Bill Hathaway | 26 Feb 2013
Stanford scientists fit light-emitting bioprobe in a single cell
By By Andrew Myers | 25 Feb 2013
USC scientists turn off the ability to feel cold
By By Robert Perkins | 14 Feb 2013
24 new genes for nearsightedness identified
11 Feb 2013
Engineers design new synthetic biology circuits that combine memory, logic
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 11 Feb 2013
MIT engineers have created genetic circuits in bacterial cells that not only perform logic functions, but also remember the results, which are encoded in the cell’s DNA and passed on for dozens of generations