Biotech & pharma
Weapon-wielding marine microbes may protect populations from foes
By By Denise Brehm, Civil and Environmental Engineeri | 12 Sep 2012
In some populations, natural antibiotics are produced by a few individuals whose closest relatives carry genes conferring resistance.
Discovery makes sense of molybdenum mystery
By By Quinn Phillips | 10 Sep 2012
Yale team finds fossil DNA not dead in human genome
By By Bill Hathaway | 07 Sep 2012
Yale researchers using sophisticated data mining and statistical models have discovered that many pseudogenes — stretches of fossil DN — may not be quite dead after all
Researchers identify biochemical functions for most of the human genome
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 06 Sep 2012
Only about 1 per cent of the human genome contains gene regions that code for proteins, raising the question of what the rest of the DNA is doing. Scientists have now begun to discover the answer
Binding sites for LIN28 protein found in thousands of human genes
By By Debra Kain | 05 Sep 2012
Zooming in on bacterial weapons in 3D
03 Sep 2012
Ancient genome reveals its secrets
31 Aug 2012
More sophisticated wiring, not just a bigger brain, helped humans evolve beyond chimps
By By Elaine Schmidt | 29 Aug 2012
Turning on key enzyme blocks tumour formation
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 28 Aug 2012
New nanoparticles shrink tumours in mice
By By Anne Trafton, News Office | 17 Aug 2012
Particles that shut off cancer genes could also allow researchers to screen potential drug targets more rapidly
Simple mathematical computations underlie brain circuits
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 09 Aug 2012
Discovery of how some neurons inhibit others could shed light on autism, other neurological disorders. By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office
Protein that boosts longevity may protect against diabetes
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 08 Aug 2012
New research has identified a protein that slows ageing in mice and other animals, also protects against the ravages of a high-fat diet, including diabetes, according to a new MIT study