Biotech & pharma

Editing the genome with high precision

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 05 Jan 2013

Quick detection of periodontitis pathogens

04 Jan 2013

A rare mutation offers wide possibilities

04 Jan 2013

Scientists uncover secrets of Chinese medical herb Chang Shan

03 Jan 2013

Scientists pinpoint molecular signals that make some women prone to miscarriage

03 Jan 2013

US research offers new insight into cell development and cancer

31 Dec 2012

Scripps scientists create new approach to destroy disease-associated RNAs in cells

24 Dec 2012

Understanding cell organisation to tackle cancer

24 Dec 2012

Evolution: It’s all in how you splice it

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 22 Dec 2012

Common fruit fly helps scientists study alcohol-related disorders

22 Dec 2012

Trypanosomal protein Cathepsin B structure analysis among top 10 scientific breakthroughs of 2012

21 Dec 2012

A map tracking the spread of a bacterial strain of clostridium difficile

21 Dec 2012

New compound that reverses datty liver disease discovered

20 Dec 2012

Protein creates paths for growing nerve cells

20 Dec 2012

'DNA sensor' sounds the alarm when viruses invade

By By Eliot Barford | 20 Dec 2012

Metallic probe detects fibrils from misfolded proteins in living cells

20 Dec 2012

New technology may enable earlier cancer diagnosis

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 19 Dec 2012

Tissue engineering: growing new organs, and more

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 18 Dec 2012

What we eat affects our genes

15 Dec 2012

Stem cell scientists help speed up drug discovery

15 Dec 2012

X-ray laser helps fight sleeping sickness

15 Dec 2012

Experiment reveals ulcer bug's weak point

14 Dec 2012

Rice uses light to remotely trigger biochemical reactions

14 Dec 2012

New method to directly sequence small genomes without library preparation

13 Dec 2012

Research on blood vessel proteins holds promise for controlling 'blood-brain barrier'

13 Dec 2012