Biotechnology Clearing out old cells might help the brain A popular anti-aging strategy keeps mice from getting senile. by Karen Weintraub 2018-09-19T13:00:00-04:00
MIT News feature The cartographer of cells Aviv Regev helped pioneer single-cell genomics. Now she’s cochairing a massive effort to map the trillions of cells in the human body. Biology will never be the same. by Sam Apple 2018-08-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Light-Based Therapy Destroys Cancer Cells The new approach, which features a heat-sensitive fluorescent dye, could eventually replace standard chemotherapy. by Erica Westly 2011-11-08T00:00:00-05:00
View Magnetic Liquid Separates Blood Cells A new device separates healthy and diseased cells. by Katherine Bourzac 2009-12-09T17:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Caterpillar Flu Vaccine Delayed The FDA wants further evidence that the novel approach is completely safe. by Jennifer Chu 2009-12-01T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Identifying Anticancer Immune Cells A new biosensor can spot potent cancer-killing immune cells. by Lauren Gravitz 2009-11-30T00:00:00-05:00
Biotechnology Spraying on Skin Cells to Heal Burns A new technique in burn treatment provides an alternative to skin grafts in the operating room. by Lauren Gravitz 2009-11-05T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Light-Switched Drug Delivery Drugs could be slipped into living cells using a light-sensitive capsule. by Rachel Kremen 2009-10-07T00:00:00-04:00
View Finding out What Colors Dinosaurs Were Scientists have found evidence of iridescence in a 40 million-year-old fossilized feather. by Katherine Bourzac 2009-08-26T00:00:00-04:00
View Controlling Cells with Light Researchers use a laser to turn on and off proteins inside cells and control cell movement. by Katherine Bourzac 2009-08-20T00:00:00-04:00
