MIT neuroscientists have discovered that an enzyme called HDAC1 is critical for repairing age-related DNA damage to genes involved in ...
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Giving soft robots feelingGiving soft robots feeling
One of the hottest topics in robotics is the field of soft robots, which utilizes squishy and flexible materials rather ...
Scientists find a new way to reverse symptoms of Fragile XScientists find a new way to reverse symptoms of Fragile X
MIT scientists have identified a potential new strategy for treating Fragile X syndrome, a disorder that is the leading heritable ...
Making an impact through chemical engineeringMaking an impact through chemical engineering
As a chemical engineer, Hadley Sikes loves studying complex systems such as networks of chemical reactions. But in her work ...
Susan Solomon earns Killian Award, MIT’s highest faculty honorSusan Solomon earns Killian Award, MIT’s highest faculty honor
Atmospheric chemist Susan Solomon, whose pioneering scientific and environmental policy work has helped to shape international agreements for healing the ...
Technique could enable cheaper fertilizer productionTechnique could enable cheaper fertilizer production
Most of the world’s fertilizer is produced in large manufacturing plants, which require huge amounts of energy to generate the ...
Study analyzes contamination in drug manufacturing plantsStudy analyzes contamination in drug manufacturing plants
Over the past few decades, there have been a handful of incidents in which manufacturing processes for making protein drugs ...
Engineers develop precision injection system for plantsEngineers develop precision injection system for plants
While the human world is reeling from one pandemic, there are several ongoing epidemics that affect crops and put global ...
New sensors could offer early detection of lung tumorsNew sensors could offer early detection of lung tumors
People who are at high risk of developing lung cancer, such as heavy smokers, are routinely screened with computed tomography ...
Engineers 3D print soft, rubbery brain implantsEngineers 3D print soft, rubbery brain implants
The brain is one of our most vulnerable organs, as soft as the softest tofu. Brain implants, on the other ...