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Incoming White House science and technology leader on AI, diversity, and society

The 2021 digital toolkit – How small businesses are taking charge Learn how small businesses are improving...

Biden taps Eric Lander and Maria Zuber for senior science posts

President-elect Joseph Biden has selected two MIT faculty leaders — Broad Institute Director Eric Lander and Vice President for Research Maria...

Turning microbiome research into a force for health

The microbiome comprises trillions of microorganisms living on and inside each of us. Historically, some researchers have guessed at its role...

The Geneva Statement on Heritable Human Genome Editing: A Criticism

In 2019, an international group, comprising public-interest advocates, policy experts, bioethicists, and scientists, met at the Brocher Foundation, Switzerland. The outcome of this...

In Defense of Heritable Human Genome Editing: On the Geneva Statement by Andorno et al.

A paper by Andorno and colleagues, recently published in Trends in Biotechnology, condemns support for heritable human genome editing (HHGE) that is claimed...

New molecular therapeutics center established at MIT’s McGovern Institute

More than 1 million Americans are diagnosed with a chronic brain disorder each year, yet effective treatments for most complex brain...

School of Science appoints 12 faculty members to named professorships

The School of Science has awarded chaired appointments to 12 faculty members. These faculty, who are members of the departments of...

Rome snags Merck, Celgene vet Zaller as new CSO

Four months after launch, Rome Therapeutics has hired a new chief scientist. Dennis Zaller, Ph.D., arrives at the startup from Celgene, where he...

Bringing RNA into genomics

The human genome contains about 20,000 protein-coding genes, but the coding parts of our genes account for only about 2...

5 Ways to Extend the Lifespan of Your Upholstered Furniture

The sequencing of the human genome was one of the greatest scientific feats of the past century, but it’s a little-known fact that...

Germany bans Tesla from claiming its Autopilot software is potentially autonomous

The sequencing of the human genome was one of the greatest scientific feats of the past century, but it’s a little-known fact that...

For the First Time, Scientists Fully Sequenced the Human X Chromosome

The sequencing of the human genome was one of the greatest scientific feats of the past century, but it’s a little-known fact that...

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