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Feb 27
Feb 27 Ancient RNA-guided system could simplify gene therapy delivery

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

The programmable proteins are compact, modular, and can be directed to modify DNA in human cells.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Feb 24
Feb 24 The science of healing

Jennifer Michalowski
Briefs, University of Utah

Heart failure, muscle wasting, and postpartum depression could see innovative solutions thanks to advances made at University of Utah Health.

Full story at the University of Utah

Feb 18
Feb 18 Seeing more in expansion microscopy

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

New methods light up lipid membranes and let researchers see sets of proteins inside cells with high resolution.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Dec 13
Dec 13 For healthy hearing, timing matters

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

Machine learning models let neuroscientists study how auditory processing impacts real-world hearing.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute.

Nov 18
Nov 18 Revisiting reinforcement learning

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

A detailed new look at dopamine signaling suggests neuroscientists’ model of reinforcement learning may need to be revised.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Nov 15
Nov 15 Illuminating the architecture of the mind

Jennifer Michalowski
Feature, MIT

In images of the working brain, MIT neuroscientist Nancy Kanwisher sees specialized systems that power distinct functions of the human mind.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Nov 12
Nov 12 Mutant RAS can shift proteins’ positions inside cancer cells

Jennifer Michalowski
News, National Cancer Institute

Aberrant RAS proteins, found in 20 to 30 percent of cancers, can promote the export of proteins from a cell’s nucleus to its cytoplasm, where some can contribute to cancerous growth.

Full story at National Cancer Institute

Nov 1
Nov 1 A cell protector collaborates with a killer

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

New research reveals what it takes for a protein that is best known for protecting cells against death to take on the opposite role.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Oct 30
Oct 30 Adults’ brain activity appears unchanged after medical use of cannabis

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

A brain imaging study found no changes associated with working memory, inhibitory control, or reward processing after a year of self-directed cannabis use.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

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