Mariely Morales Burgos first fell in love with MIT while participating in the Quantitative Methods Workshop, a weeklong intensive offered in January to prepare students to analyze data in biology and neuroscience. Those skills have come in handy this summer while participating in the Bernard S. and Sophie G. Gould MIT Summer Research Program in […] The post 3 Questions: Mariely Morales Burgos on the BSG-MSRP-Bio program appeared first on MIT Department of Biology.| MIT Department of Biology
Can bacteria clean up oil spills? The short answer: no. Or, at least, not yet. The Drennan Lab is working to understand how bacteria perform incredible, radical chemistry on inert compounds. Inert compounds, like those that make up crude oil, are challenging to break down because they contain very stable chains of carbon and hydrogen […] The post Can bacteria be used to clean up oil spills? appeared first on MIT Department of Biology.| MIT Department of Biology
It might sound too good to be true: a pill that could help you live a longer, healthier life. But Leonard Guarente, a longtime MIT biologist, believes the idea holds promise. Guarente, the Novartis Professor of Biology at MIT, has spent more than 40 years studying the science of aging. He started small, working with […] The post Can a pill help you live longer? The science behind NAD and longevity appeared first on MIT Department of Biology.| MIT Department of Biology
Sriram “Sri” Srikant, a postdoctoral Scholar in the Laub Lab in the Department of Biology at MIT, succumbed to cancer in March. He was 35. Srikant received a degree in Chemical Engineering with a minor in chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 2011, and a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology from […]| MIT Department of Biology
Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects, occurring in about one in 1,050 births in the United States. These defects, which appear when the tissues that form the lip or the roof of the mouth do not join completely, are believed to be caused by a mix of genetic and […]| MIT Department of Biology