Cancer cells have one relentless goal: to grow and divide. While most stick together within the original tumor, some rogue cells break away to traverse to distant organs. There, they can lie dormant—undetectable and not dividing—for years, like landmines waiting to go off. This migration of cancer cells, called metastasis, is especially common in breast […]| MIT Department of Biology
Rudolf Jaenisch, MD, was announced today as the recipient of the 2025 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize by Gladstone Institutes. He was selected for his trailblazing contributions to epigenetics and stem cell biology. His pivotal discoveries have profoundly advanced our understanding of gene regulation, cellular reprogramming, and the potential of regenerative medicine. A founding member of the Whitehead Institute for […] The post Rudolf Jaenisch awarded Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize appe...| MIT Department of Biology
Our cells produce a variety of proteins, each with a specific role that, in many cases, means that they need to be in a particular part of the cell where that role is needed. One of the ways that cells ensure certain proteins end up in the right location at the right time is through […] The post Locally produced proteins help mitochondria function appeared first on MIT Department of Biology.| MIT Department of Biology
All life is connected in a vast family tree. Every organism exists in relationship to its ancestors, descendants, and cousins, and the path between any two individuals can be traced. The same is true of cells within organisms—each of the trillions of cells in the human body is produced through successive divisions from a fertilized […] The post Mapping cells in time and space: a new tool reveals a detailed history of tumor growth appeared first on MIT Department of Biology.| MIT Department of Biology
