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  • Biologists and mathematicians team up to explore tissue folding

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    July 25, 2019

    An algorithm developed to study the structure of galaxies helps explain a key feature of embryonic development. As embryos develop, they follow predetermined patterns of tissue folding, so that individuals of the same species end up with nearly identically shaped organs and very similar body shapes. MIT scientists have now discovered a key feature of…

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  • Otto Cordero Studies Bacteria in the Wild

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    June 1, 2019

    The MIT associate professor wants to understand microbial communitites in their ecological context. As he tells it, there’s been no grand design to Otto Cordero’s career path. Instead, the MIT associate professor says, there’s been “a lot of serendipity.” Cordero knew from an early age that he wanted a career in science. But in Ecuador, where…

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  • The fluid that feeds tumor cells

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    April 16, 2019

    The substance that bathes tumors in the body is quite different from the medium used to grow cancer cells in the lab, biologists report.  Before being tested in animals or humans, most cancer drugs are evaluated in tumor cells grown in a lab dish. However, in recent years, there has been a growing realization that…

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