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Otto Cordero Studies Bacteria in the Wild
Read more: Otto Cordero Studies Bacteria in the WildThe 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
Read more: The fluid that feeds tumor cellsThe 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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Predicting sequence from structure
Read more: Predicting sequence from structureResearchers have devised a faster, more efficient way to design custom peptides and perturb protein-protein interactions. One way to probe intricate biological systems is to block their components from interacting and see what happens. This method allows researchers to better understand cellular processes and functions, augmenting everyday laboratory experiments, diagnostic assays, and therapeutic interventions. As…
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