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Timothy Lu seeks to combat disease by reprogramming biological systems
Read more: Timothy Lu seeks to combat disease by reprogramming biological systemsSynthetic Biologist hopes to develop treatments for cancer and other diseases. In high school and college, Timothy Lu spent a lot of time programming computers. But as his college graduation approached, he turned his attention toward programming biological systems. The field of synthetic biology was just beginning to emerge, and he wanted to be part…
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Scientists deliver high-resolution glimpse of enzyme structure
Read more: Scientists deliver high-resolution glimpse of enzyme structureNew finding suggests differences in how humans and bacteria control production of DNA's building blocks. Using a state-of-the-art type of electron microscopy, an MIT-led team has discovered the structure of an enzyme that is crucial for maintaining an adequate supply of DNA building blocks in human cells. Their new structure also reveals the likely mechanism…
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New type of virus found in the ocean
Read more: New type of virus found in the oceanThe unusial characteristics of these abundant, bacteria-killing viruses could lead to evolutionary insights. A type of virus that dominates water samples taken from the world’s oceans has long escaped analysis because it has characteristics that standard tests can’t detect. However, researchers at MIT and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have now managed to isolate…
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