Arts Befriending ‘Clarissa’ during lockdown Very long, even for academic book club, but themes of morality, isolation resonated
Health Let there be light Study led by Mass General suggests light therapy is safe and may help patients with moderate brain injury
Health Battle against malaria taken to next level New ultrasensitive, species-specific diagnostics will bring testing to low-resource settings
Pancreas on a chip Harvard scientists have combined organ-on-a-chip and stem-cell technologies to make a powerful tool for diabetes research and beta-cell transplantation Science| DateAugust 29, 2019August 29, 2019
Exposing how pancreatic cancer does its dirty work Organ-on-a-chip study reveals mechanism that destroys and replaces nearby blood vessels, driving malignancy Science| DateAugust 28, 2019September 4, 2019
How a zebrafish model may hold a key to biology Study: Artificial neural networks could be used to provide insight into biological systems Science| DateAugust 27, 2019September 10, 2019
Clever crows After using tools, the birds behave more optimistically, study suggests Science| DateAugust 22, 2019September 10, 2019
How the moon came to be Graduate student gets her hands on lunar samples to learn how the gleaming orb was formed Science| DateAugust 20, 2019September 3, 2019
Uncovering how cells become organs Tiny sensors are embedded into stretchable, integrated mesh that grows with the developing tissue Science| DateAugust 16, 2019August 16, 2019
A way to make Mars habitable Silica aerogel could warm its surface the way greenhouse gases trap Earth’s heat Science| DateJuly 19, 2019July 19, 2019
A product idea with legs Researchers: Deeper understanding of the peacock spider’s anti-reflective black surface may yield new applications Science| DateJuly 10, 2019July 11, 2019
So you think he can dance? A study of YouTube star Snowball the cockatoo suggests humans may not be the only ones who can groove to a beat Science| DateJuly 8, 2019July 9, 2019
Debunking old hypotheses Creation of big data tool leads to new ideas on form and function of insect eggs Health| DateJuly 3, 2019July 9, 2019
Single letter speaks volumes Optimized gene-editing system halts hearing loss in mice with hereditary deafness Science| DateJuly 3, 2019July 29, 2019
One thing to change: Think more like children Avi Loeb says youthful curiosity offers a compelling model for creative research Campus| DateJune 28, 2019July 12, 2019
Speeding up single-cell genomics research Improved technique scales up research into how genes are controlled Science| DateJune 27, 2019September 13, 2019
Fears arise that new federal fetal-tissue restrictions will hobble a ‘workhorse’ of research Medical School dean outlines the material’s vital role in creating vaccines and treatments, and enhancing understanding of human biology Health| DateJune 26, 2019July 9, 2019
Leave those calluses alone A groundbreaking researcher in running turns his attention to walking, with and without shoes Science| DateJune 26, 2019July 3, 2019
Chemists’ breakthrough in synthesis advances a potent anti-cancer agent ‘Unprecedented achievement’ provides sufficient quantities of a fully synthetic halichondrin molecule for clinical trials now underway Health| DateJune 17, 2019July 3, 2019
Beyond the cloud With molecular data storage, cat videos could outlast us all Science| DateJune 6, 2019July 9, 2019
Forward thinking Reproducible, miniature 3D models of human brain tissue open new frontiers in neuroscience Science| DateJune 5, 2019October 4, 2019
Editing genes at the source Breakthrough research shows that stem cell genes can be edited in living systems Science| DateJune 4, 2019September 13, 2019
A new vision for neuroscience Live recordings of neural electricity could revolutionize how we see the brain Science| DateMay 24, 2019July 9, 2019
Researcher connects the dots in fin-to-limb evolution When tetrapods stepped out of the sea, limb structures simplified and musculature became complex to handle gravity Science| DateMay 21, 2019July 9, 2019
Learning why cancer drugs work (or don’t) Researcher Brian Liau and his team combine CRISPR gene-editing technology with chemical profiling to tease out acute myeloid leukemia mechanisms Science| DateMay 6, 2019July 9, 2019
The evolution of flightless birds Study explores the genetics behind how they developed Science| DateMay 6, 2019May 6, 2019
Easy on the eyes Artificial intelligence reveals what neurons in the visual cortex prefer to look at Science| DateMay 2, 2019July 9, 2019
AI model predicts TB resistance 10 most common drugs targeted by undergrad’s neural network Science| DateMay 2, 2019July 9, 2019
Day of the golden jackal Doctoral student shares insights on the predators’ European expansion and human-altered landscapes and evolution Science| DateApril 25, 2019April 26, 2019
Written in the bones Doctoral students describe projects at the cutting edge of evolutionary inquiry Science| DateApril 22, 2019April 26, 2019
