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  • Future science at the molecular level

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    09.15.2023

    Brad Pentelute and his lab compel the anthrax delivery system to deliver antibody and peptide variants into cells to treat cancer. (Pentelute lab)

  • Arrays of quantum rods could enhance TVs or virtual reality devices

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    08.11.2023

    MIT engineers developed a new way to create these arrays, by scaffolding quantum rods onto patterned DNA. (Bathe lab)

  • Newly discovered bacterial communication system aids antimicrobial resistance

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    08.02.2023

    SMART researchers find the enzyne RlmN, which directly senses chemical and environmental stresses, can be targeted in drug development. (Dedon lab)

  • Making sense of cell fate

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    07.27.2023

    MIT researchers find timing and dosage of DNA-damaging drugs are key to whether a cancer cell dies or enters senescence. (Yaffe lab)

  • A novel combination therapy counters antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium abscessus infections

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    06.26.2023

    SMART researchers combine rifaximin and clarithromycin to effectively restore the latter drug's efficacy. (Dedon lab)

  • New technologies connect environmental exposures to DNA damage, cancer

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    05.01.2023

    Keystone Science Lecturer Bevin Engelward, Sc.D., described models and screening tests she developed to explain how exposures affect DNA stability.  (Engelward lab)

  • A simple paper test could offer early cancer diagnosis

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    04.25.2023

    The new diagnostic, which is based on analysis of urine samples, could also be designed to reveal whether a tumor has metastasized. (Bhatia lab)

  • Improving health outcomes by targeting climate and air pollution simultaneously

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    02.23.2023

    New modeling tool enables rapid design of effective and equitable policy combinations. (Selin lab)

  • Peter Dedon named a 2022 AAAS Fellow

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    01.31.2023

    The biological engineer is recognized for his scientific achievements over the course of his career. (Dedon lab)

  • SOT Education Award Recipient, Bevin Engelward

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    01.20.2023

    SOT Education Award

    This award recognizes an individual who is distinguished by the teaching and training of toxicologists and who has made significant contributions to education in the broad field of toxicology.

    • Bevin Page Engelward, ScD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology