Political scientist discusses regulatory gaps in assessing the impact of “gene drives.”

Membrane developed by MIT researchers can separate even highly mixed fine oil-spill residues.

Being in a group makes some people lose touch with their personal moral beliefs, researchers find.

New algorithms and electronic components could enable printable robots that self-assemble when heated.

A new algorithm could transfer acclaimed photographers’ signature styles to cellphone photos.

Technique might enable advances in display screens, solar cells, or other devices.

Genetic material hitchhiking in our cells may shape physical traits more than we thought.

MIT alumnus Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel gives major donation to establish the lab, to be lead by Professor John Lienhard.

Test analyzing cells’ ability to fix different kinds of broken DNA could help doctors predict cancer risk.

The Broad Institute announced April 15 that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued the first patent for an engineered CRISPR-Cas9 system that is enabling scientists to modify genes and better understand the biology of living cells and organisms. The institute applied for the patent in concert with the January 3, 2013 publication in Science (Cong, et al.) that described the use of the CRISPR enzyme, Cas9, for genome editing.