Gastric (stomach) cancer remains one of the most common and deadly cancers in East Asia, including Korea. Yet despite its high prevalence, it has received far less molecular attention than colorectal cancer, which is more…
Orion Spacecraft in Post-Mission Processing at Kennedy Space…
Bearing the marks of a spacecraft that has returned to Earth through a searing plunge into the atmosphere,NASA's Orion spacecraft is perched on a pedestal inside the Launch Abort System Facility at Kennedy Space Center,…
$118M gift from MIT alumnus will advance socially…
Samuel Tak Lee MIT Real Estate Entrepreneurship Lab to include focus on China. (Cambridge, MA) -- MIT has received one of the largest gifts in its history, from alumnus Samuel Tak Lee ’62, SM ’64,…
Space technology for wildlife conservation and humanitarian work
Rhinos, an endangered species Official figures suggest this year will be the deadliest yet for rhinos, breaking the 2013 record of 1004 deaths from poaching. A new idea using space telescope technology could help rangers…
How Bacteria Control Their Size
[caption id="attachment_2018" align="alignright" width="271"] Image Credit: CDC[/caption] Scientists have traditionally studied bacteria in large numbers, not individually. Working with tens of millions of cells in a culture flask, they tracked their growth by looking at…