Geneva, Switzerland - El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and are forecast to strengthen rapidly over the coming months, increasing the likelihood of heatwaves, droughts, heavy rainfall and other extreme weather events…
To make mini-organs grow faster, give them a…
Study finds that compressing cells, and crowding their contents, can coax them to grow and divide. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The closer people are physically to one another, the higher the chance for exchange, of things like…
Age does not contribute to COVID-19 susceptibility
(Searearchsea)--Scientists have estimated that the age of an individual does not indicate how likely they are to be infected by SARS-CoV-2. However, development of symptoms, progression of the disease, and mortality are age-dependent. The age…
Vaccine ingredients could be hiding in small molecule…
Scientists have found an ingredient that makes a vaccine more effective through an approach more often seen in materials science – testing molecules that self-assemble into larger structures. Many vaccines include ingredients called adjuvants that…
India’s culture of coping with cancer
Dwaipayan Banerjee’s new book examines the psychological and social terrain of living with cancer in a country where the disease has long been downplayed. Peter Dizikes, MIT News Office CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- When Dwaipayan Banerjee began studying the…