Broad Institute

MIT engineers have designed a new nanoparticle sensor that can enable cancer diagnosis with a simple urine test. The nanoparticles (blue) carry DNA barcodes (zigzag lines) that can be cleaved by cancer-associated proteases in the body (pac-man shapes). Once cleaved, the DNA barcodes can be detected in a urine sample. Credits:Image: Courtesy of the researchers. Edited by MIT News
Revolutionary Paper Test Unveils Early Cancer Detection and Tumor Analysis Through Urine Samples
New method can edit genes associated with high cholesterol and partially restore vision in mice
Opening genomics data to all with a new cloud-based platform
Predictive, preventive, personalized and participatory medicine, known as P4, gets a big privacy and security boost from cryptography
Synthetic microbial spores can be safely introduced onto objects and surfaces for tracking purposes
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New tricks for many old drugs to kill cancer cells
Search-and-replace genome editing
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A strip of paper can now indicate presence of pathogens, tumor DNA, or any genetic disease signature of interest