Scientists have created synthetic mouse embryos with developed brains
Mouse embryos recently generated from stem cells in a lab show more brain development than…
This company is about to grow new organs in a person for the first time
In the coming weeks, a volunteer in Boston, Massachusetts, will be the first to trial…
The most popular content on Facebook belongs in the garbage
The most viewed post on Facebook last quarter was a 69 joke, featuring reposted footage…
The Download: growing organs, and Facebook’s garbage content
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Tech Reunions returns to MIT’s campus for a historic celebration
After two years of virtual celebrations, MIT welcomed back more than 9,800 alumni and guests…
Sponge art
In April, design major Karyn Nakamura ’23 transformed Simmons Hall into an interactive art project.…
Robo-fireflies
The MIT inventors of tiny artificial muscles that flap the wings of robotic insects have…
Race-detecting AI
Doctors can’t tell a person’s race from medical images such as x-rays and CT scans.…
Why the carbon capture subsidies in the climate bill are good news for emissions
The Inflation Reduction Act, which US President Joe Biden signed into law last week, will…