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  • An Element of Caution

    Could chemicals key to sustainable technologies pose unseen environmental risks?

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  • Screen could offer better safety tests for new chemicals

    Using specialized liver cells, a new test can quickly detect potentially cancer-causing DNA damage.

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  • New technology could offer cheaper, faster food testing

    At left, Janus droplets viewed from above. After the droplets encounter their target, a bacterial protein, they clump together.

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  • Tissue model reveals how RNA will act on the liver

    Studies could speed the development of new treatments for liver disease Read more

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  • Study reveals how mucus tames microbes

    More than 200 square meters of our bodies — including the digestive tract, lungs, and urinary tract — are lined with mucus. In recent years, scientists have found some evidence that mucus is not just a physical barrier that traps bacteria and viruses, but it can also disarm pathogens and prevent them from causing infections.

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  • A better way to measure cell survival

    New test rapidly evaluates the effect of drugs and potentially toxic compounds on cells.

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  • Why too much DNA repair can injure tissue

    At left, photoreceptor cells of the retina have undergone severe damage after treatment with an alkylating agent. This damage is exacerbated by the DNA repair enzyme Aag. At right, photoreceptor cells lacking Aag appear normal following treatment with the alkylating agent. 

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  • Synthetic circuits can harvest light energy

    Novel structures made with DNA scaffolds could be used to create solar-powered materials.

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  • Chemists discover unexpected enzyme structure

    Metal cluster in enzyme that breaks down carbon dioxide can switch between two different shapes.

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  • Cleaner air, longer lives

    Research shows the Clean Air Act was likely responsible for a dramatic decline in atmospheric organic aerosol.

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  • Study: Impact of mercury-controlling policies shrinks with every five-year delay

    Toxin will accumulate in the environment, particularly in remote regions, as countries delay implementing emissions controls.

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  • In fieldwork program, students take the lead

    TREX program from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering takes students to Hawaii to conduct environmental research.

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  • How tumors behave on acid

    Acidic environment triggers genes that help cancer cells metastasize

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1.24.2020

  • Researchers hope to make needle pricks for diabetics a thing of the past
    Study suggests noninvasive spectroscopy could be used to monitor blood glucose levels. Read more

1.4.2020

  • New test method developed to quickly detect cancer-causing DNA damage
    Developed by MIT chemists; A new test using specific liver cells can quickly detect cancer-causing DNA damage. Read more

12.20.2019

  • Engineered Yeast as a Method for Bioremediation
    This technology is an engineered yeast bioremediation tool that has potential uses in environmental cleanup and mining Read more

12.18.2019

  • Desiree Plata finding ways to solve and prevent environment problems
    Desiree Plata and her students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are finding ways to solve environmental problems of the past... Read More

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Please remember to cite our support in your publications!

To cite the Center Core grant support, 
Grant # P30-ES002109, on your publication.

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If you have or are a trainee on Grant # T32-ES007020,
please cite the Training Grant's support on your publication.

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Malden Works for Waterfront Equity and Resilience awarded Norman B. Leventhal City Prize, in partnership with MIT CEHS COEEC Prize supports powerful... Read More
COEEC has worked in collaboration with the MIT Superfund Research Program to evaluate toxic metals in drinking water in Eastport, Maine. This program... Read More

Events >

March 12, 2020 | 6:45-9:00pm | 56-614

DRAM Seminar 3/12/2020
April 16, 2020 | 6:45-9:00pm | 56-614

DRAM Seminar 4/16/2020

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