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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Synthetic circuits can harvest light energy

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

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • An experimental peptide could block Covid-19

    MIT chemists are testing a protein fragment that may inhibit coronaviruses’ ability to enter human lung cells.

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  • An Element of Caution

    Could chemicals key to sustainable technologies pose unseen environmental risks?

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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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  • 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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  • Chemists discover unexpected enzyme structure

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

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  • CRISPR-based diagnostic chips perform thousands of tests simultaneously to detect viruses

    Diagnostic platform CARMEN combines microfluidics with CRISPR-based detection technology SHERLOCK, and could one day be used for public health efforts.

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Improving health outcomes by targeting climate and air pollution simultaneously

New modeling tool enables rapid design of effective and equitable policy combinations. (Selin lab)

Peter Dedon named a 2022 AAAS Fellow

The biological engineer is recognized for his scientific achievements over the course of his career. (Dedon lab)

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

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please cite the Training Grant's support on your publication.

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Using an untapped resource, the Malden River Project is boosting social resilience along with climate mitigation in the gateway city of Malden,... Read More
Prize supports powerful collaboration among diverse constituencies in Malden, Massachusetts. Malden, Massachusetts, is a city of neighborhoods,... Read More

Events >

March 9, 2023 | 4:05PM | 32-155

Harris Lecture: Ben Van Houten
Ben Van Houten

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