How A Small Number of Mutations Can Fuel Outbreaks of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus April 4, 2025 Study shows how spike protein changes determine the risk of viral outbreaks
Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Awards Fuel Translational Research March 3, 2025 Awards aim to accelerate translation of discoveries made at Harvard Medical School into new…
Creating the World’s First CRISPR Medicine, for Sickle Cell Disease February 20, 2025 How a genetic insight paired with gene editing technology led to a life-changing new therapy
Ancient-DNA Study Identifies Originators of Indo-European Language Family February 5, 2025 Findings resolve “steppe hypothesis” enigma
Scientists Uncover Structure of Critical Component in Deadly Nipah Virus January 20, 2025 Findings could inform the design of treatments to combat infection
New Understanding of How Genetic Mutation Causes Huntington’s Disease January 16, 2025 Brain cell study shows mutation expands over decades, becomes rapidly toxic later in life
The Year in Harvard Medical School Science December 18, 2024 Reflecting on research discoveries reported in 2024
How HIV Research Has Reshaped Modern Medicine November 27, 2024 Decades of scientific work turned the tide on a fatal disease.
Ancient DNA Challenges Stories Told About Pompeii Victims November 7, 2024 Genetic data contradict, enrich interpretations of archaeological site
How Genetics and Physics Interact To Form the Gut October 22, 2024 Studies illuminate connection between biology, physical forces in embryonic development
Deadly Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Is a Familiar but Formidable Foe August 29, 2024 Harvard Medical School expert discusses challenges of diagnosis, treatment, and what lies ahead
What Enables Herpes Simplex Virus To Become Impervious to Drugs? August 27, 2024 Findings about how cold sore virus evades treatment offer broader clues on drug resistance
