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Official account of the @MIT School of Science

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In our latest study, published in @MolecularCell, we reveal that mRNA sequences hundreds of nucleotides from the start codon can act as potent repressors of gene expression through long-range base pairing to the ribosome binding site (RBS)... (1/4)
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Long-range mRNA folding shapes expression and sequence of bacterial genes dlvr.it/TVYSVc
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New study in @iScience_CP: How the brain keeps its options straight at decision time: Ensembles of neurons encode information to maximize clarity throughout the process. picower.mit.edu/news/how-bra… #neuroscience @mitbrainandcog @ScienceMIT
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A new atlas of the striatum reveals insights into populations of neurons affected by Huntington’s disease, schizophrenia, addiction and other disorders. It could guide new drug treatments. youtu.be/eQmEKrBMvmo #neuroscience @scienceMIT @mitbrainandcog

A 'roadmap' of the striatum

Picower Institute postdoc Raleigh Linville, lead author of a new st...

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Congratulations to Nergis Mavalvala PhD '97, Dean of the MIT School of Science and Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics, on being named to the 2026 @Forbes 50 Over 50! #ForbesOver50 forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgra…
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Climate-driven sea level rise is making freshwater ecosystems saltier, and @MIT_Physics researchers have uncovered how that shift could reshape the microbial communities that sustain rivers and estuaries news.mit.edu/2026/how-influx…

How an influx of salt may affect microbial ecosystems

MIT researchers have found that when salt levels rise, aquatic microbial populations maintain their overall growth rate, but they lose diversity as faster-growing strains tend to take over the...

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New study from our lab: a ketogenic diet has opposite effects on intestinal tumors in mice — accelerating them in the small intestine, suppressing them in the colon. Neither effect requires ketones — dietary lipid content drives both. rdcu.be/ftWig
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We are heartbroken to have lost our founder, who provided so much inspiration, but we are all honored to carry on the science he loved so much. picower.mit.edu/news/picower… #neuroscience #biology

Picower Professor Susumu Tonegawa, renowned molecular biologist and Nobel laureate, dies at 86

Tonegawa made landmark discoveries about how the immune system generates antibody diversity and how the brain forms memories.

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The universe keeps telling us that black holes exist in an "impossible" mass zone. That's leaving astronomers to find alternative origin stories for black holes via @gizmodo gizmodo.com/scientists-say-s…

Scientists Say Some Black Holes Are Born From Other Black Holes

The universe keeps telling us that black holes exist in an "impossible" mass zone. That's leaving astronomers to find alternative origin stories for black holes.

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For decades, neuroscientists have known that specific regions in the brain’s left hemisphere are responsible for processing language. However, a new study by MIT researchers shows that language processing also occurs in many other parts of the brain. news.mit.edu/2026/brain-lang…

The brain’s language network is more extensive than previously thought

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data from more than 700 people, MIT researchers identified 17 brain regions outside of the canonical language-processing centers that are also...

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For 250 years, discovery, courage, and tenacity have driven this country forward and will continue to. From medicine to infrastructure to breakthroughs we can't yet imagine, science touches every part of daily life because someone, somewhere followed their curiosity. What are you curious about?  #CuriosityOnAMission curiositymission.org/
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MIT professor of physics Pablo Jarillo-Herrero is among 10 researchers worldwide to receive this year’s prestigious Kavli Prize. news.mit.edu/2026/pablo-jari…

Pablo Jarillo-Herrero wins Kavli Prize in Nanoscience

MIT Professor Pablo Jarillo-Herrero is co-recipient of the 2026 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience for foundational research establishing the field of “twistronics,” in which superconductivity, magnetism,...

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Some of the most important things in life feel ordinary, until you stop and think about what makes them possible. A cure. A car. A comet. Someone right now is chasing answers to questions we haven't even asked yet. This is #CuriosityOnAMission. 🔬 What are you curious about? curiositymission.org/
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The Kavli Prize@KavliPrize
Jun 11
A tiny twist can change everything. The 2026 #KavliPrize Laureates pioneered Twistronics, revealed how rotating ultra-thin materials to a precise “magic angle” unlocks extraordinary electron properties and new possibilities for quantum technologies and #nanoscience.
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MIT Physics
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Jun 10
In the laboratory of physicist Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, the 'magician' of graphene: "My dream is to create a prestigious university in Spain like MIT" physics.mit.edu/?p=24657

In the laboratory of physicist Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, the 'magician' of graphene: "My dream is to...

The stairs leading to the main entrance of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), flanked by Ionic columns, become the backdrop for photo sessions at any time of the day...

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MIT Physics
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Adventures Exploring the World and Unchartered Physics Territory physics.mit.edu/?p=24684

Essay: Adventures Exploring the World and Unchartered Physics Territory

My Early Youth I was born in 1976 in Valencia (Spain) into a middle-class family. I am the second of four brothers. My parents did not have the opportunity to go to college, as they both started...

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The Kavli Prize@KavliPrize
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We're thrilled to announce the 2026 #KavliPrize Laureates, scientists pushing boundaries of what humanity knows in #astrophysics #nanoscience #neuroscience. They have revealed new chapters in the story of our universe, the smallest materials, and how the brain works. 1/2
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Congratulations to Pablo Jarillo-Herrero! The @MIT_Physics professor shares the 2026 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience “for foundational work that established the field of twistronics.” news.mit.edu/2026/pablo-jari…

Pablo Jarillo-Herrero wins Kavli Prize in Nanoscience

MIT Professor Pablo Jarillo-Herrero is co-recipient of the 2026 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience for foundational research establishing the field of “twistronics,” in which superconductivity, magnetism,...

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Myriam Heiman named the director of The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory. Heiman, who studies neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, will lead the institute beginning July 1. picower.mit.edu/news/myriam-… #neuroscience @ScienceMIT
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MIT Chemistry@ChemistryMIT
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Researchers in the Peng Lab use custom-built microscopy and nanotechnology to tag and follow the activity of individual proteins in real time. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-…
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Science is Curiosity on a Mission: It includes all of us who ask "why" and make it our mission to find out. These are the discoveries that move the country forward. The pursuit of ideas that seemed impossible until they weren’t. #CuriosityOnAMission
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