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MIT Researchers Study Pandemic Potential Of H5N1 & H7N9 Virus
MIT studies of the H5N1 and H7N9 influenza viruses reveal genetic mutations that could result in pandemic flu.
India And Asia Collided 10 Million Years Later Than Previously Thought
A new study suggests that the collision between India and Asia occurred only 40 million years ago – 10 million years later than previously thought.
Chia-Chiao Lin, MIT Institute Professor Emeritus, Has Died At 96
Chia-Chiao Lin, an Institute Professor Emeritus at MIT who played a pivotal role in the development of applied mathematics both in the United States and in China, died Sunday in Beijing.
Protein Makes Malaria-Infected Red Blood Cells Rigid
When human red blood cells are infected with malaria, a protein called RESA stiffens the cell membranes, impairing the cells’ ability to travel through blood vessels.
Researchers Develop Autonomous Robot That Moves Like An Earthworm
Researchers at MIT, Harvard University, and Seoul National University have engineered a soft autonomous robot that moves much like an earthworm.
MIT Linguist Shigeru Miyagawa: Unique Languages, Universal Patterns
MIT linguist reveals how modern English resembles Old Japanese, and other surprising convergences between far-flung tongues.
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