Revising the textbook on introns
January 16, 2019
Whitehead Institute researchers uncover a group of introns in yeast with surprising stability and function
A Better Path to Drug Development
January 14, 2019
Biotech leader David Meeker connects with the Whitehead Institute community
A Celebration 50 Years in the Making
December 17, 2018
In 2018, Harvey Lodish marked five full decades as a member of the biology faculty at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). For the last 36 of those years, Lodish’s scientific home has been Whitehead Institute, where he is a Founding Member.
A tough case cracked
December 17, 2018
The detailed molecular structure of the inert plant material sporopollenin — key for the emergence of land plants — has been resolved
Video: Whitehead Connects - An Evening with David Meeker
December 10, 2018
During this Whitehead Connects presentation, David Meeker discusses innovation and biopharmaceutical pricing.
Uncovering the “must-haves” of tissue regeneration
November 27, 2018
Biological program triggered by large injuries not required for regeneration, Whitehead Institute team finds
Plant characteristics shaped by parental conflict
November 19, 2018
Differences in common traits within a plant species, such as seed size, can be determined by more than gene sequence.
Video: New way that transcription factors and co-activators can interact and activate transcription
November 15, 2018
Postdoctoral researchers Anna Boija and Isaac Klein from Whitehead Institute Member Richard Young's lab identified a new way that transcription factors and co-activators can interact and activate transcription. The activation domain of transcription factors sets up the formation of a liquid droplet on the genome containing key factors involved in regulating transcription.
Activating a new understanding of gene regulation
November 15, 2018
A previously mysterious part of transcription factors, the activation domain, plays a key role in forming phase separated "droplets" that concentrate proteins required for transcription near genes
Video: Bold Science, Brilliant Minds - Whitehead Institute's New Generation
November 8, 2018
Some of the newest and brightest at Whitehead Institute discuss their current research and the future of science.
Heart-healthy plant chemistry
October 29, 2018
A novel genomic approach helps identify medicinal compounds in plants.
A Long Legacy in RNA Discovery
October 25, 2018
Celebrating 25 Years of David Bartel’s Lab at Whitehead Institute