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The MIT Department of Biology is known globally for its cutting-edge research, pioneering collaborations, commitment to instruction, and mentoring.

Cambridge, MA biology.mit.edu Joined January 2012

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MIT Biology @MITBiology May 21

Ever wonder how to streak for singles in a biology lab?

MIT Open Learning Verified account @mitopenlearning May 20

One of the main goals for microbiologists in an experiment is to connect a cell genotype with a specific phenotype. To do this, they need to start with a single cell.

@MITBiology researcher Yashna Thepetta explains how you get there, through a process called "streaking for singles."

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MIT Biology @MITBiology Oct 15

MIT Biology is hiring faculty positions! The department seeks candidates who are developing and using computational methods to address questions in molecular, cellular, or organismal biology. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32927

MIT Biology @MITBiology Jul 7

Why are some bacterial genomes high in purines? In certain species of bacteria, the answer lies in shielding RNA transcripts from a quality-control factor called Rho (1/3).

Gene-Wei Li Lab @GeneWeiLiLab Jun 17

We're excited to share our latest publication, from graduate student Julia Dierksheide in the lab! In B. subtilis, the fast-moving RNA polymerase outpaces the leading ribosome, leaving mRNA transcripts vulnerable to the transcription termination factor Rho. (1/2)
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MIT Biology @MITBiology Jun 24

Story coming soon from @LillianWEden

Rho (ring of blue and orange orbs) serves, among other roles, as something called a termination factor: a protein that halts the production of single-stranded genetic blueprints (red) that will serve no purpose. Rho’s specificity for this “transcriptional noise” was long a mystery, but researchers in the Department of Biology at MIT found that a purine bias in coding gene sequences shields productive transcripts from Rho termination.

Gene-Wei Li Lab @GeneWeiLiLab Jun 17

We're excited to share our latest publication, from graduate student Julia Dierksheide in the lab! In B. subtilis, the fast-moving RNA polymerase outpaces the leading ribosome, leaving mRNA transcripts vulnerable to the transcription termination factor Rho. (1/2)
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MIT Biology @MITBiology May 6

Pursuing scientific interests ranging from molecular mechanisms to the impact of environment on inheritance, the 4th annual Catalyst Symposium has brought eight outstanding postdocs trained across the globe to engage with members of our community.