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Molecular Biology & Genetics

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Cancer Series

With New Technology and Innovative Treatments, BU Cancer Research Is Saving Lives

November 14, 2025

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Synthetic Biology

BU Engineer Builds Next-Gen Sensors with Mix of Living Cells and Tiny Electronics

October 23, 2025

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Accolades

NIH Honors Two BU Researchers for Exceptionally Creative, High-Impact Science

October 9, 2025

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Innovation

Two BU-Created Inventions Are Named “World Changing Ideas”

October 2, 2025

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Clownfish

Clownfish and Anemones Are Disappearing Because of Climate Change

September 18, 2025

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NEIDL

Renowned Virologist Robert A. Davey to Lead NEIDL, BU’s Infectious Diseases Research Hub

May 27, 2025

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Awards

Three BU Researchers Win National Honor for Early-Career Scientists and Engineers

February 4, 2025

Research

Best of The Brink 2024: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Discoveries—All from BU Researchers

December 13, 2024

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Reproductive Health

Women’s Health Is Chronically Understudied, but These Engineers Are Charging Forward

November 4, 2024

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Plant Lab

Studying Plant Genomics Can Bring Agriculture and Biomedical Engineering Breakthroughs

October 17, 2024

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Inauguration 2024

Inauguration 2024 Research on Tap Celebrates BU’s Power to Bring Scholars Together to Better Our World

September 25, 2024

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Self-Amplifying RNA

A New Type of RNA Could Revolutionize Vaccines and Cancer Treatments

September 9, 2024

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Innovation Awards

2024 Ignition Awards Aim to Bring BU Science and Tech to Market

August 22, 2024

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Evolutionary Development

Why Is a BU Researcher So Fascinated with the Diets of Dung Beetles?

April 25, 2024

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Aging Reimagined

The Secrets of Living to 100

February 21, 2024

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Clownfish

Clownfish: Studying their Complex Lives and Anemone Homes

February 9, 2024

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Sickle Cell Disease

BU Researchers Helped Develop the First FDA-Approved Gene Therapies to Treat Sickle Cell Disease

December 12, 2023

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2023 in Review

Best of The Brink 2023: 10 Life-Changing Inventions, Amazing Discoveries, and Surprising Findings from BU Researchers

December 11, 2023

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Veterans and PTSD

Can Researchers Find Better Treatments for Veterans with PTSD?

November 8, 2023

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Kilachand Awards

Kilachand Fund Awards Go to Crystal Rib Cage and Brain Connection Projects

October 3, 2023

Kilachand Fund Awards Go to Crystal Rib Cage and Brain Connection Projects