Researchers Find Potential Way to Tweak Immune System to Help It Fight Tuberculosis
TB is the world’s second-deadliest infectious disease, behind COVID-19. A new BU-led study shows how to turn TB-susceptible immune cells into TB-resistant ones
For Coral Reefs, Temperature Is Everything—Is It Too Late to Save Them?
Research at BU is illuminating just how severely climate change is impacting coral reefs
Cutting Up Forests Disrupts an Essential Bond between Trees and Fungi
A breakdown between mycorrhizal fungi and trees can expose plants and animals to harmful pathogens, BU researchers warn
BU Researchers See Future Where Lung Disease Is Treatable, and Damaged Lungs are Regenerated
Figuring out how to make damaged lungs like new again has been Darrell Kotton’s life work. Now, he is one step closer
Urgency, Accountability, and Private Jets at UN Climate Summit COP27
BU climate finance researcher Rishikesh Ram Bhandary describes the mood in Egypt
Mosquitoes Have a Bizarre Sense of Smell, Study Finds
The unconventional way mosquitoes process odors could help explain why they are so good at finding humans to bite
The Quest for a Heart Attack Cure
A BU-led team is engineering small patches of cardiac muscle that could repair the heart, treat heart disease, and speed drug development
As Climate Change Gets Worse, Science Provides Hope and Possibility
The power of city trees, cutting emissions, swaying climate deniers, and more: in honor of Earth Day, The Brink’s science writer reflects on BU research helping to save the planet
City Trees and Soil Are Sucking More Carbon Out of the Atmosphere Than Previously Thought
Researchers found that trees and soils on the outermost edge of forests may have a role in fighting climate change—but the benefits might not last
Two BU Researchers Receive over $1 Million Each in Funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Ji-Xin Cheng and Lei Tian will lead efforts to further dynamic imaging research at BU’s College of Engineering