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Connie Phong wants to know how an animal adapted to live in a highly specialized environment — just below the freezing point for seawater — responds to warming oceans.
How Northeastern scientists are using Antarctic sea spiders to study life on the edge
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Fleury Augustin Nsole Biteghe has identified a way to target two of the deadliest cancer types with chemotherapy drugs but without the harms associated with chemotherapy.
Northeastern researcher uses light to target and kill cancer cells
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Northeastern University wins competitive federal grant to help broaden job opportunities in biotech across New England
Jared Auclair, associate dean of professional program and graduate affairs in the College of Science at Northeastern, is awarded a federal grant to expand biomanufacturing in New England.

Do viruses such as the coronavirus become less deadly?
Jared Auclair explains virus mutations, and what this means for Covid-19.

Landmark study into the genetic disorder offers clues into links between metabolism and mental health
Researchers at Northeastern and neighboring colleges say they’ve made a landmark discovery that takes a deeper look at the metabolic and biochemical origins of a debilitating genetic disease known to cause a range of symptoms and health problems. A new study, published Wednesday, focused on a severe neurodevelopmental disorder referred to as 16p11.2 Deletion Syndrome, […]
This student’s interdisciplinary research lands him a Churchill Scholarship nomination.
Churchill Scholarship nominee, Cameron Young, shares his NU experience at the College of Science and College of Engineering.

Caroline Consoli shares her Northeastern University Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society experience
Student shares her NU experience at the College of Science as well as how to get involved in NUSAAC.

Northeastern’s Covid-19 testing center is ready to identify the omicron variant
As the world scrambles to make sense of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, Northeastern is ready to spot it if it enters our community. Northeastern’s COVID-19 testing laboratory can already detect the omicron variant through existing protocols. And that could save the university community precious time in identifying and responding to any threat […]

Omicron variant questions mount– answers are on the way
Scientists keep close watch of the omicron variant as it continues to spread across South Africa.

With this new technology, 3D printing has come to life…literally
If humans are to live on Mars or the moon one day, we’ll need to be able to construct buildings to live, sleep, eat, and work in space. The way to do that, space agencies have said, is to 3D-print habitats or their components. But hauling enough of the Earth-derived materials used for most 3D […]

This bioengineering co-op gets hands-on with Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine
Ella Strzegowski landed a co-op at Moderna, where she uses chromatography to examine the molecules in the messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine solution.

The human genome has been mapped. Here’s the next monumental step.
Jeffrey Agar and his colleagues are working on helping humanity develop treatments for hundreds of currently untreatable diseases
Q & A with Clarissa Halim, MS Biotechnology
What is your major, and when are you graduating? I’m studying Biotechnology, and I plan to graduate in December 2022, but May 2023 is also a possibility. Why did you decide to enroll at Northeastern University and pursue an advanced degree in biotechnology? Northeastern’s renowned co-op program was a key factor during my decision-making process. […]

Do I Have Covid-19 or flu? Northeastern will test you for both.
Maybe you have a headache, or a stuffy nose, or a sore throat, or a cough. You might feel fatigued, achy, or a bit feverish. After the last year and a half, you might immediately think that you have COVID-19. But those symptoms also describe the flu. Autumn marks the beginning of flu season. That’s […]