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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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  • Breakthrough ALS research: Free tool from Northeastern scientists could revolutionize drug development

    Breakthrough ALS research: Free tool from Northeastern scientists could revolutionize drug development

    Professor Jeffrey Agar, chemistry and chemical biology, is working with a team to revolutionize drug development, pointing to potential breakthroughs in ALS research.
  • Northeastern students turn chem class into cosmetics lab, creating lip gloss, nail polish and more

    Northeastern students turn chem class into cosmetics lab, creating lip gloss, nail polish and more

    A chemistry class taught by Leila Deravi, associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology, allowed students to develop their own personal care products after learning about the chemical composition and structure of such products.
  • Researchers resurrect extinct gene in plants with major implications for drug development

    Researchers resurrect extinct gene in plants with major implications for drug development

    A team led by Jing-Ke Weng, professor of chemistry, chemical biology and bioengineering, repaired a defunct gene in the coyote tobacco plant, turning back the evolutionary clock to pave a path forward for the development and discovery of new drugs.
  • Did scientists genetically engineer the long-extinct dire wolf, or give gray wolf offspring its features?

    Did scientists genetically engineer the long-extinct dire wolf, or give gray wolf offspring its features?

    Northeastern professors, including Diaa Alabed, weigh in on the announcement of the resurrection of the long-extinct dire wolf. Calling out the advancements scientific technology, and the reality of what the resurrection really is.
  • Sreenithi Giri Gogulan ’25, MS Biotechnology

    Sreenithi Giri Gogulan ’25, MS Biotechnology

    Sreenithi Giri Gogulan '25, biotechnology, shares her experiences as a COS student.
  • Saranya Bhattacharyya ’25, MS Biotechnology

    Saranya Bhattacharyya ’25, MS Biotechnology

    Saran Bhattacharyya '25, biotechnology, shares her experiences as a COS student.
  • Maya Kanj ’25, MS Biotechnology

    Maya Kanj ’25, MS Biotechnology

    Maya Kanj '25, biotechnology, shares her experiences as a COS student.
  • Luke Smith ’25, MS Biotechnology

    Luke Smith ’25, MS Biotechnology

    Luke Smith '25, biotechnology, shares his experience as a COS student.
  • Izel Eler ’25, MS Biotechnology

    Izel Eler ’25, MS Biotechnology

    Izel Eler '25, MS biotechnology, shares her experiences as a COS student.
  • Colby Geer ’25, Chemistry

    Colby Geer ’25, Chemistry

    Colby Geer '25, chemistry, shares his experience as a COS student.
  • Can you survive eating the fruit of a ‘suicide’ tree, as in the HBO show ‘The White Lotus’?

    Can you survive eating the fruit of a ‘suicide’ tree, as in the HBO show ‘The White Lotus’?

    Jing-Ke Weng, professor of chemistry and chemical biology, weighs in on the "suicide" tree featured in "The White Lotus." The tree's appearance in the recent season has triggered a discussion around how accurately it is being portrayed.
  • Are seed oils bad for you? Moderation is the key, Northeastern experts say

    Are seed oils bad for you? Moderation is the key, Northeastern experts say

    Jing-Ke Weng and Darin Dewiler, Northeastern professors, help explain some of the statements being made about seed oils right now.