Chemist’s fix for a stubborn biomanufacturing problem? Engineer the liquid, not the machine
FluxBio’s near-term focus is to help biomanufacturers get more out of the reactors they already own.
Inquiry & Impact
The pursuit of knowledge through research, teaching, and learning, with impact at the FAS and beyond
Octopus cells pack ‘real surprise’ for biologists
Harvard biologists have discovered a mysterious distinction at the core of the octopus‘ cellular biology that appears to be unique in the animal kingdom.
Bigger benefits for kindergarten’s oldest boys uncovered
Being born a few days on either side of the school-enrollment cutoff date might seem like an arbitrary difference. But new research finds boys born just after the cutoff, who start kindergarten relatively old for their grade, enjoy far more advantages than previously known.
How the brain decides where to insulate its own wiring
A new study by takes a step toward illuminating brain development and providing clues that may lead to therapies for devastating neurological disorders.
Researchers pull landlords from the shadows
Approximately one-third of all households in the United States live in rented properties, but it can be hard to say who the landlords are. In a co-authored research paper, economics professor Rebecca Diamond introduces a method for identifying the deed-holders.
Working from home works against mental health
A new study finds increased isolation and distress in remote-friendly occupations
First Proof’s second batch of math problems test AI
Humans are still doing the heavy lifting, despite rapid AI progress
Harvard astronomer, ‘our heroine’ of the 20th century, memorialized in London
FAS Dean Hopi Hoekstra helped dedicate a plaque at the teenage home of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin.
In wake of public outrage, professor sees hope for democracy
Could frustration with billionaires and corporate power bring about a resurgence in American democracy? Taeku Lee believes it’s possible.
Biodiversity is improving across campus, with help from a history course
Joyce Chaplin’s “Rewilding Harvard” is reimagining the Harvard landscape.
With college math stuck in the 20th century, work begins on a new formula
Scholars from around the United States recently gathered at Harvard to crack an unsolved problem in mathematics: how to make the subject more relevant to undergraduates.
Making connections, in the brain and in science
Ph.D. student Minsu Kim gained confidence, experience in the lab of neurobiologist Wei-Chung Allen Lee.
How venom kills — and can lead to cures
Mandë Holford uncovers the secrets of deadly marine mollusks, how their toxins work with such targeted efficiency.
‘Climate policy uncertainty is bad for the economy’
Analysis reveals unhappy marriage of lower productivity and higher prices amid wobbly regulation