CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A boost for the precision of genome editing * The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent approval of the first CRISPR-Cas9-based gene therapy has marked a major milestone in biomedicine, validating genome editing as a promising treatment strategy for disorders like sickle cell disease, muscular dystrophy, and certain cancers. CRISPR-Cas9, often likened to "molecular scissors, more PR

BEDFORD, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 [Category: BizConsulting] -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, posted the following news release: * * * Cyber Community to Connect, Learn, and Strengthen Defense at ATT&CKcon 6.0 * McLean, Va., and Bedford, Mass., August 20, 2025 - The MITRE ATT&CK(r) Community will convene and advance cyber defense at ATT&CKcon 6.0 at MITRE's headquarters in McLean, Va., and online, October 14-15. This y more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Graduate work with an impact -- in big cities and on campus * While working to boost economic development in Detroit in the late 2010s, Nick Allen found he was running up against a problem. The city was trying to spur more investment after long-term industrial flight to suburbs and other states. Relying more heavily on property taxes for revenue, the city was negotiating individu more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Learning from punishment * From toddlers' timeouts to criminals' prison sentences, punishment reinforces social norms, making it known that an offender has done something unacceptable. At least, that is usually the intent -- but the strategy can backfire. When a punishment is perceived as too harsh, observers can be left with the impression that an authority figure is motivated by  more PR

ENCINO, California, Aug. 21 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Closes $4.25 Million Industrial Asset Sale in Worcester Metro STERLING, Mass., Aug. 20, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of a 36,977-square-foot industrial office warehouse in Sterling, Massachusetts. The asset sold for $4,250,00 more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Materials Research Laboratory: Driving interdisciplinary materials research at MIT * Materials research thrives across MIT, spanning disciplines and departments. Recent breakthroughs include strategies for securing sustainable supplies of nickel -- critical to clean-energy technologies (Department of Materials Science and Engineering); the discovery of unexpected magnetism in atomi more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New laser "comb" can enable rapid identification of chemicals with extreme precision * Optical frequency combs are specially designed lasers that act like rulers to accurately and rapidly measure specific frequencies of light. They can be used to detect and identify chemicals and pollutants with extremely high precision. Frequency combs would be ideal for remote sensors or portab more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * South Manchester Rail Trail Wins APWA Project of the Year Award * This week, the American Public Work Association (APWA) honored the South Manchester Rail Trail with the Public Works Project of the Year Award in the category of Historical Restoration/Preservation more PR