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MIT scientists want to create a ‘Lyme block' with proteins found in your sweat
Scientists at MIT in Cambridge are dreaming up a potential new way to help prevent a potentially debilitating tickborne illness, and the key to it all is right in our sweat. Researchers have discovered through years of study that a protein found in our sweat has antimicrobial properties, and can inhibit the growth of the bacteria that causes Lyme disease….
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Lawsuit accuses MIT of allowing antisemitism on campus
Two Jewish students have filed a federal lawsuit against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The lawsuit filed Thursday accuses the university of tolerating antisemitism that has resulted in the two students being intimidated, harassed and assaulted. A statement from MIT says the university does not typically comment on pending litigation. The lawsuit mirrors similar antisemitism lawsuits filed since the Oct....
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Bomb Threat at MIT Leads to Simmons Hall Evacuation
Just after 2:30 a.m., an alert from MIT Emergency Management said that Simmons Hall was being evacuated following a bomb threat. Emergency responders were on scene and the building was searched.