Scientific rendering of multiple DNA double helices with several embedded ribonucleotides highlighted in red along the strands. The red RNA building blocks appear at distinct locations within the gray DNA structure, illustrating how ribonucleotides can become incorporated into human DNA.
Health
August 28, 2026

Georgia Tech Researchers Discover New Layer of the Human Genome

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A new study led by Francesca Storici reveals that RNA building blocks embedded in human DNA are organized in distinct patterns and may play an important role in regulating DNA structure and gene activity.
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Environment
August 26, 2026

Speare Earns Highly Competitive NIH MIRA Grant

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The award will support funding aimed at uncovering new insights that could support future coral restoration and disease management efforts.
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Farzaneh Najafi standing outside smiling with her arms crossed. Green foliage is visible in the background.
Health
August 24, 2026

A Neuroscientist Went Looking for Prediction. She Found Time Instead.

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A Georgia Tech study challenges a decades-old explanation for one of neuroscience's most famous signals, revealing an intrinsic neural code for tracking time.
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Associate Professor Yuhang Hu and three male students from her lab gather around and look at a soft adhesive hydrogel they are studying.
Health
August 19, 2026

Georgia Tech Researchers Discover New Mechanism Behind Soft-Material Adhesion

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The discovery challenges a long-held assumption in adhesion mechanics and reveals a new physical mechanism that governs how soft materials attach and detach.
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Health
August 14, 2026

Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society Names Simon Sponberg Associate Director for Interdisciplinary Research

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The Georgia Tech researcher and longtime neuroscience community leader will help catalyze new collaborations and research opportunities across the Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society (INNS).
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Tech Hop
AI
August 7, 2026

Georgia Tech Strengthens Atlanta's Innovation Ecosystem Through Tech Square Tech Hop and Avant South

3 min read
Tech Square Tech Hop and Avant South showcase Georgia Tech's leadership in strengthening Atlanta's growing innovation ecosystem.
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Two researchers in a laboratory examine a blue-green silicon wafer. One, wearing a lab coat, safety goggles, and a blue glove, holds the wafer up for inspection while the other stands beside them. Laboratory equipment is visible in the background.
Health
August 5, 2026

Your Immune Cells Are Tired. Georgia Tech Researchers Found a Way to Wake Them Up.

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Georgia Tech researchers developed a way to rejuvenate aging immune cells, potentially restoring the body’s ability to better fight cancer, infection, and other diseases.
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Three men who co-founded and lead Huxley Medical stand together on the field of a baseball stadium, smiling at the camera. They are wearing SANSA-branded hats, with a large video board behind them displaying the SANSA logo and the stadium seating in the background.
Health
August 5, 2026

Where Breakthrough Meets Business: Georgia Tech Grad Makes Impact Through Research, Entrepreneurship

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Alumnus and serial entrepreneur Chris Lee is using research from his latest company, Huxley Medical, to improve the diagnosis of sleep apnea and related cardiovascular disease with a simple wearable device.
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AI
July 29, 2026

From Diagnosis to Wellness, AI's Healthcare Revolution

4 min read
As artificial intelligence becomes more integrated into healthcare, researchers are exploring its potential to support clinical decision-making, improve mental health interventions, expand access to care, and accelerate medical innovation.
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Staghorn coral samples used in Lauren Speare's research.
Health
July 27, 2026

Tiny Predatory Bacteria Help Protect Endangered Caribbean Corals

4 min read
Georgia Tech researchers found that predatory bacteria can halt the spread of a destructive coral disease by hunting and consuming pathogens responsible for the infection.
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AI
July 16, 2026

Georgia Tech Receives Commitment to Launch New AI-Driven Health Innovation Center 

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Parker H. Petit’s commitment will launch a research hub focused on using artificial intelligence to model diseases, identify treatment paths, and move discoveries closer to patient care.
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The Ramblin Wreck drives past the Petit Biotechnology Building, a red brick building with large trees in the foreground.
Health
July 9, 2026

Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience Announces New External Advisory Board Leadership and Members

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IBB is pleased to announce new leadership and membership for its EAB, which provides strategic guidance to help advance the institute's mission of accelerating interdisciplinary research and innovation.
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A rendering of transparent cells on a blue background
Health
July 8, 2026

Creating Synthetic Life in a Lab? SpudCell Falls Short of the Goal, But Raises Even More Useful Questions

7 min read
While SpudCell is an important milestone in the field, it stops short of being a fully synthetic living cell.
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Microscopic image of pink tissue cells
Health
July 6, 2026

Researchers Develop a Safer, More Reliable Material for Growing Small-Scale Models of the Human Gut

3 min read
Researchers have developed a synthetic gel that could open new possibilities for drug testing and disease treatment.
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A medical worker wearing latex gloves uses a device to test a patient's blood sugar.
Health
July 1, 2026

New Research Seeks to Help Transplanted Cells Thrive in Type 1 Diabetes Treatment

1 min read
Alexander Vlahos has been awarded a five-year, research grant to support pioneering work aimed at improving therapies for T1D.
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Digital illustration of a brain surrounded by two distinct visual patterns. One side is composed of structured blue connections resembling an organized network map, while the other features colorful, dispersed light patterns, representing distributed neural activity. The image symbolizes competing brain architectures explored in the study.
AI
June 29, 2026

The Myth of the ‘Lizard Brain’ and the Real Trade-Off Inside Your Mind

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A new study from Georgia Tech examines how different brain systems scale together across species, offering a new perspective on brain organization — and its potential applications in artificial intelligence.
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Health
June 16, 2026

From Fossils to Function: Armita Manafzadeh Honored by Scientific American

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The 2026 cohort includes 28 early-career scientists based in the United States who are changing the world with their work.
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Close-up of hands positioning a flexible haptic device with embedded electronics under a microscope, highlighting the small components and patterned array used to deliver sensory feedback.
Health
June 15, 2026

New Wearable Reroutes Lost Sensation, Restores Stability

4 min read
Researchers have developed a wireless wearable that translates foot pressure into heat and vibration, helping individuals with sensory impairments regain balance and mobility.
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A woman in a laboratory wearing a white lab coat looks through a microscope on a benchtop. Petri dishes and a digital scale sit nearby, with lab supplies and equipment arranged on shelves and counters. A window in the background shows greenery outside, and cables connect the microscope to nearby devices.
Health
June 12, 2026

Georgia Tech Professor, Student Lead Pioneering Research in Women’s Health

3 min read
Science has historically overlooked diseases and conditions that predominantly affect women, but one Georgia Tech researcher and his doctoral student are working to change that.
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Environment
June 11, 2026

Scientist Maps Biodiversity on a Warming Southern Landscape

8 min read
Jenny McGuire is refining tools and partnerships that help protect biodiversity, from Atlanta’s urban canopy to the southern Appalachians.
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