Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
New implantable devices developed in Polina Anikeeva's lab at MIT transform and soften to match the mechanical properties of the brain, enabling long-term studies of neural circuits. This video shows Anikeeva's new device (bottom right) causes less stress on brain tissue compared to other probes. Lower stress means less damage and better recording and stimulation performance for a longer period of time. Video: Anikeeva Lab
New implantable devices developed in Polina Anikeeva's lab at MIT transform and soften to match the mechanical properties of the brain, enabling long-term studies of neural circuits. This video shows Anikeeva's new device (bottom right) causes less stress on brain tissue compared to other probes. Lower stress means less damage and better recording and stimulation performance for a longer period of time. Video: Anikeeva Lab






![SEND: Harnessing human proteins to deliver molecular medicines to cells
Researchers from MIT, the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have developed a new way to deliver molecular therapies to cells. This animation shows how the system, called SEND, can be programmed to encapsulate and deliver different RNA cargoes. SEND harnesses natural proteins in the body that form virus-like particles and bind RNA, and it may provoke less of an immune response than other delivery approaches. [This video does not contain sound.]
Produced by the McGovern Institute and Opus Design in collaboration with Feng Zhang, Rhiannon Macrae, and the Broad Institute.
Read the full story: https://mcgovern.mit.edu/2021/08/19/scientists-harness-human-protein-to-deliver-molecular-medicines-to-cells/ SEND: Harnessing human proteins to deliver molecular medicines to cells](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nAVFFqDiIi0/mqdefault.jpg)



