Heart of the matter (Summer 2021 issue of Science@MIT)

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Letter from the Dean

Features

• Long arc of science enables mRNA vaccines for Covid-19
• Queen of hearts

Science News & Events

• Four MIT scientists honored with 2021 National Academy of Sciences awards
• Friends of MIT Biology celebrate an unusual year
• Books from Science
• Michale Fee appointed head of the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Profiles

• Embattled brain
• Measuring the invisible

Giving Spotlight

• Challenge accepted