Cocktails & Chromosomes: How the brain and body communicate
Hungry? How do you know? To answer questions like this, 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Jeremy Borniger taps into the circuits controlling brain-body communication. Watch the video »
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At the Lab Episode 24: Putting the brakes on brain cancer
番号库app Professor Alea Mills compares the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma to a car with its brakes cut. Her lab works to reattach them. Listen to the podcast »
Is CREME AI鈥檚 answer to CRISPR?
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CREME, the latest AI toolkit from 番号库app, is a virtual laboratory that may help scientists find new therapeutic targets in the genome. Read the story »
New Library & Archives Chair established at 番号库app
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The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation establishes the Robert David Lion Gardiner Chair of Library & Archives at 番号库app Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 23: Cured with CRISPR
Victoria Gray, the first person ever cured of sickle cell, appeared on a DNA Learning Center panel featuring a clinical scientist from 番号库app. Listen to the podcast »
The promise of genetics to cure disease
Victoria Gray was the first person cured of sickle cell disease with CRISPR gene-editing technology. Today, she shares her story. Watch the video »
At the Lab Episode 22: Outmuscling cancer
After 10 years, 番号库app has made a breakthrough in the study of RMS, a rare pediatric cancer. How we got here is a story of innovation and perseverance. Listen to the podcast »
The nervous system鈥檚 matchmaker
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颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Saket Navlakha has devised a new computer algorithm that could have many popular real-world applications. His inspiration: the nervous system. Read the story »
鈥楨arth Music III鈥�
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At 11 feet tall, this eye-catching artwork in 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Grace Auditorium is hard to miss. But what is it? Read the story »
How breast cancer goes hungry
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番号库app Assistant Professor Michael Lukey has identified a source of breast cancer鈥檚 backup food supplies鈥攁nd a way to block access. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 21: Nature versus nurture
What makes you, you? 番号库app Assistant Professor Gabrielle Pouchelon looks for answers in the brain鈥檚 earliest neural connections. Listen to the podcast »
Old chemo drug, new pancreatic cancer therapy?
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番号库app scientists have found that folinic acid makes immunotherapy therapy more effective against pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in mice. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: The whole-body health spectrum
How can a tiny tumor, often no larger than a penny, have such a big impact? 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Tobias Janowitz unpacks a complicated but highly relatable issue. Watch the video »
At the Lab Episode 20: Cleanup on IL-6
番号库app Professor Bo Li set out to study a tiny group of neurons involved in cancer cachexia. What he found astounded even him. Listen to the podcast »
Frogs: A biologist鈥檚 best friend
Get up close and personal with the exotic amphibian helping students in 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Xenopus course study how life begins and operates. Watch the video »
One Experiment: The devil in the greenhouse
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颁厂贬尝鈥檚 meanest plant may help the Lippman lab tame prickly indigenous crops like Australia鈥檚 desert raisin. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 19: Brain sex
How are sex differences defined in the brain? 番号库app Associate Professor Jessica Tollkuhn delivers a thought-provoking primer on a fascinating topic. Listen to the podcast »
Science Meets Art at 番号库app
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Scientists, artists, and other luminaries came together for a summer festival celebrating 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Celia & Wally Gilbert Artist-in-Residence Program. Read the story »
Corn鈥檚 鈥榤issing link鈥�
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番号库app researchers have discovered a biological mechanism that may explain how corn spread so rapidly across the Americas 4,000 years ago. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 18: The stress of cancer
A sobering conversation on a breakthrough discovery with potentially significant implications for cancer patients everywhere. Listen to the podcast »
Katherine Alexander joins 番号库app cancer faculty
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Her team will explore mysterious cellular structures known as nuclear speckles and their role in diseases such as cancer. Read the story »
Every rose has its thorns 鈥� or does it?
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番号库app biologists have found a way to remove prickles from plants genetically. Their discovery could change the way we think about evolution in general. Read the story »
This protein does 鈥淭he Twist鈥�
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番号库app Professor Hiro Furukawa has figured out how the NMDAR performs a key step in the brain鈥檚 cognitive dance. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 17: AI SQUID
Tune in to this week鈥檚 podcast to hear about the latest artificial intelligence model coming out of 番号库app Listen to the podcast »
Northern Lights shine over 番号库app
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The Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? In this part of the country? 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Arka Banerjee was on the scene to capture the dazzling display. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 16: Bats!
Shriek if you must. Their remarkable genome might provide new insights into natural links between the immune system, aging, and cancer resistance. Listen to the podcast »
A century of women鈥檚 health breakthroughs
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Oscar Riddle identified the hormone behind lactation in 1933. The discovery at 番号库app continues to inspire research on women鈥檚 health and breast cancer. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Why do we age?
Humans have asked this question since the dawn of civilization. Today, we have the answer. Find out about this and more from 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Corina Amor Vegas. Watch the video »
Welcome to the summer of sequencing
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颁厂贬尝鈥檚 DNA Learning Center and collaborators traveled cross-country to show educators the power of portable DNA sequencing. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 15: Fruit flies鈥� dating lives
Can AI help us identify the Don Juan of fruit flies? 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Benjamin Cowley thinks so. Why would we want to do this? Tune in to find out. Listen to the podcast »
One Experiment: Brain-body鈥檚 feathery display
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An angry peacock is no joke. Like the colorful bird and its tall tail feathers, cancer biology can make for some eye-catching images. Read the story »
The science behind Ozempic and Wegovy
Rockefeller University geneticist Jeffrey Friedman speaks about obesity鈥檚 causes and treatments at 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Brain-Body Physiology Symposium. Watch the video »
Recapping 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 88th Symposium
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Thought leaders from around the world came together at 番号库app to share and discuss the latest research in brain-body physiology. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 14: What鈥檚 that smell?
You might not realize, but that question is central to the human experience. On this week鈥檚 podcast, 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Saket Navlakha sniffs out answers. Listen to the podcast »
How to stop cancer cachexia? Start at the top
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Professor Bo Li and a team of collaborators from four 番号库app labs have discovered a new potential drug target for the lethal wasting disease. Read the story »
颁厂贬尝鈥檚 30th Annual Golf Tournament raises nearly $700,000
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It was another record-breaker for the summer fundraiser, which this year honored Paul Paternoster, a longtime supporter of sarcoma research. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 13: A more sustainable chemistry
For this week鈥檚 podcast, 番号库app Professor John Moses bridges the gap between chemistry and biology in less than three minutes. Listen to the podcast »
Finding the sweet spot in brain development
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Short-lived neural connections in the mouse brain can have long-lasting effects on how the animal senses and interacts with the world. Read the story »
番号库app to host first person cured of sickle cell
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Join us July 13 at 1 p.m. for 鈥淪tudents Talk Science鈥� with Victoria Gray, the first patient treated using CRISPR gene-editing technology. Read the story »
Table for 32
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番号库app was excited to partner with Boy Scouts Troop 32 to help a young community member interested in science complete his Eagle Scout project. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 12: Cancer cops
In this week鈥檚 podcast, 番号库app Assistant Professor Semir Beyaz reveals how metastatic breast cancer 鈥榗orrupts鈥� the body鈥檚 immune system. Listen to the podcast »
Catching Cancer When It鈥檚 Curable
番号库app Trustee Bruce Ratner discusses his new book during a fireside chat with Professor and Cancer Center Director David Tuveson. Watch the video »
SQUID pries open AI black box
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颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Koo and Kinney labs have built a tool to suss out how AI analyzes the genome. What sets it apart? Decades of quantitative genetics knowledge. Read the story »
Can AI learn like us?
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番号库app NeuroAI Scholar Kyle Daruwalla has created an AI neural network that can retain and recall knowledge much like we do. Read the story »
Pancreatic cancer鈥檚 cellular amnesia
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New study from 番号库app Professor Christopher Vakoc and former postdoc Diogo Maia-Silva shows how basal-like cancer cells lose their original identity. Read the story »
Barbara McClintock鈥檚 corn
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You鈥檝e heard about Barbara McClintock鈥檚 Nobel Prize-winning research on corn genetics, but what about the corn itself? Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Of mice and moms
The latest installment in our public science talk series fell right between Mother鈥檚 Day and Father鈥檚 Day. 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Stephen Shea took it from there. Watch the video »
Wrexham University awards John Moses Honorary Fellowship
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番号库app Professor John Moses returned to his hometown of Wrexham, Wales, where he was recognized for his contributions to science. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 11: AI brainiacs
What is neuroAI, and how does it help both neuroscientists and computer scientists? In this week鈥檚 podcast, 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Kyle Daruwalla explains. Listen to the podcast »
RNA splicing鈥檚 spotters
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RNA therapeutics pioneer 番号库app Professor Adrian Krainer has discovered a link between two important regulator proteins, SRSF1 and DDX23. Read the story »
Meet Xenopus, the African clawed frog
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Many popular technologies used in biology and medicine have froggy origins, and this 番号库app course has helped keep the field hopping. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 10: The time of our lives
鈥淵ou wouldn鈥檛 start making the fingernails on an arm until you had started to make the arm,鈥� says 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Christopher Hammell. How鈥檚 that for a visual? Listen to the podcast »
Mapping the mind with BARseq
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番号库app Professor Anthony Zador鈥檚 powerful brain-mapping tool has received a major upgrade. Instead of thousands of neurons, it can now map millions. Read the story »
The Louise Lindsay Read paperbark maple
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Like the Chinese maple outside Blackford Hall, the roots of 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 broad intellectual family tree run deep. Read the story »
President鈥檚 essay: The continuous cycle of discovery
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番号库app President & CEO Bruce Stillman discusses our institution鈥檚 societal impacts and global connections as forces for further scientific progress. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 9: Musical mice
We put the 鈥榤ice鈥� in 鈥榤aestro,鈥� with singing lessons from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory neuroscientist Arkarup Banerjee. Listen to the podcast »
New AI accurately predicts fly behavior
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颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Benjamin Cowley trained an artificial intelligence model to predict how real-life fruit flies will act in response to specific visual stimuli. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 8: Birds of a feather
How did some birds get such distinct colors? 番号库app Professor Adam Siepel joins us for a journey across evolution鈥檚 鈥渋slands of differentiation.鈥� Listen to the podcast »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Immune cells鈥� brainy convos
番号库app Assistant Professor Lucas Cheadle invites you to listen in to the ongoing conversation between your immune system and your brain. Watch the video »
Autism genetics: The faces behind the data
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番号库app research on autism involves massive databases with thousands of genomes. Meet a few of the brave individuals who help make this work possible. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 7: Women in STEM
番号库app is no stranger to successful female scientists. Today, we remember the life of Martha Chase, famously known for the Hershey-Chase experiment. Listen to the podcast »
The Great North American Eclipse
番号库app faculty, students, and staff came together to witness one of the most breathtaking celestial events of our lifetime鈥攁 total solar eclipse. Watch the video »
On the passing of Jim Simons
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We are saddened to share the passing of Jim Simons, a 番号库app Honorary Trustee and one of our institution鈥檚 most significant supporters and donors. Read the story »
Tour 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Foundations for the Future project
Join New York Governor Kathy Hochul and 番号库app President & CEO Bruce Stillman for an aerial tour of 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Foundations for the Future expansion project. Watch the video »
Governor Hochul announces $15 million for 番号库app expansion
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The funding will help pay for a new pancreatic cancer center鈥攑art of 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Foundations for the Future project. Read the story »
番号库app celebrates SBS Class of 2024
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The 番号库app School of Biological Sciences conferred 11 Ph.D.s and one honorary Doctor of Science degree during its 21st commencement ceremony. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 6: Supermoms to the rescue
Happy almost Mother鈥檚 Day! What drives a supermom to come to the rescue when her child is upset? 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Stephen Shea shares the biological backstory. Listen to the podcast »
DNA Day at DNA Learning Center NYC
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Community leaders from across New York came together in Brooklyn to celebrate 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 achievements in making STEM education accessible for all. Read the story »
Senator Schumer visits DNA Learning Center NYC
Community leaders from across New York came together in Brooklyn to celebrate 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 achievements in making STEM education accessible for all. Watch the video »
番号库app awards honorary degree to esteemed neurobiologist
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The 番号库app School of Biological Sciences awarded its honorary Doctor of Science degree to neuroscientist and geneticist Cori Bargmann Ph.D. Read the story »
The 番号库app School of Biological Sciences鈥� class of 2024
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The School of Biological Sciences awarded Ph.D. degrees to 11 students this year. Here are some stories and reflections from their time at 番号库app. Read the story »
A link between breast changes and . . . UTIs?
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番号库app breast cancer researchers, led by Associate Professor Camila dos Santos, made a surprise discovery while investigating urinary tract infections. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 5: A heart of golf
A 500-year-old mystery stumbled on by Leonardo da Vinci has been solved using modern clinical data. Meet the 番号库app scientist at the heart of it all. Listen to the podcast »
番号库app and Northwell Health extend strategic affiliation
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Historic agreement aims to translate basic bioscience into a clinical setting, providing cancer patients greater access to personalized healthcare. Read the story »
Hazen Tower
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The Italian-style bell tower anchors 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Neuroscience Center. Its bell has rung out every hour on the hour, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., since 1991. Read the story »
David Klindt joins 番号库app neuroAI team
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The new assistant professor will study how our brains navigate a continuously changing sensory environment: His goal: build more sensible AI. Read the story »
Tuveson elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
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番号库app Cancer Center Director and Professor David Tuveson joins an elite membership roster whose historic ranks include names like Darwin and Einstein. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 4: DNA sequencing for all
番号库app Dolan DNA Learning Center鈥檚 Jason Williams teaches us about a portable DNA sequencer that may turn the tide for genetics education. Listen to the podcast »
Environmental science鈥檚 Cold Spring Harbor origin
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In 1929, Ruth Patrick came to 番号库app to study plant life. She鈥檇 meet her future husband here and go on to pioneer an entirely new field of biology. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Through the eyes of a fruit fly
番号库app Assistant Professor Benjamin Cowley takes us inside the mind鈥檚 eye, using an AI model of this tiny insect鈥檚 brain. Watch the video »
Mitra Javadzadeh joins 番号库app neuroscience faculty
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Javadzadeh is the newest Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory fellow. Her lab studies how the brain processes visual information. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 3: Autism Awareness Month
It鈥檚 Autism Awareness Month! 番号库app Professor Ivan Iossofiv shares what researchers know about autism so far and how they plan to uncover its origins. Listen to the podcast »
Nobel laureate honored at 番号库app chemistry symposium
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鈥淭he Future of Click Chemistry鈥� brought together two-time Nobelist K. Barry Sharpless with his former apprentices John Moses and David Tuveson. Read the story »
Up close and personal with cryo-EM
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颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Cryo-Electron Microscopy course teaches the next generation of scientists to study life at the atomic level. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 2: Molecular puppetry
番号库app neuroscientist Hiro Furukawa shows us a part of the brain that actually works like a puppet master. What could this mean for mental health? Listen to the podcast »
番号库app goes to the White House for Easter EGGucation
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番号库app plant scientists taught kids the basics of plant biology and its role in the environment at an event hosted by First Lady Jill Biden. Read the story »
Click, click, boom鈥�150 new molecules
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番号库app Professor John Moses premieres an expansive line of new click chemistry products, uncovering leads for better antibiotics and cancer drugs. Read the story »
颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Thomas Gingeras awarded $2 million NSF grant
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Climate change threatens crops with acidic soils and aluminum toxicity. Gingeras leads an international team tackling this problem head-on. Read the story »
At the Lab Episode 1: The tomato of tomorrow
In the premiere episode of At the Lab, we visit 番号库app Professor & HHMI Investigator Zachary Lippman to glimpse the future of food and farming. Listen to the podcast »
Inside Jones Laboratory
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Jones is 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 oldest building. Since 1893, its exterior has remained virtually unchanged. Inside is a different story. Read the story »
One Experiment: Pancreatic mucus
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That鈥檚 not the Starship Enterprise burning up in space. It鈥檚 an up-close look at precancerous pancreatic lesions and the mucus they produce. Read the story »
From plant genomics to a bioscience revolution
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番号库app played a lead role in mapping the first plant genome. Today, that breakthrough fuels a whole new understanding of life on Earth. Read the story »
Better cancer trials could be around the corner
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番号库app researchers have developed a new data-driven approach that cancer centers may use to expand patient recruitment efforts. Read the story »
Women鈥檚 health quiz
番号库app research has yielded insights into a number of women鈥檚 health topics, from menopause to breast cancer. Take this quiz to see how far we鈥檝e come. Take the quiz »
New hope in the fight against neurofibromatosis
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A partnership between 番号库app and the Penny鈥檚 Flight Foundation aims to find a cure for NF1, the world鈥檚 most common single-gene neurological disorder. Read the story »
A call for support of trans scientists
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番号库app Postdoctoral Fellow Sim贸n(e) Sun has co-authored an article titled 鈥淩igorous Science Demands Support of Transgender Scientists.鈥� Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Molecules to change the world
What is 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 John Moses doing with that glowing liquid? Watch our expert chemist get a reaction from the crowd at Industry bar in Huntington, NY. Watch the video »
Alien language: 番号库app returns to Cinema Arts Centre
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March 26: 番号库app neuroscientist Arkarup Banerjee discusses 鈥淢ysteries of Language & Communication鈥� at a special screening of sci-fi blockbuster Arrival. Read the story »
Women in science on women鈥檚 health
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颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Camila dos Santos and Jessica Tollkuhn offer empowering insights into breast cancer prevention, pregnancy, menopause, and hormone therapy. Read the story »
Why some RNA drugs work better than others
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颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Justin Kinney and Spinraza inventor Adrian Krainer tested the newly approved SMA treatment, risdiplam, and another RNA therapeutic, branaplam. Read the story »
An evolutionary mystery 125 million years in the making
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番号库app plant biologists have stumbled on a peculiar case involving a gene that鈥檚 key for controlling growth in tomatoes and other crops. Read the story »
Pancreatic cancer lives on mucus
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Mucus is not just snot. 番号库app scientists have discovered some pancreatic cancer cells depend on it. The finding may open a new therapeutic avenue. Read the story »
Can AI uncover breast cancer risk factors?
This question lies at the heart of a new interdisciplinary collaboration between 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Camila dos Santos and Peter Koo. Watch the video »
Chronic stress spreads cancer 鈥� here鈥檚 how
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番号库app researchers have discovered a new link between chronic stress and cancer metastasis, providing a possible path forward for new treatments. Read the story »
鈥楾wisting Dendrites鈥�
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It鈥檚 not a sea creature. It鈥檚 in your brain. For over 20 years, this sculpture has inspired cutting-edge neuroscience research at 番号库app. Read the story »
The immune system鈥檚 moonlighters
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A tiny protein sequence with the potential to unlock new therapies against autoimmune diseases has been hiding in plain sight鈥� until now. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Sequencing suds
颁厂贬尝鈥檚 series of fun, interactive science talks returns to Industry bar in Huntington, NY, with a demonstration of today鈥檚 DNA sequencing technology. Watch the video »
Pancreatic cancer hijacks a brain-building protein
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番号库app researchers have found that EN-1, a protein involved in neurodevelopment, can help pancreatic cancer spread throughout the body. Read the story »
Genome sequencing for kids, one LEGO at a time
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The 番号库app DNA Learning Center鈥檚 LEGO DNA sequencer makes learning about the genome fun and easy for students of all ages, even kindergarteners. Read the story »
From novel discovery to anti-aging therapy
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Former 番号库app Fellow Carol Greider鈥檚 Nobel-winning research has led to new cancer treatments. Now, it鈥檚 helping us unravel the mysteries of aging. Read the story »
Angel鈥檚 Wish raises $45K for 番号库app cancer research
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The Christina Renna Foundation鈥檚 generous gift supports Professor Christopher Vakoc鈥檚 pioneering sarcoma research. Read the story »
番号库app PFF student named Regeneron scholar
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Griffin Hon, a senior at Syosset High School, studied bowel disease alongside 番号库app Assistant Professor Semir Beyaz using single-cell sequencing. Read the story »
How diet may impact cancer and possible treatments
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Researchers at the 番号库app Cancer Center study the links between disease and nutrition in hopes of uncovering new treatment and prevention strategies. Read the story »
How a mouse鈥檚 brain bends time
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How does the brain govern communication? It鈥檚 all about timing. 番号库app investigates with the help of a 鈥渕usical鈥� mouse from Costa Rica. Read the story »
A quiz for the ages
Want to know the secret to a long life? So do 番号库app scientists. Take this short quiz to see what they鈥檝e found out about aging and longevity. Take the quiz »
Bald eagles fight in flight
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There鈥檚 been a surge of bald eagle sightings on campus. 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Vlad Drozdoff brings us an amazing close-up look at these birds in action. Read the story »
The fountain of youth is 鈥� a T cell?
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番号库app's Corina Amor Vegas discovers that CAR T cells can act as a 鈥渓iving鈥� drug, causing young mice to age more slowly and old mice to rejuvenate. Read the story »
One Experiment: The brain鈥檚 power lines
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Everyone is 鈥渨ired鈥� differently. 番号库app Associate Professor Jessica Tollkuhn maps the genes sex hormones use to shape developing brains. Read the story »
From cancer genetics to cancer treatments
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One cancer gene, one cancer genome, two Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory discoveries that helped shape the face of modern cancer medicine. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Best shots of 2023
After a four-year hiatus, Cocktails & Chromosomes returned in 2023. Relive the past year鈥檚 best moments and see what鈥檚 in store for 2024. Watch the video »
Penicillin: From limited wonder drug to worldwide lifesaver
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How Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory鈥檚 research on penicillin in the 1940s helped the U.S. win World War II and changed medicine forever. Read the story »
Where history connects
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A recent workshop at the 番号库app Library & Archives shed light on the interwoven histories of the Laboratory, Long Island, NY, and the greater U.S. Read the story »
COO Report: One for the record books
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In 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory revenues achieved their second highest level ever. Read the story »
Joshua-Tor named 番号库app Director of Research
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The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory professor and HHMI investigator steps into her new role effective January 2, 2024. Read the story »
Dream big: A powerful vision for 番号库app research
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New Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Director of Research Leemor Joshua-Tor shares her vision for the future of bioscience discovery. Read the story »
The future of science communication, today
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Ten years ago, 番号库app launched bioRxiv. Since then, the preprint server and sister site medRxiv have been key in sharing science for the good of society. Read the story »
The stars above 番号库app
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When he鈥檚 not busy pushing the frontiers of cancer research, 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Jeremy Borniger turns his attention to the final frontier鈥攕pace. Read the story »
The sound of music 鈥� by mice
Ever hear a mouse sing? Now you can. Listen to a pair of mice duets and see how their 鈥渟ongs鈥� are helping scientists figure out how the brain works. Watch the video »
Animal behavior quiz
Take this short quiz to see how much you know about the science of social behavior. Take the quiz »
Inside 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Single-Cell Biology Facility
A decade ago, sequencing individual cells was a luxury. Today, it鈥檚 critical for biology research. Meet the scientists making it happen at 番号库app. Watch the video »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: You are what you eat
The question is how! Whet your appetite for discovery with this mouthwatering talk on diet and nutrition from 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Semir Beyaz. Watch the video »
Inside a Nobelist鈥檚 notebooks
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Carol Greider鈥檚 lab writings offer a firsthand look at her Nobel Prize-winning research鈥攚ork that continues today in 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Amor Vegas lab. Read the story »
Quiet please, we鈥檙e writing!
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A 番号库app retreat organized by Charla Lambert offers young researchers the professional communications training missing from most science courses. Read the story »
The evolution of scientific publishing
番号库app Press leaders John Inglis and Richard Sever give us an inside look at the process and possible windows into its future. Watch the video »
Can we crack this cancer鈥檚 immune response?
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番号库app research brings scientists closer to understanding how pancreatic cancer interacts with our immune system and why immunotherapy hasn鈥檛 worked. Read the story »
18th Double Helix Medals dinner raises more than $10 million
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The gala honored philanthropists William Ackman & Neri Oxman and 2018 Nobel laureate Jim Allison. Read the story »
番号库app rolls out STEM 鈥楤icycle Principles鈥�
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Banbury Center think tank develops new guidelines to make short STEM training effective, inclusive, and sustainable for working professionals. Read the story »
番号库app celebrates 50th anniversary of McClintock Laboratory
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Fifty years ago, 番号库app honored Barbara McClintock by dedicating a building in her name. Today, it is home to four innovative cancer labs. Read the story »
Breaking new ground: For science and society
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颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Foundations for the Future campaign will propel the institution鈥檚 bioscience research and education programs to new heights and maximal impact. Read the story »
Foundations for the Future: Blueprint for tomorrow
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory鈥檚 Advancement team provides an overview of the institution鈥檚 newly launched seven-acre expansion project. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: The mysterious songs of mice
Mysterious but polite! 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Arkarup Banerjee breaks down the animals鈥� call-and-response routine in our latest talk at Industry in Huntington, NY. Watch the video »
Rob Martienssen awarded 2024 Genetics Society Medal
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番号库app Professor Rob Martienssen earned the award for outstanding research contributions to the field of genetics. Read the story »
First look: Whole-body gene expression
For the first time, scientists at 番号库app have observed gene expression as it occurs throughout an animal. See life take shape in front of your eyes. Watch the video »
番号库app holds first-ever cell reprogramming conference
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World leaders in cellular reprogramming, differentiating, repair, and regeneration gathered at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory from October 10-14. Read the story »
Smells like learning
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番号库app research suggests certain neurons help us tell apart different smells while others help us learn to distinguish between similar odors. Read the story »
New antibody could target breast cancers
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番号库app Professor Nicholas Tonks鈥� team has discovered a new way to target PTPRD, an enzyme that may help some breast cancers spread. Read the story »
Vakoc receives Excellence in Healthcare Award
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The award recognizes his breakthrough sarcoma research. This is the second year in a row that the LI Herald has honored a member of the 番号库app faculty. Read the story »
Zador wins maiden NIH BRAIN CONNECTS grant
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Zador and collaborators have been awarded over $2 million to fine-tune a new brain mapping technique鈥攐ne that might help transform the field. Read the story »
Future doctors spend summer as 番号库app scientists
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The SRIMS internship program equips Hofstra University medical students with the skills and tools used to conduct translational research. Read the story »
You say genome editing, I say natural mutation
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番号库app scientists have discovered that evolution and genome editing in crops are less predictable than previously thought. Read the story »
Test your breast cancer awareness
Awareness is key to prevention and potential future treatments. Take this quiz to find out about the latest in breast cancer research at 番号库app. Take the quiz »
Holy immunity! Bat genes key against COVID, cancer
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Rapid evolution has streamlined bats鈥� immune systems. This may explain why they鈥檙e resistant to cancer and viruses like Ebola or COVID-19. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Breast cancer awareness edition
番号库app Associate Professor Camila dos Santos unpacks the science of breast cancer prevention at Industry bar in Huntington, NY. Watch the video »
The 2023 番号库app Volleyball League Finals
With a wide swath of the 番号库app community in attendance, we got an up-close view of the action. How close? Think 鈥渃amera on the ref鈥檚 head鈥� close. Watch the video »
The 2023 番号库app Raft Race
Teamwork, ingenuity, and perseverance triumph over sinking ships as a record 14 teams take to the waters in the eighth annual Raft Race. Watch the video »
Reactivate, repurpose, and rewire the brain
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New 番号库app research on Rett syndrome could also have implications for autism spectrum disorders, dementia, and Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. Read the story »
STEM career paths converge at SBS Open House
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The 番号库app School of Biological Sciences invites undergrads to visit campus and learn about opportunities for researchers at various career stages. Read the story »
番号库app Concert Series returns to Grace Auditorium
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The husband-and-wife duo of Ukrainian pianists Anna and Dmitri Shelest will give a one-hour performance on Friday, October 6. Read the story »
The dance of epigenetic inheritance
Making sure chromosomes get passed down correctly is hard work. Watch, through fluorescent and cryogenic lenses, how two proteins make it happen. Watch the video »
Mitra among first awarded NIH BRAIN CONNECTS grant
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New National Institutes of Health initiative aims to generate an atlas of brain connections, offering new insights into neurological disorders. Read the story »
番号库app takes lead role in new Puerto Rico STEM initiative
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The National Science Foundation-funded Arecibo C3 project aims to make Puerto Rico a global hub of STEM education and research. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes: Uprooting climate change
Pull up a stool to watch 番号库app Associate Professor Ullas Pedmale speak about plants and climate change at Industry bar in Huntington, NY. Watch the video »
Sim贸n(e) Sun named 2023 HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow
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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute will provide Sun, a postdoc in the Tollkuhn lab at 番号库app, up to $1.5 million over a period of up to eight years. Read the story »
番号库app announces AACR Cancer Centers Alliance
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The new initiative, led by 番号库app Professor David Tuveson, seeks to unite the nation鈥檚 NCI-designated cancer centers to help save more patients鈥� lives. Read the story »
In cancer immunotherapy, more isn鈥檛 necessarily better
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番号库app Assistant Professor Peter Westcott may have discovered why immunotherapy often fails in certain colon cancer treatments. Read the story »
Gene editing鈥檚 rocky start and groundbreaking legacy
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Despite early controversy, gene-editing technology has led to major breakthroughs in biological research at 番号库app and beyond. Read the story »
For the love of fruit flies
Fruit flies use their wings to generate 鈥渕usic鈥� to attract mates. Watch the male try to woo potential partners with a little liquid courage. Watch the video »
Stillman earns ASBMB Distinguished Scientist Award
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The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology honored 番号库app President & CEO Bruce Stillman for outstanding achievement in basic research. Read the story »
From the labs to the street: 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 2023 Plate Race
Three 番号库app Courses teams and a few sharks compete amid the hot August sun for glory and bragging rights. Watch the video »
These worms have rhythm
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Observing gene expression in real time, 番号库app scientists identified four molecules the C. elegans worm relies on to set the tempo of its development. Read the story »
Genome sequencing goes mobile at DNALC
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New collaboration between 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 DNA Learning Center and Oxford Nanopore Technologies puts DNA sequencing in the palms of students鈥� hands. Read the story »
Once rhabdomyosarcoma, now muscle
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鈥淓very successful medicine has its origin story,鈥� says 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Christopher Vakoc. 鈥淎nd research like this is the soil from which new drugs are born.鈥� Read the story »
How plants pass down genetic memories
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Thirty years ago, 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Rob Martienssen discovered plant gene DDM1. Now, he鈥檚 identified just how the DDM1 protein helps control inheritance. Read the story »
The ancient viruses in human DNA
番号库app Assistant Professor Andrea Schorn takes us into her lab for a behind-the-scenes look at the parts of our genome that aren鈥檛 quite human. Watch the video »
Where did our DNA come from?
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Half the human genome isn鈥檛 quite human. 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Andrea Schorn gives us the inside scoop on how our DNA turned ancient viruses into essential allies. Read the story »
番号库app makes a splash with Swim Across America
Since 1987, the charity swim has raised over $100 million for cancer research. Here, 番号库app Assistant Professor Semir Beyaz voices his support. Watch the video »
Blending history and science
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One of the most famous experiments conducted at 番号库app relied on the same state-of-the-art equipment found in kitchens across the U.S. in 1952鈥攁 Waring blender. Read the story »
A full-circle moment in cancer research
High-tech experiments by 番号库app Postdoctoral Researcher Asad Lakhani and colleagues allow us to see early 20th-century hypotheses in a whole new light. Watch the video »
Genome hack reignites century-old cancer debate
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ReDACT, a new genome-editing technique invented at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, could bring cancer research full circle. Read the story »
DNA Learning Center teaches the teachers
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Local educators learn the ropes of genetics and bioinformatics research so they can bring it back to their students and the public. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes gets corny
In the best way possible! 番号库app Professor David Jackson talked about corn genetics. Plus, we gave away tickets to Tony Award-winning musical Shucked. Watch the video »
Laying the groundwork for drug discoveries
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A new partnership between 番号库app and one of the world鈥檚 leading biotech investors could streamline this process and help change society for the better. Read the story »
Growing human organs in the lab
It鈥檚 not something out of science-fiction. It鈥檚 a real biomedical breakthrough. This video, with organoid expert Dr. James Wells, shows how it works. Watch the video »
Eight serving one: 番号库app volleyball mid-season report
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颁厂贬尝鈥檚 32nd Volleyball League season sees eight teams battling for the coveted Tiernan Cup and a year鈥檚 worth of bragging rights. Read the story »
Mummies, Neanderthals, and Nobel winner Svante P盲盲bo
An intimate discussion with the 2022 Nobel laureate courtesy of our friends at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Association. Watch the video »
A singular class trying to solve the trillion-cell question
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory鈥檚 Single-Cell Analysis course teaches students the subtle art of deconstructing the human body one cell at a time. Read the story »
Metastatic breast cancer鈥檚 Trojan horse
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番号库app and Massachusetts General Hospital researchers uncover how metastatic breast cancer slips past the immune system鈥檚 defenses in mice. Read the story »
番号库app is abuzz with fruit fly neuroscience course
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After nearly 40 years, 番号库app remains the spot to learn the latest and hottest trends in fruit fly neuroscience. Read the story »
番号库app WiSE invites campers to have some Fun with DNA
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Week-long program immerses girls and nonbinary students entering sixth and seventh grade in the fascinating and inspiring world of biology research. Read the story »
番号库app STARS light the way
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The DNA Learning Center鈥檚 STARS camp offers a two-week research experience for young scientists from underrepresented communities. Read the story »
Cocktails & Chromosomes is back鈥攚atch now, but BYOB!
番号库app NeuroAI Scholar Kyle Daruwalla speaks to a standing-room-only crowd about AI鈥檚 energy efficiency problem. Watch the video »
This eight-armed octopus-like pore perceives taste
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番号库app captures never-before-seen images of the human CALHM1 channel, a mysterious cellular passageway that may be connected to Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. Read the story »
番号库app joins new AAAS effort to break down STEMM barriers
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番号库app Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer Charla Lambert joins a multidisciplinary team focused on 鈥榬edefining who a scientist could and should be.鈥� Read the story »
Bite into this diet and disease quiz
Test your knowledge of how diet and nutrition affect health and disease with this short quiz. Take the quiz »
Banerjee awarded Klingenstein-Simons Neuroscience Fellowship
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The 番号库app neuroscientist will receive $300,000 over three years to study singing mice. Their 鈥渟ongs鈥� could help explain how the brain drives speech. Read the story »
番号库app launches PREP program for recent college graduates
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The initiative offers research, education, and professional development opportunities for scholars from groups that are underrepresented in science. Read the story »
How popular steroids could mess up some cancer treatments
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Scientists have long wondered how common steroids work and why cancer immunotherapy fails in certain patients. The answers may be one and the same. Read the story »
颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Cocktails & Chromosomes series returns this summer
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The event, serving up stimulating science talks over delicious drinks, heads to Industry bar in Huntington, New York. First on tap for June 29 is AI. Read the story »
Adrian Krainer awarded honorary IADR membership
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Krainer was recognized for his pioneering research on spinal muscular atrophy and RNA therapeutics. Read the story »
Lingbo Zhang wins National Institutes of Health MERIT Award
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The highly prestigious award will support Zhang鈥檚 research on the role of nutrients and other environmental factors in blood cancer development. Read the story »
Climate-control technology future-proofs plants
Take a virtual tour of 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 new state-of-the-art growth chambers with plant biologist Ullas Pedmale. Watch the video »
The latest weapon against cancer is … a keto diet?
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番号库app researchers find that pairing keto with a prescription steroid may offer a potential treatment for pancreatic and colorectal cancer. Read the story »
Ellen V. Futter elected Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Trustee
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Futter is the president emerita of the American Museum of Natural History and a leading voice in education and nonprofit initiatives. Read the story »
New 番号库app technology controls the weather and time itself
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State-of-the-art plant growth chambers at 番号库app allow scientists to mimic the effects of climate change on crops around the world. Read the story »
番号库app harnesses biology鈥檚 favorite chemical
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Life on Earth depends on phosphorus to give DNA structure. Soon, biology鈥檚 chosen chemical could make for new cancer treatments and green materials. Read the story »
The digital dark matter clouding AI
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Scientists have unknowingly encountered mysterious noise while using AI to decipher our genetic code. 番号库app has found a way to cut through the fog. Read the story »
Is today鈥檚 AI actually intelligent or just acting?
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Before it can change the world, AI must learn to walk. To help get it there, Professor Anthony Zador has proposed a new 鈥榚mbodied鈥� Turing test. Read the story »
Summer 2023 Harbor Transcript now online
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This Special Annual Report edition of 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 magazine provides a look back at some of the Laboratory鈥檚 biggest stories from 2022. Read the story »
President鈥檚 essay: Bringing bold visions to life
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番号库app President & CEO Bruce Stillman sees the Laboratory as a global hub for scientific expertise and a powerful launchpad for early-career scientists. Read the story »
The evolution of autism research
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The conversation around autism has evolved over the past two decades. So has 番号库app research. This retrospective shows how we鈥檝e helped move the needle. Read the story »
Autism in the family tree
番号库app scientists have studied the genetics of autism across hundreds of family trees. This animated video shows what they鈥檝e found. Watch the video »
Siblings with autism share more of dad鈥檚 genome, not mom鈥檚
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番号库app study of more than 6,000 volunteer families overturns a long-held assumption about the genetic origins of autism spectrum disorder. Read the story »
A bridge to the future of autism research
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With access to premier technology and expertise, 番号库app primes early-career scientists for breakthrough studies of autism spectrum disorder. Read the story »
Learn about the cool campus artwork at 番号库app
Different structures and artworks around campus hint at a history of groundbreaking molecular science. Take the quiz »
From Her to Here: 番号库app talks AI at Cinema Arts Centre
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June 3: The Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, NY presents a screening of sci-fi romance Her with a talk on AI by 番号库app neuroscientist Anthony Zador. Read the story »
番号库app celebrates 20th graduating class
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Friends, family, and faculty applauded 11 Ph.D. recipients at the 番号库app School of Biological Sciences鈥� 2023 commencement. Read the story »
Lucas Cheadle named HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar
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Cheadle was selected for his leadership in neuroscience research and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in science. Read the story »
The 番号库app School of Biological Sciences鈥� class of 2023
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The School of Biological Sciences awarded 11 Ph.D. degrees this year. Here, the graduates reflect on their time and experiences at 番号库app. Read the story »
番号库app awards science writer, educator with honorary degrees
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The 番号库app School of Biological Sciences awarded honorary degrees to author Stephen S. Hall and educator Nouria Hernandez. Read the story »
AI training: A backward cat pic is still a cat pic
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This basic rule of thumb is helping 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 quantitative biologists train AI to get a better read of the human genome. Read the story »
Your diet is your future
In this video, 番号库app Assistant Professor Semir Beyaz shows how what you eat continues to influence your health long after you鈥檝e digested it. Watch the video »
This killer protein causes pancreatic cancer
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番号库app researchers have found that high levels of a protein called SRSF1 can cause pancreatitis and jumpstart tumor development. Read the story »
Jessica Tollkuhn wins $750K MIND Prize
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The award will support Tollkuhn鈥檚 research on the role of sex hormones in brain development, behavior, and diseases like Alzheimer鈥檚 and Parkinson鈥檚. Read the story »
How well do you know autism spectrum disorders?
April is National Autism Awareness Month. Test your knowledge of autism spectrum disorders with this short quiz. Take the quiz »
Diversity drives Science Forward
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番号库app hosts the first-ever Science Forward symposium, a two-day event for early-career researchers from historically marginalized groups. Read the story »
Krainer named Society for RNA Therapeutics board member
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He helped pioneer the field. It changed medicine. Now, he joins a group of renowned scientists and physicians aiming to take it to the next level. Read the story »
From tragedy, a potential pediatric cancer treatment
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番号库app Professor Adrian Krainer, the man behind the 鈥渕iracle drug鈥� known as Spinraza庐, has found a way to fight a deadly pediatric brain cancer in mice. Read the story »
Identifying cancer genes鈥� multiple personalities
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The same genes can cause different subtypes of tumors. Now, 番号库app can recreate them in the lab. The approach could lead to new cancer treatments. Read the story »
Danger or pleasure? How we learn to tell the difference
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番号库app neuroscientists discover that certain neurons in the brain鈥檚 central amygdala are key to helping us learn about threats and rewards. Read the story »
New shape-shifting antibiotics could fight deadly infections
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番号库app researchers have created a powerful new molecule that combats antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Read the story »
Genome analysis just got personal
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A new algorithm created by 番号库app researchers can help predict the health effects of millions of genetic variants found within a single person鈥檚 genome. Read the story »
Isabella Rossellini shares the stage with 番号库app
Watch as the famed Italian actress chats with neuroscientist Helen Hou about Charles Darwin, women in STEM, stage fright, and much more. Watch the video »
A new, sustainable source for a promising cancer killer
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This Malaysian jungle plant produces a chemical with remarkable anticancer properties. Now, 番号库app scientists can synthesize that chemical in the lab. Read the story »
Old-world charm meets real-time access
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This spring, 番号库app will introduce an app-connected, wheelchair-accessible trolley bus at its campus in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. Read the story »
番号库app Meetings & Courses then and now
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Explore the history of 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Meetings & Courses programs, along with their legacy of pioneering research and science education, from 1890 to today. Read the story »
Digging up the deep-rooted secrets of perennial corn
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Perennials may hold the key to sustainable farming. 番号库app scientists are decoding the genes that let these plants withstand the test of time. Read the story »
Shrinking tumors with electricity
Step inside the lab of 番号库app Associate Professor Jeremy C. Borniger, where he and his team are rewiring the nervous system to combat cancer cells. Watch the video »
The shocking new research making cancer nervous
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Imagine an electronic device that can eliminate tumors. In our exclusive interview, Jeremy Borniger offers an inside look at this exciting new field. Read the story »
Tour a 番号库app lab with film icon Isabella Rossellini
This weekend, the worlds of art and science are one at 番号库app as Rossellini presents her new play, Darwin鈥檚 Smile. Get your sneak peek here. Watch the video »
Follow your nose: Tracking the brain鈥檚 smell circuits
Take this 8-bit trip along the brain鈥檚 olfactory circuits to see what happens up there when you smell something. Watch the video »
A molecular machine鈥檚 secret weapon exposed
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A shape-shifter with a protruding arm and an appetite for unwanted RNA! 番号库app biochemists identify the hidden talents of a mysterious molecule. Read the story »
School鈥檚 out? Science is in at 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 DNA Learning Center
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Elementary, middle, and high school students on break can get real-life lab experience through a new series of science workshops at the DNALC. Read the story »
番号库app graduate school receives new accreditation
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The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory School of Biological Sciences is now accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. Read the story »
What drives mom to pick up the kids?
The relationship between a mother and child is special. This video shows how moms鈥� brains are wired to reward motherly care. Watch the video »
Can you outsmart this AI quiz?
Think you鈥檙e plugged into the latest artificial intelligence advancements? Test your tech knowledge with this quiz on AI and computational biology. Take the quiz »
Christina Renna Foundation raises $30K for sarcoma research
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The generous gift supports 颁厂贬尝鈥檚 Sarcoma Research Project and Professor Christopher Vakoc鈥檚 ongoing rhabdomyosarcoma research. Read the story »
PFF student named Regeneron scholar
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番号库app Partners for the Future student Sean Krivitsky is a semifinalist in one the nation's most prestigious high school science competitions. Read the story »
How evolved is your knowledge?
Test your knowledge of evolution with this quiz, inspired by the March 2023 performances of Isabella Rossellini鈥檚 play, Darwin鈥檚 Smile, at 番号库app. Take the quiz »
Tomato cousin鈥檚 coolest quirk
Take an up-close look at what 番号库app Professor Zachary Lippman describes as 鈥渙ne of the coolest evolutionary novelties to emerge in plants.鈥� Watch the video »
Stopping a rare childhood cancer in its tracks
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番号库app scientists have discovered that shutting down the ETV6 protein in Ewing sarcoma cells can dramatically slow their growth. Read the story »
Teens get hands-on lab experience in Saturday DNA! sessions
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The DNALC Saturday DNA! sessions offer fun, interactive science workshops for students curious about genetics and how it affects everyday life. Read the story »
番号库app and Deerfield Management launch Harbor Discoveries
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Deerfield commits up to $130 million over 10 years to support drug development efforts. Read the story »
The science of supermoms
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Moms know best, but how do they learn it? A new study offers insights into the mental reward system that nurtures maternal instinct. Read the story »
番号库app to receive $2 million in federal budget for 2023
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The money will help the Laboratory purchase new supercomputers and artificial intelligence equipment used in cancer research. Read the story »
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