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Exploring the Norton Zinder Collection: Finding the Public During the Recombinant DNA Controversy, 1970-1985

12/18/2021

How did scientists interact with the public during the controversy over recombinant DNA? The Norton Zinder collection sheds light on this question. Read the story »

Estimating the Risks of New Technologies: Evidence from the 1970s

11/16/2021

Humans are notoriously bad at estimating risk, including the risks of new technologies. Read the story »

An American “plot” : the 1970s moratorium on recombinant DNA research

11/15/2021

Was the call for a moratorium on recombinant DNA research in 1974 an American plot to edge out the competition? Read the story »

From the “Ha-ha” file: L. Douglas DeNike on the Dangers of Recombinant DNA Research

11/12/2021

The debate about recombinant DNA in the 1970s frustrated supporters and opponents alike -- it wasn't always the science itself that was at stake. Read the story »

A Brave New World of Genetic Engineering in the 1960s

11/10/2021

We often trace the origins of genetic engineering to the 1970s, when recombinant DNA methods were developed. But the conversation started earlier. Read the story »

Revisiting H. J. Muller In Russia

11/5/2021

Helen Muller will be talking about her father's (H. J. Muller) experiences in the 1930s Soviet Union on Thursday, Dec 9, 2021. Read the story »

“Letting it ride”: The case of the Aoki Lab

11/3/2021

Strange things were afoot in the Aoki Lab at the NCI in 1976. Read the story »

Recombinant DNA and Biological Warfare

10/20/2021

In 1975 David Baltimore wrote to his colleagues about the potential weaponization of recombinant DNA technology. Read the story »

Exploring the Norton Zinder Collection: Getting Scooped

10/4/2021

Getting Scooped: Then and Now Read the story »

Cold Spring Harbor and German Eugenics in the 1930s

9/23/2021

Letters from German eugenicists to Charles Davenport highlight the complex connections between American and German "racial hygiene" in the 1930s. Read the story »

Scientific Papers of Dr. Matthew Meselson Now Available

9/17/2021

Discover the recently processed scientific papers of geneticist and molecular biologist Dr. Matthew Meselson. Read the story »

Life, Hope & Science: Three Journeys in Research

9/14/2021

What can we learn from the life stories of eminent women scientists? Recording of the webinar is now available. Read the story »

Exploring the Norton Zinder Collection: Penicillin, Auxotrophic Mutants, and Tricks of Memory

9/13/2021

Norton Zinder and Joshua Lederberg look back on a paper that they published in the 1940s. Read the story »

Cold Spring Harbor and Nazi Germany: A Jewish Scholar Seeks a Position in the United States

9/7/2021

A German Jewish refugee scholar seeks a job at Cold Spring Harbor in the late 1930s. Read the story »

Select Lecture Series at CSHL

8/27/2021

A listing of selected lecture series held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory over the years. Read the story »

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