Author: Charlotte Hu

Peter Koo wants to understand how machines learn biology

9/20/2019

Dr. Peter Koo joins the CSHL faculty as an assistant professor. His focus is on exploring how artificial intelligence integrates with biology and genomics. Read the story »

Quiz gone viral

Since the Hershey and Chase experiment, scientists have expanded their understanding of viruses. Measure your viral knowledge with our science quiz! Take the quiz »

The world of Brianna Bibel, The Bumbling Biochemist

9/17/2019

Brianna Bibel, a third-year graduate student at WSBS, is making ripples in the science community through her social media presence. Read the story »

Overcoming resistance in pancreatic cancer

9/9/2019

Controlling pancreatic tumor proliferation by targeting malignancy-specific resistance pathways in response to AKT and MAPK blockade. Read the story »

New brain map could improve AI algorithms for machine vision

8/20/2019

A revised view of the primate visual system may serve as a future reference for understanding how vision works in humans. Read the story »

How a lab and its model animals changed science

8/13/2019

The natural history of science at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory through the lens of animal research. Read the story »

Understanding pregnancy’s effects on breast cancer risk

8/13/2019

CSHL researchers authored a review in the journal Cell covering the landscape of breast cancer research. Read the story »

Creature feature quiz

Animals have been the muses behind major scientific breakthroughs for ages. See how much you know about the living organisms sharing the Earth with us. Take the quiz »

Of mice and model organisms

7/31/2019

An in-depth look at how veterinarians at CSHL help take care of the various organisms that help researchers answer fundamental biological questions. Read the story »

There’s more to smell than meets the nose

7/22/2019

Neuroscience researchers work to figure out our brains process smells, including what features are essential to identifying and separating odors. Read the story »

Quantifying how the brain smells

7/22/2019

Neuroscience researchers at CSHL are trying to figure out how the brain processes smells and what features of odors are important in that process. Read the story »

Sugars that coat proteins are a possible drug target for pancreatitis

6/20/2019

CA19-9, a complex sugar structure coating proteins, represents a possible drug target for treatment of pancreatitis and prevention of pancreatic cancer. Read the story »

Special fibroblasts help pancreatic cancer cells evade immune detection

6/13/2019

Researchers found a specific type of cancer-associated fibroblast interacts with the immune system to help pancreatic cancer cells stay under the radar. Read the story »

Cryo-EM illuminates intricate designs of noroviruses

6/11/2019

Researchers reconstruct four different strains of the food-poisoning causing norovirus using the groundbreaking cryo-electron microscope. Read the story »