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Author: Peter Tarr

Unassuming “Swiss Army knife”-like protein proves lynchpin in a new cancer drug’s therapeutic action

11/30/2015

Researchers report a surprising mechanism through which an important new candidate drug against leukemia exerts its therapeutic effect. Read the story »

Genetic analysis supports prediction that spontaneous rare mutations cause half of autism

9/22/2015

Scientists find evidence suggesting that devastating “ultra-rare” mutations play a causal role in roughly half of all autism spectrum disorders. Read the story »

What’s behind million-dollar crop failures in oil palm? Would you believe bad karma?

9/9/2015

A way to prevent damaged plantlets from being grown, to boost yield and reduce tropical land pressure. Read the story »

Dr. Evelyn Witkin, ‘golden age’ Cold Spring Harbor geneticist, wins Lasker at age 94

9/8/2015

Dr. Evelyn Witkin was honored at age 94 with a Lasker Award for achievement in Basic Science Read the story »

In mice, an experimental drug treatment for Rett syndrome suggests the disorder is reversible

7/27/2015

A team at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory find a new approach for treating Rett syndrome, a devastating autism spectrum disorder Read the story »

The biggest beast in the Big Data forest? One field’s astonishing growth is, well, ‘genomical’!

7/6/2015

Scientists work to figure out how to capture, store, process and interpret all that genome-encoded biological information. Read the story »

Revised view of brain circuit reveals how we avoid being overwhelmed by powerful odors

7/1/2015

Researchers discover neural circuit in the mouse olfactory bulb that shows how our mammalian cousins adjust to intense odors. Read the story »

Neuroscientists discover how feedback from the cortex helps mammals make fine distinctions about odors

6/4/2015

Researchers study the feedback loop of the olfactory bulb sends output to and receives feedback from multiple parts of the brain Read the story »

Scientists pinpoint genes that make stem cells in plants, revealing origin of beefsteak tomatoes

5/25/2015

Researchers identified a set of genes that control stem cell production in tomato, which affects its size. Read the story »

Dr. Marja Timmermans, plant geneticist, begins Alexander von Humboldt Professorship in Germany

5/21/2015

Timmermans was one of five foreign researchers awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Professorship Read the story »

Using CRISPR, biologists find a way to comprehensively identify anti-cancer drug targets

5/11/2015

Researchers use CRISPR to find binding pockets inside cancer cells, that when blocked, prevent the cells from proliferating and cause them to die. Read the story »

Scientists show the mammary gland ‘remembers’ prior pregnancy, spurring milk production

5/7/2015

Anecdotal reports of nursing mothers have long suggested that giving milk is a lot easier in second and subsequent pregnancies. Read the story »

New signaling pathway discovered in HER2-positive breast cancer, and two potentially powerful drug targets

4/20/2015

Rsearchers discovered a new pathway, which contains at least two potentially powerful drug targets Read the story »

Study revises standard theory of how PTEN, a critical tumor suppressor, shuts off growth signals

4/9/2015

Scientists discover new evidence explaining precisely how the protein encoded by PTEN (called PTEN) works Read the story »

One experiment: Cellular highways carry anti-cancer cargoes