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Teaching an old chemical new tricks

Teaching an old chemical new tricks

12/6/2021

Using a chemical from the 1980s, CSHL Professor John E. Moses’ team has found a way to create new molecules in minutes. Read the story »

Breaking the chain that culminates in cancer

12/1/2021

CSHL scientists have discovered a way to shut down a cancer-causing protein by inhibiting a cascade of proteins that activate it. Read the story »

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Corn 2.0

11/29/2021

Climate change and population growth are threatening our crops. CSHL Professor David Jackson is helping corn keep up with the demand. Read the story »

The prostate cancer cell that got away

11/16/2021

Like finding a needle in a haystack, CSHL scientists can now track prostate cancer in mice from its single cell start and as it spreads. Read the story »

Feeling sluggish? Blame a lack of estrogen

11/15/2021

Estrogen affects how physically active women are. Scientists have found a set of neurons that drive physical activity in mice. Read the story »

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Unstoppable chemistry

11/5/2021

“Click chemistry” is a way to design fast, specific, and clean reactions that make molecules click together like LEGO^® bricks. Read the story »

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Fighting cancer is a rebalancing act

11/1/2021

What makes a welcoming home for a wandering cancer cell? CSHL Professor Mikala Egeblad answers this by examining a tumor’s surrounding environment. Read the story »

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Why roots don’t grow in the shade

10/27/2021

CSHL researchers found that sun-loving plants grown in the shade express stress hormones, which stunt their root systems. Read the story »

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Exploiting cancer’s sweet tooth

10/25/2021

Sugar addiction is a weakness for cancer cells, especially if they have only one method to get what they need. Read the story »

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Mammalian motivation circuits: Maybe they’re born with it

10/18/2021

CSHL researchers found that young mice have neurons responsible for processing “positive” or “negative” signals before they experience those cues. Read the story »

Building on 150 years of neuroanatomy

10/7/2021

Learn more about how researchers reached a milestone in a years-long effort to catalog the cells of the human, mouse, and monkey brains. Read the story »

Think a census of humans is hard? Try counting their brain cells!

10/6/2021

CSHL researchers and other collaborators reached a milestone in a years-long effort to catalog the cells of the human, mouse, and monkey brains. Read the story »

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Calculating the path of cancer

10/4/2021

A new mathematical approach is helping cancer researchers at CSHL determine how mutations lead to different behaviors in cancerous cells. Read the story »

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How high-fat diets allow cancer cells to go unnoticed

9/28/2021

Too much fat in diets can weaken the ability of the immune system to recognize and destroy intestinal cancer cells. Read the story »

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qBrain: Mapping out brain similarities and differences

8/20/2021

CSHL researchers developed qBrain, a technique that automates complete brain-wide analyses. Read the story »

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Teaching an old chemical new tricks

Teaching an old chemical new tricks

Breaking the chain that culminates in cancer

Corn 2.0

The prostate cancer cell that got away

Feeling sluggish? Blame a lack of estrogen

Unstoppable chemistry

Fighting cancer is a rebalancing act

Why roots don’t grow in the shade

Exploiting cancer’s sweet tooth

Mammalian motivation circuits: Maybe they’re born with it

Building on 150 years of neuroanatomy

Think a census of humans is hard? Try counting their brain cells!

Calculating the path of cancer

How high-fat diets allow cancer cells to go unnoticed

qBrain: Mapping out brain similarities and differences

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