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New statistical method finds shared ancestral gene variants involved in autism’s cause

New statistical method finds shared ancestral gene variants involved in autism’s cause

6/21/2017

Researchers find children with autism are genetically more like other autistic children than their unaffected siblings. Read the story »

CRISPR vs. climate change

6/15/2017

This episode of Base Pairs looks at the issues climate change may bring to agriculture and how CRISPR can help overcome them. Read the story »

Detailed new ‘reference’ genome for maize shows the plant has deep resources for continued adaptation

6/12/2017

A new, much more detailed reference genome for maize, or corn, as it is called in the U.S., provides new insight into the crop. Read the story »

A protein that stem cells require could be a target in killing breast cancer cells

6/1/2017

Cancer cells, like stem cells, have the ability to multiply indefinitely but epigenetic factor BPTF may be a shared weakness. Read the story »

Fine-tuning dosage of mutant genes unleashes long-trapped yield potential in tomato plants

5/18/2017

Understanding gene interactions can enable breeders to break existing productivity barriers in agriculture. Read the story »

Redefining biologists, redefining genes

5/16/2017

Drs. Molly Hammell and Thomas Gingeras talk about redefining what a biologist is and what genes are. Read the story »

CSHL to lead international team developing next-generation organoid cancer research

5/11/2017

CSHL awarded a research subcontract by Leidos Biomedical Research to lead Cancer Model Development Center for upper-gastrointestinal cancers. Read the story »

Newly discovered mutations impair key cell pathways in pancreatic cancer

5/8/2017

Researchers have found important new clues to the development of pancreatic cancer. Read the story »

Pershing Square Sohn cancer research prize awarded to CSHL’s Dr. Mikala Egeblad

5/8/2017

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Associate Professor Mikala Egeblad, Ph.D., has been awarded the Pershing Square Sohn Prize. Read the story »

CSHL’s Dr. Leemor Joshua-Tor is elected to The National Academy of Sciences

5/2/2017

Professor Leemor Joshua-Tor has been elected to The National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Read the story »

Dark matter of the genome, part 2

4/15/2017

This episode of Base Pairs deals with the myth of "junk DNA" and why scientists are interested in non-coding portions of the genome. Read the story »

CSHL’s Dr. Leemor Joshua-Tor Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

4/14/2017

Professor Leemor Joshua-Tor is among 228 newly elected members of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences Read the story »

New research explains why even targeted therapies eventually fail in lung cancer

3/29/2017

Dr. Sordella and her team propose a novel theory of how some cancers circumvent the killing power of targeted therapies. Read the story »

Research suggests a possible role for a storm of ‘jumping genes’ in ALS

3/27/2017

New research demonstrates that some transposons are no longer effectively inhibited, resulting in a storm of jumping genes, leading to DNA damage. Read the story »

Protein complex that takes first steps in human DNA replication dance is captured at high atomic resolution

3/16/2017

Human ORC complex captured in action in x-ray crystallography and cryo-EM Read the story »

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New statistical method finds shared ancestral gene variants involved in autism’s cause

New statistical method finds shared ancestral gene variants involved in autism’s cause

CRISPR vs. climate change

Detailed new ‘reference’ genome for maize shows the plant has deep resources for continued adaptation

A protein that stem cells require could be a target in killing breast cancer cells

Fine-tuning dosage of mutant genes unleashes long-trapped yield potential in tomato plants

Redefining biologists, redefining genes

CSHL to lead international team developing next-generation organoid cancer research

Newly discovered mutations impair key cell pathways in pancreatic cancer

Pershing Square Sohn cancer research prize awarded to CSHL’s Dr. Mikala Egeblad

CSHL’s Dr. Leemor Joshua-Tor is elected to The National Academy of Sciences

Dark matter of the genome, part 2

CSHL’s Dr. Leemor Joshua-Tor Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

New research explains why even targeted therapies eventually fail in lung cancer

Research suggests a possible role for a storm of ‘jumping genes’ in ALS

Protein complex that takes first steps in human DNA replication dance is captured at high atomic resolution

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