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When antioxidants are pro-cancer

11/15/2016

For Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, Base Pairs looks at the science of antioxidants and cancer. Read the story »

Focus on quiescent cells brings to light the essential role of RNA interference in transcription control

11/9/2016

RNAi and other epigenetic processes induce changes in where and when specific genes are expressed without altering their genetic code. Read the story »

Pancreas and colon tumors reprogram the liver, causing wasting and short-circuiting body’s immune response

11/8/2016

Research reveals a mechanism that causes wasting in cancer and tests a way to reverse it. Read the story »

Gene network controls how many flowers and fruits plants will produce during critical growth window

11/7/2016

Researchers use RNA sequencing to identify a network of genes that work together to determine the duration of a critical window for growth. Read the story »

Our most common infection-fighting white blood cells can be hijacked to support cancer spread

10/19/2016

Neutrophils, the most common type of white blood cell, can be taken over by cancer cells and used as an aid in metastasis. Read the story »

“Sink or swim”

10/15/2016

This episode of Base Pairs follows Professor Adrian Krainer and his experience as the first CSHL fellow. Read the story »

Non-coding portions of genome are found to play role in cancer

9/27/2016

CSHL scientists test an antisense method of targeting long noncoding RNAs overexpressed in breast cancers. Read the story »

Was it better or worse than you expected? Your basal ganglia know – so you can act accordingly

9/21/2016

Researchers have uncovered a neural circuit that processes evaluations and have succeeded in identifying its sources. Read the story »

Innovative tools will shed clarifying light on inhibitory neurons

9/21/2016

Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory created a set of tools that combine genetic markers and virus particles to target GABA cell types. Read the story »

The people problem

9/15/2016

This episode of Base Pairs looks at the rising population, plant biology, and the future of food. Read the story »

Revolutionary method to map the brain at single-neuron resolution is successfully demonstrated

8/19/2016

MAPseq can trace the long-range projections of large numbers of individual neurons from a specific region to wherever they lead in the brain. Read the story »

Non-modern family

8/15/2016

This episode on Base Pairs explores how genetic information to better understand human history. Read the story »

Candidate drug for spinal muscular atrophy, with roots in CSHL research, passes major hurdle

8/4/2016

Biotechnology firms Biogen and Ionis Pharmaceuticals cut short a phase-3 clinical trial for the investigational drug nusinersen as it met endpoint. Read the story »

Novel drug therapy kills pancreatic cancer cells by reducing levels of antioxidants

7/28/2016

Researchers demonstrate that in the specific context of pancreatic cells leading to cancer, raisin antioxidant levels should not be raised. Read the story »

To divide or not: A cellular feedback loop that enables new cells to make a fateful decision

7/21/2016

Team explains a key mechanism to prevent aberrant cell proliferation Read the story »

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When antioxidants are pro-cancer

When antioxidants are pro-cancer

Focus on quiescent cells brings to light the essential role of RNA interference in transcription control

Pancreas and colon tumors reprogram the liver, causing wasting and short-circuiting body’s immune response

Gene network controls how many flowers and fruits plants will produce during critical growth window

Our most common infection-fighting white blood cells can be hijacked to support cancer spread

“Sink or swim”

Non-coding portions of genome are found to play role in cancer

Was it better or worse than you expected? Your basal ganglia know – so you can act accordingly

Innovative tools will shed clarifying light on inhibitory neurons

The people problem

Revolutionary method to map the brain at single-neuron resolution is successfully demonstrated

Non-modern family

Candidate drug for spinal muscular atrophy, with roots in CSHL research, passes major hurdle

Novel drug therapy kills pancreatic cancer cells by reducing levels of antioxidants

To divide or not: A cellular feedback loop that enables new cells to make a fateful decision

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