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Feeling sluggish? Blame a lack of estrogen

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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Cancer cells pick and choose chromosomes to survive

8/18/2021

Cancer cells get rid of excess genetic baggage and double up on genetic protections to resist anti-tumor therapies. Read the story »

Polymers “click” together using green chemistry

8/16/2021

To build a new polymer using a type of green chemistry called “click chemistry,” chemists first had to tame a dangerous gas. Read the story »

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The secret history of corn is revealed in its genome

8/5/2021

For the first time, scientists have assembled in-depth maps of dozens of corn genomes, filling in gaps related to key agricultural traits. Read the story »

Using “guilt by association” to classify cells

7/14/2021

Using a new computational statistics tool, CSHL researchers classify cells to understand how an organism functions. Read the story »

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Feeling sluggish? Blame a lack of estrogen

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

Cancer cells pick and choose chromosomes to survive

Polymers “click” together using green chemistry

The secret history of corn is revealed in its genome

Using “guilt by association” to classify cells

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