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Penicillin: From limited wonder drug to worldwide lifesaver

1/10/2024

How Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s research on penicillin in the 1940s helped the U.S. win World War II and changed medicine forever. Read the story »

Photo of local historians in CSHL library

Where history connects

1/8/2024

A recent workshop at the CSHL Library & Archives shed light on the interwoven histories of the Laboratory, Long Island, NY, and the greater U.S. Read the story »

Inside a Nobelist’s notebooks

12/13/2023

Carol Greider’s lab writings offer a firsthand look at her Nobel Prize-winning research—work that continues today in CSHL’s Amor Vegas lab. Read the story »

City of Science: James P. Allison in Conversation with Lesley Stahl Video

12/13/2023

Maverick Texan & Nobel Prize winner, James P. Allison pioneered the science of immunotherapy with Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes. Read the story »

The Role of Capital Markets in the Development of Biotech

11/21/2023

Dr. Stelios Papadopoulos, former Chairman of the Biogen Board of Directors, discusses how investors make capital allocation decisions in BioTechnology Read the story »

Recombinant DNA: Fifty Years of Discovery & Debates

9/30/2023

CSHL Center for Humanities & History of Modern Biology 2023 meeting "Recombinant DNA: Fifty Years of Discovery & Debates" Read the story »

Gene editing’s rocky start and groundbreaking legacy

9/13/2023

Despite early controversy, gene-editing technology has led to major breakthroughs in biological research at CSHL and beyond. Read the story »

Photo of Alfred Hershey's Waring Blender

Blending history and science

8/17/2023

One of the most famous experiments conducted at CSHL relied on the same state-of-the-art equipment found in kitchens across the U.S. in 1952—a Waring blender. Read the story »

The Exceptions: A Center for the Humanities event featuring Kate Zernike and Nancy Hopkins

5/3/2023

The Center for Humanities hosted a panel discussion about fighting discrimination against women in science. Read the story »

Science Journal Club at CSHL 2022-2023

3/31/2023

Students at Harborfields High School are participating in this year’s newly redesigned Science Journal Club hosted by the CSHL Library. Read the story »

Kate Zernike and Laura Lindenfeld discuss the book “THE EXCEPTIONS”

3/31/2023

Event: FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2023 4:00PM @ Nicholls Biondi Hall, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. “EXCELLENT AND INFURIATING” -The New York Times Review Read the story »

CSHL Meetings & Courses then and now

3/15/2023

Explore the history of CSHL’s Meetings & Courses programs, along with their legacy of pioneering research and science education, from 1890 to today. Read the story »

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Research Papers Published in 2023*

1/20/2023

List of publications by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory authors in 2023. Read the story »

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Research Papers Published in 2022*