Creating a community for hope
CSHL researchers began studying sarcoma in 2014, thanks in part to the encouragement and investments of three local foundations. Read the story »
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Corn 2.0
Climate change and population growth are threatening our crops. CSHL Professor David Jackson is helping corn keep up with the demand. Read the story »
Unstoppable chemistry
“Click chemistry” is a way to design fast, specific, and clean reactions that make molecules click together like LEGO® bricks. Read the story »
Fighting cancer is a rebalancing act
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 »
Think a census of humans is hard? Try counting their brain cells!
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 »
The grad student pod that lives together succeeds together
During the pandemic, graduate students at the CSHL School of Biological Sciences lived and worked together successfully on the historic campus. Read the story »
CSHL Ph.D. program: Graduating class of 2021
The CSHL School of Biological Sciences awarded Ph.D. degrees to seven students this year, who describe some of their experiences. Read the story »
CSHL awards two honorary Doctor of Science degrees
The CSHL School of Biological Sciences awarded two honorary degrees to Dr. Tania A. Baker and Dr. Mark Ptashne. Read the story »
Rebuilding history: The Cold Spring Harbor seawall
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is rebuilding the harbor’s 170-year-old seawall using modern construction and its original stones. Read the story »
URP: Summer camp for undergrads
The Undergraduate Research Program brings college students from around the world to CSHL for a summer of research and fun. Read the story »
Using “guilt by association” to classify cells
Using a new computational statistics tool, CSHL researchers classify cells to understand how an organism functions. Read the story »
Research matters
Innovative research and educational activities never stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the story »
Adenovirus: After 40 years, a call to arms
Virus research done 40 years ago at CSHL provided an early foundation for today’s adenovirus-based treatments and vaccines. Read the story »
DNA replication: A game of precision
A highly choreographed complex of molecules is vital to starting and synchronizing DNA replication during cell division. Read the story »
The complete human genome: A “book of life”
Thirty years ago, scientists gathered at CSHL to plan the Human Genome Project (HGP). Today, the HGP provides the foundation for biological research. Read the story »
1,100 CSHL heroes
In 2020 the Laboratory pivoted some of its research to COVID-19. We opened a new organoid facility and celebrated people working through the pandemic. Read the story »
Profile: Rebecca Leshan
Rebecca Leshan, Ph.D. leads the Banbury Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s science think tank. Read the story »
One experiment: Organoids as living laboratories
These tiny balls of cells are revolutionizing the research and treatment of pancreas and other types of cancers. Read the story »
DNA Learning Center Nigeria opens to local students
A small university in Nigeria hosts Africa’s first DNA Learning Center and plans to serve hundreds of students with hands-on genetics instruction. Read the story »
CSHL projects education outward
The CSHL DNA Learning Center is leading the education field in building virtual, interactive science experiences. Read the story »
CSHL is changing scientific exchange
The Lab leads the way in moving from on-site meetings and courses to virtual modes of scientific exchange. Read the story »
The status of autism research—in verse
CSHL Professor Michael Wigler drafted a poem explaining what we know and what we need to learn about autism. Read the story »
One experiment: DNA barcoding
High school students at the DNA Learning Center collect, process, and sequence the DNA, contributing to the scientific record of biodiversity. Read the story »
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