CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: DNA

The Adenovirus Gazebo

6/26/2025

It’s not just any gazebo—it’s a meeting place, a scenic overlook, and a monument to CSHL’s decades of revolutionary genetics research. Read the story »

Cocktails & Chromosomes: Barcoding, bugs, and brews

10/23/2024

See Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s DNA Learning Center turn a crowd of bar patrons into citizen scientists. Watch the video »

At the Lab Season 1 Research Rewind: Genetics

10/22/2024

It’s the code for all life on Earth. This week At the Lab, we’re hacking it with the help of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s geneticists. Listen to the podcast »

At the Lab Episode 26: The golden grail of genomics

10/1/2024

For our Season 1 finale, we invite you to step inside EN-TEx, a catalog of more than one million genomic variants. Listen to the podcast »

Welcome to the summer of sequencing

7/17/2024

CSHL’s DNA Learning Center and collaborators traveled cross-country to show educators the power of portable DNA sequencing. Read the story »

At the Lab Episode 7: Women in STEM

5/14/2024

CSHL is no stranger to successful female scientists. Today, we remember the life of Martha Chase, famously known for the Hershey-Chase experiment. Listen to the podcast »

DNA Day at DNA Learning Center NYC

5/6/2024

Community leaders from across New York came together in Brooklyn to celebrate CSHL’s achievements in making STEM education accessible for all. Read the story »

Senator Schumer visits DNA Learning Center NYC

5/6/2024

Community leaders from across New York came together in Brooklyn to celebrate CSHL’s achievements in making STEM education accessible for all. Watch the video »

At the Lab Episode 4: DNA sequencing for all

4/23/2024

CSHL Dolan DNA Learning Center’s Jason Williams teaches us about a portable DNA sequencer that may turn the tide for genetics education. Listen to the podcast »

Cocktails & Chromosomes: Sequencing suds

2/15/2024

CSHL’s series of fun, interactive science talks returns to Industry bar in Huntington, NY, with a demonstration of today’s DNA sequencing technology. Watch the video »

Genome sequencing for kids, one LEGO at a time

2/13/2024

The CSHL DNA Learning Center’s LEGO DNA sequencer makes learning about the genome fun and easy for students of all ages, even kindergarteners. Read the story »

A quiz for the ages

Want to know the secret to a long life? So do CSHL scientists. Take this short quiz to see what they’ve found out about aging and longevity. Take the quiz »

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 »

Stillman earns ASBMB Distinguished Scientist Award

9/7/2023

The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology honored CSHL President & CEO Bruce Stillman for outstanding achievement in basic research. Read the story »

Genome sequencing goes mobile at DNALC

8/31/2023

New collaboration between CSHL’s DNA Learning Center and Oxford Nanopore Technologies puts DNA sequencing in the palms of students’ hands. Read the story »