The world destroyer in your shampoo and ice cream 7/6/2020 Palm oil is an environmental scourge. Genetics has a solution. Read the story »
CSHL President Bruce Stillman wins Heineken Prize 6/2/2020 CSHL President and CEO Bruce Stillman wins the Heineken Prize for his work on eukaryotic DNA replication. Read the story »
Teachers make genomes more useful… from home 5/21/2020 Researchers and educators participated in an online annotation jamboree to help researchers understand the corn genome. Read the story »
Why your kid can explain the COVID-19 test 3/19/2020 Want to know more about PCR and the coronavirus test? Ask a high school student, especially one that worked with the DNA Learning Center. Or… read on. Read the story »
The non-human living inside of you 1/9/2020 A large part of human DNA doesn’t aid the normal workings of the body. This “junk DNA” contains ancient viruses that may spur diseases like ALS. Read the story »
DNA Learning Center takes New York 12/12/2019 DNA Learning Center is expanding its educational reach into the greater New York area through the opening of two new centers. Read the story »
Nobel Prize day quiz How much do you know about the Nobel Prize-winning science that happened at CSHL? Take our quiz to find out. Take the quiz »
Making sense of the genome…at last 12/6/2019 Quantitative biologists like Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Adam Siepel are finally making sense of the flood of data contained in the human genome. Read the story »
The Lab partners with award-winning magazine 12/6/2019 Nautilus, an award-winning science magazine, has partnered with CSHL to bring the story of the lab’s scientists and research to a brand-new audience. Read the story »
Research profile: Adam Siepel 11/12/2019 Adam Siepel, Chair of the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, uses advanced computational methods to solve complex biological questions. Read the story »
An essay from the President: Biology for the planet 5/16/2019 CSHL plant scientists are looking for solutions to the biggest questions in agriculture as environments are reshaped by climate change. Read the story »
DNA and pop culture quiz When artistic expression meets gene expression, how well does art imitate life? Take our five-question science IQ quiz to find out. Take the quiz »
New book on restriction enzymes from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 4/24/2019 Restriction enzymes cleave DNA at specific recognition sites and have many uses in molecular biology, genetics, and biotechnology. Read the story »
New book on next-generation sequencing in medicine from CSHL Press 4/18/2019 This collection examines next-generation sequencing technologies and their use, particularly in translational research. Read the story »
President Bruce Stillman wins prestigious Gairdner Award 4/2/2019 Dr. Bruce Stillman, President & CEO of CSHL, has been awarded the 2019 Canada Gairdner International Award for his work on eukaryotic DNA replication. Read the story »
