CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: evolutionary biology

Learn about the cool campus artwork at CSHL

Different structures and artworks around campus hint at a history of groundbreaking molecular science. Take the quiz »

AI training: A backward cat pic is still a cat pic

5/4/2023

This basic rule of thumb is helping CSHL’s quantitative biologists train AI to get a better read of the human genome. Read the story »

How evolved is your knowledge?

Test your knowledge of evolution with this quiz, inspired by the March 2023 performances of Isabella Rossellini’s play, Darwin’s Smile, at CSHL. Take the quiz »

Tomato cousin’s coolest quirk

1/25/2023

Take an up-close look at what CSHL Professor Zachary Lippman describes as “one of the coolest evolutionary novelties to emerge in plants.” Watch the video »

CSHL groundcherry research bears new fruits

10/31/2022

New genetic blueprints for two types of groundcherry may help strengthen food supplies and reveal how plants evolve. Read the story »

Exposing the evolutionary weak spots of the human genome

9/22/2022

Researchers built a computer program that tracks harmful mutations throughout human evolution. It may help uncover the origins of genetic diseases. Read the story »

Stabilizing chromosomes to tackle tumors

3/17/2022

Dicer and its partner BRD4 stabilize chromosomes. Targeting this pair could provide new therapeutic opportunities against cancer. Read the story »

Deciphering algorithms used by ants and the Internet

3/1/2022

Researchers discovered the same optimization algorithm used by Internet engineers is used by ants when they forage for food. Read the story »

Getting a step ahead of TB’s drug resistance evolution

2/15/2022

Mutations are not random, with some kinds of changes occurring more often than others. CSHL researchers may be able to predict which direction evolution is li Read the story »

How to outwit evolution

7/21/2021

CSHL Assistant Professor David McCandlish uses statistical methods to predict the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Read the story »

How plants leave behind their parents’ genomic baggage

5/20/2021

A baby plant resets its genome, erasing the changes that its parents accumulated. CSHL scientists found how the plant adds back a few necessary ones. Read the story »

Patricia Churchland: Social Conscience

11/24/2020

Patricia Churchland, founder of the field of neurophilosophy, discusses research on the origins of human morality and social bonding. Watch the video »

LIVE At the Lab with Patricia Churchland: Social Conscience

11/24/2020

Scientist and philosopher Patricia Churchland discusses the evolutionary basis of morality and social bonding in humans. Read the story »

Birds of a feather do flock together

11/17/2020

Researchers found a genetic mechanism for how brand new species acquire distinct traits. Read the story »

Predicting the evolution of genetic mutations

4/14/2020

CSHL quantitative biologists have designed a computational approach for predicting the evolution of a rapidly mutating virus or cancer. Read the story »