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CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: gene regulation and inheritance

Cocktails & Chromosomes: Heresy in genetics

6/17/2025

Imagine everything you learned about DNA wasn’t quite wrong, but was only a fraction of the truth. Now, get more of the whole story. Watch the video »

At the Lab: The human Microprocessor

5/27/2025

There’s a Microprocessor inside you. Actually, there are trillions. Only they’re not computer processors. They’re much smaller and far more complex. Listen to the podcast »

Big clues emerge in small RNA mystery

12/16/2024

How does the body separate “self” from “nonself?” CSHL Professor Rob Martienssen uncovers fascinating new leads in plant pollen and mouse sperm. Read the story »

At the Lab Episode 24: Putting the brakes on brain cancer

9/17/2024

CSHL Professor Alea Mills compares the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma to a car with its brakes cut. Her lab works to reattach them. Listen to the podcast »

At the Lab Episode 22: Outmuscling cancer

9/3/2024

After 10 years, CSHL has made a breakthrough in the study of RMS, a rare pediatric cancer. How we got here is a story of innovation and perseverance. Listen to the podcast »

At the Lab Episode 10: The time of our lives

6/4/2024

“You wouldn’t start making the fingernails on an arm until you had started to make the arm,” says CSHL’s Christopher Hammell. How’s that for a visual? Listen to the podcast »

image of Rob Martienssen overlaid on a DNA strand made from plant stems and leaves

From plant genomics to a bioscience revolution

3/25/2024

CSHL played a lead role in mapping the first plant genome. Today, that breakthrough fuels a whole new understanding of life on Earth. Read the story »

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CSHL celebrates 50th anniversary of McClintock Laboratory

11/20/2023

Fifty years ago, CSHL honored Barbara McClintock by dedicating a building in her name. Today, it is home to four innovative cancer labs. Read the story »

First look: Whole-body gene expression

11/6/2023

For the first time, scientists at CSHL have observed gene expression as it occurs throughout an animal. See life take shape in front of your eyes. Watch the video »

These worms have rhythm

9/5/2023

Observing gene expression in real time, CSHL scientists identified four molecules the C. elegans worm relies on to set the tempo of its development. Read the story »

The ancient viruses in human DNA

8/24/2023

CSHL Assistant Professor Andrea Schorn takes us into her lab for a behind-the-scenes look at the parts of our genome that aren’t quite human. Watch the video »

Photo of Andrea Schorn in her laboratory

Where did our DNA come from?

8/22/2023

Half the human genome isn’t quite human. CSHL’s Andrea Schorn gives us the inside scoop on how our DNA turned ancient viruses into essential allies. 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 »

Cracking the mystery behind a deadly brain cancer

12/21/2022

Scientists solve the mystery of how glioblastoma turns off cancer defenses without the usual cancer-inducing mutations. Read the story »

Image of Spector and two Postdoctoral Fellows in his lab

Cancer lab makes surprise discoveries in heart disease

11/30/2022

Two separate studies from the Spector lab at CSHL suggest that certain genes can lead to cardiac problems. Read the story »

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