One experiment: The shape of norovirus October 25, 2019 Scientists at CSHL examine the structure of a norovirus under the cryo-electron microscope.
One experiment: Observing cancer’s progress in a mouse prostate March 14, 2019 Using a technique originally designed for mapping brains, two CSHL labs have worked together to image cancer progression in a mouse prostate.
One experiment: Building a brain August 16, 2018 A genetic program precisely guides development of a part of the brain
One experiment: Twice the tomatoes March 22, 2018 Zachary Lippman’s team found a way to boost tomato yield by digging into the plant’s genome and fine-tuning its branching patterns.
One experiment: When cancer is hiding in plain sight March 1, 2018 Douglas Fearon's team is figuring out how to get immune cells to recognize—and kill—pancreatic cancer cells
One experiment: A beautiful brain, neuron by neuron November 22, 2017 Associate Professor Pavel Osten and colleagues discovered using their qBrain method is discerned by probing hidden relations among the dots.
One experiment: Bacteria-trapping DNA webs are repurposed by cancer cells October 19, 2017 Associate Professor Mikala Egeblad discovers that neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) help cancer by creating holes in the tissue.
One experiment: A drug for SMA visibly repairs defective cells December 1, 2016 Professor Adrian Krainer develops a treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, the leading genetic cause of infant death.
One experiment: How the breast “remembers” a first pregnancy July 2, 2016 Professor Greg Hannon and his team, including Assistant Professor Camila dos Santos, learn more about breast cells and tissue.
One experiment: Cellular highways carry anti-cancer cargoes April 9, 2015 The gene called PTEN is one of the most important of the body’s natural tumor suppressors.
One experiment: McClintock’s historic discovery December 1, 2014 Four decades after this photo was taken, a Nobel Prize was awarded to McClintock, acknowledging her discovery that genetic material is not fixed
One experiment: Sometimes our cells express only one gene copy. Why? June 1, 2014 Professor David L. Spector and team discover some monoallelically expressed genes encoded extra RNA, even though they are missing their other gene.
One experiment: Capturing a drug in its binding pocket June 1, 2013 Erkan Karakas, a post-doc in Hiro Furukawa's lab, finds an elusive binding pocket that could help in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
One experiment: When anti-cancer drug meets tumor April 5, 2013 Studying cancer in its natural environment provides insights scientists can’t obtain when they look at cancer cells isolated in culture dishes
One experiment: What can scientists learn from an odd-looking mutant ear of corn? February 3, 2013 A mutated gene called COMPACT PLANT2 (CT2) renders this fruit of the maize plant flattened in shape, a phenomenon called fasciation.
