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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 »

Using “guilt by association” to classify cells

7/14/2021

Using a new computational statistics tool, CSHL researchers classify cells to understand how an organism functions. Read the story »

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Solving genetic disease puzzles with quantitative biology

6/17/2021

CSHL quantitative biologist Jesse Gillis teams up with an immunology specialist at Northwell Health to analyze a complex genetic disorder. Read the story »

Making AI algorithms show their work

5/13/2021

AI machines are often better than humans at discerning patterns. CSHL researchers developed a way to find out why. Read the story »

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How a bad day at work led to better COVID predictions

5/3/2021

A CSHL computer scientist and an MSK infectious disease physician developed a method for predicting COVID-19 severity in cancer patients. Read the story »

Are you sure you heard that sound?

4/14/2021

CSHL and Washington University of St. Louis researchers studied hallucination-like perceptions in humans and mice that mimic schizophrenia symptoms. Read the story »

AI researchers ask: What’s going on inside the black box?

2/8/2021

Although researchers have figured out how to train computers to recognize things, they have yet to understand how machines make those predictions. Read the story »

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How does anyone stay healthy in a world full of germs?

1/15/2021

Computational biology is uncovering the immune system’s tricks for identifying foreign invaders. Read the story »

Mice with too many chandelier cells lack depth perception

12/8/2020

Chandelier cells should decrease in number as animals develop. Mice with too many cells lack depth perception. Watch the video »

electron microscopy image of chandelier cells in a mouse brain

Problems with depth perception caused by too many cells

12/7/2020

Chandelier cells should decrease in number as animals develop. If too many remain, brain systems may not work properly. Read the story »

How to figure out what you don’t know

11/30/2020

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Assistant Professor Tatiana Engel discusses how a model like Ptolemy’s seems to explain the world and yet is wrong. Watch the video »

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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 »

How to figure out what you don’t know

10/26/2020

Sometimes, what seems like a good way to understand the world turns out to be wrong. A new machine learning tool lets scientists find better answers. Read the story »

How to tune out common odors and focus on important ones

5/11/2020

The fly brain uses a simple computing trick to ignore prevalent odors and focus on newer but rarer odorants. Read the story »

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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 »

CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: quantitative biology

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How to outwit evolution

Using “guilt by association” to classify cells

Solving genetic disease puzzles with quantitative biology

Making AI algorithms show their work

How a bad day at work led to better COVID predictions

Are you sure you heard that sound?

AI researchers ask: What’s going on inside the black box?

How does anyone stay healthy in a world full of germs?

Mice with too many chandelier cells lack depth perception

Problems with depth perception caused by too many cells

How to figure out what you don’t know

Birds of a feather do flock together

How to figure out what you don’t know

How to tune out common odors and focus on important ones

Predicting the evolution of genetic mutations

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