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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 »

A science career path: David McCandlish

4/10/2020

Assistant Professor David McCandlish is a quantitative biologist who walks the line between advanced mathematics and the life sciences at CSHL. Read the story »

COVID-19 machine learning effort: Preprints are key

3/25/2020

Preprint papers play a key role in a U.S. government-led machine learning effort to understand the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the story »

Tatiana Engel named 2020 Sloan Fellow

2/12/2020

Assistant Professor Tatiana Engel is named a 2020 Sloan Fellow for her work on computational models of decision-making. Read the story »

What Google could learn from a fruit fly

1/21/2020

By tapping into life’s algorithms, scientists are finding elegant solutions to some of the hardest problems in computer science. 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 »

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Finally, machine learning interprets gene regulation clearly

12/26/2019

Machine learning and a new kind of easily-interpretable artificial neural network is helping scientists make sense of crucial gene regulation. Read the story »

Saket Navlakha taps the power of biology and computers

12/17/2019

Associate Professor Saket Navlakha is bringing ideas about “algorithms in nature” to the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology. Read the story »

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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 »

Peter Koo wants to understand how machines learn biology

9/20/2019

Dr. Peter Koo joins the CSHL faculty as an assistant professor. His focus is on exploring how artificial intelligence integrates with biology and genomics. Read the story »

Rachel Rubino Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories

Of mice and model organisms

7/31/2019

An in-depth look at how veterinarians at CSHL help take care of the various organisms that help researchers answer fundamental biological questions. Read the story »

There’s more to smell than meets the nose

7/22/2019

Neuroscience researchers work to figure out our brains process smells, including what features are essential to identifying and separating odors. Read the story »

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Quantifying how the brain smells