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CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: Quantitative Biology

New method can more precisely determine when a cell has ‘cashed’ RNA ‘checks’ written by active genes

1/26/2018

CSHL scientists have designed software that enables biologists to determine with unprecedented accuracy how much protein a given cell is making. Read the story »

Brain cell types are defined by gene activity that shapes their communication patterns

10/20/2017

CSHL researchers have identified key families of genes in neurons which drive communication. Watch the video »

First cell-type census of mouse brains: surprises about structure, male-female differences

10/5/2017

A multiyear project in the Brain Initiative, qBrain is already revealing the brain as never before. Read the story »

Neuron types in the brain are defined by gene activity that shapes their communication patterns

9/21/2017

Neurons are defined by determining which cells they connect with and how they communicate across synapses Read the story »

Base Pairs Episode 11.5: What Silicon Valley and biology research share

9/15/2017

A few favorite moments from our talk with theoretical physicist and quantitative biologist, Associate Professor Gurinder “Mickey” Atwal. Listen to the podcast »

What Silicon Valley and biology research share

9/15/2017

Further discussion with Associate Professor Gurinder "Mickey" Atwal about the need for more math and physics in biology. Read the story »

Base Pairs Episode 11: Biology, behind the screens

8/15/2017

A “behind the screens” look at how biology is addressing its “most wonderful problem”—too much data. Associate Professor Gurinder S. “Mickey” Atwal. Listen to the podcast »

Biology, behind the screens

8/15/2017

Associate Professor Gurinder "Mickey" Atwal talks about the essential mystery at the center of quantitative biology. Read the story »

New statistical method finds shared ancestral gene variants involved in autism’s cause

6/21/2017

Researchers find children with autism are genetically more like other autistic children than their unaffected siblings. Read the story »

Reconstructing ancient human history from DNA

6/20/2017

Free public lecture featuring Adam Siepel, Ph.D., CSHL Professor and Chair of the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology. Watch the video »

Math teacher wins school popularity contest (again)

6/7/2017

Math isn’t exactly known as “everyone’s favorite subject,” yet Associate Professor Mickey Atwal has won the Watson School of Biological Science’s. Read the story »

Newly discovered mutations impair key cell pathways in pancreatic cancer

5/8/2017

Researchers have found important new clues to the development of pancreatic cancer. Read the story »

Neanderthals mated with modern humans much earlier than previously thought, study finds

2/12/2016

Using several different methods of DNA analysis, an international research team has found what they consider to be strong evidence of interbreeding. Read the story »

The biggest beast in the Big Data forest? One field’s astonishing growth is, well, ‘genomical’!

7/6/2015

Scientists work to figure out how to capture, store, process and interpret all that genome-encoded biological information. Read the story »

CSHL quantitative biologist Michael Schatz awarded 2015 Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship

2/20/2015

Associate Professor Michael Schatz receives a 2015 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship Read the story »

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