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New genetic research to understand racial disparity in cancers

9/8/2020

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory will study the genetic contributions of ethnicity to colon, endometrial, and pancreas cancers in African Americans. Read the story »

CSHL investigators rank among world’s most highly cited

12/11/2019

Seven researchers affiliated with CSHL are among the scientists producing the top 1 percent of the most highly-cited research in the world. Read the story »

An essay from the President: Biology for the planet

5/16/2019

CSHL plant scientists are looking for solutions to the biggest questions in agriculture as environments are reshaped by climate change. Read the story »

Base Pairs Episode 17: Genomes, justice, and the journey here

9/15/2018

A look at how gene-mapping works, what scientists can tell by looking at your genome, and what it means for your privacy. Listen to the podcast »

Genomes, justice, and the journey here

9/15/2018

CSHL Professor W. Richard McCombie discusses genomic privacy and sequencing technology in this episode of Base Pairs. Read the story »

Massive genome havoc in breast cancer is revealed

7/12/2018

Researchers have made a highly detailed map of 20,000 structural variations in a cancer cell’s genome Read the story »

Portrait of a Neuroscience Powerhouse

4/27/2018

A relatively small neuroscience group at CSHL is having an outsized impact on a dynamic and highly competitive field Read the story »

New study casts sharpest light yet on genetic mysteries of autism

10/29/2014

Our picture of how genetic errors contribute to autism has just gotten sharper. Read the story »

Putting together the genome with first-year student Maria Nattestad

5/21/2014

Student Maria Nattestad looks to develop a fast and accurate way of putting short DNA sequences back together into the long, linear sequences. Read the story »

Haploinsufficiency rank genes de novo mutations

Research sees overlap in altered genes found in schizophrenia, autism and intellectual disability

4/28/2014

New evidence supports theory that some cases of schizophrenia and autism have malfunctions in some of the same genes are contributing to pathology. Read the story »

Interview with CSHL Professor W. Richard McCombie, Ph.D.

2/24/2014

This is a preview of Dr. McCombie's lecture at the CSHLA Genome Education Presentation. CSHL at the Crossroads of Genome Science. January 23, 2014. Watch the video »

CSHL Professor W. Richard McCombie speaks at the CSHLA Genome Education presentation

2/24/2014

Professor McCombie gives a lecture to the CSHL Association. CSHL at the Crossroads of Genome Science. Watch the video »

Bread wheat’s large and complex genome is revealed

11/27/2012

Analysis of the genome of one of world’s ‘big three’ food crops provides clues to better breeding, higher yield. Read the story »

Knowing thy genome: The science and ethics of personal genome sequencing

7/10/2012

W. Richard McCombie talks about the ethics of getting one's genome sequenced, and what consequences it may have. Read the story »

‘Most comprehensive’ genetic analysis of maize plant will help raise yields, expand its range

6/1/2012

An international research team involving 17 institutions has published the most comprehensive analysis to date of the maize genome. Read the story »

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