Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Good genes, bad science cshl.edu AA: Good genes. And why science can’t tell us what they are. BS: Science has helped us learn a lot about genes, though. AA: That is something science …
Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryIcon version of the Flipboard logo What Silicon Valley and Biology Research Share (Base Pairs Episode 11.5) cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano A few favorite moments from our talk with theoretical physicist and quantitative biologist, Associate Professor Gurinder “Mickey” Atwal, that touch …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Halfway around the world, a reunion of friends opens door to a cancer discovery cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano Chang-il Hwang, left, is a member of Professor David Tuveson’s lab. Jae-Seok Roe, right, is a member of Associate Professor Chris Vakoc’s lab. They …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Realizing a dream: How a program for undergraduates placed me at the center of CRISPR research cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano Hands-on experience using CRISPR and access to top scientists from around the world who are pioneering its use made this a memorable summer for …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Biology, Behind the Screens (Base Pairs Episode 11) cshl.edu - Brian Stallard A “behind the screens” look at how biology is addressing its “most wonderful problem” – too much data. Associate Professor Gurinder S. “Mickey” Atwal …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Science and architecture: Back to the future! cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano 3D images are a throwback to the past as CSHL and Centerbrook Architects rediscover a 1950s building that has been occupied by some of the …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Tomato baby and its family (Base Pairs Episode 10.5) cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano Plant scientist Zachary Lippman tells stories from the field of bizarre tomatoes, intensely hot peppers, and giant pumpkins.One day, while out …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Eugenics used to be incredibly popular. We can’t let that happen again. cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano Miriam Rich, the recipient of CSHL’s 2017-18 Sydney Brenner Research Scholarship, is determined to show how the concept of “good genes” became …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory CRISPR vs. Climate Change (Base Pairs Episode 10) cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano CRISPR is a tool that makes it easier than ever to edit the “letters” of the genetic code. In this episode, we talk with a plant scientist about how …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory How cool is science? Students use barcoded DNA to identify a weapon against antibiotic resistance cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano Sometimes viruses cause harmful infections, but students in the DNA Learning Center’s Urban Barcode Research Program identified a new virus that …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Math teacher wins school popularity contest (again) cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano Math isn’t exactly known as “everyone’s favorite subject,” yet Associate Professor Mickey Atwal has won the Watson School of Biological Science’s …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Expert Explains: Is confidence measurable? cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano Confidence is “not just a feeling,” according to neuroscientist Adam Kepecs. Finding the confidence-calculating circuitry in our brains has huge …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Redefining Biologists, Redefining Genes (Base Pairs Episode 9.5) cshl.edu - Brian Stallard Set aside your notions of how biologists are born, or what the word “gene” means as you listen to our first chat episode. We talk with Assistant …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Alexa DeAngelis didn’t see a place for herself in science, so she’s making one cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano For Alexa DeAngelis, who was recently awarded a Fulbright scholarship, combining a desire to help people with a passion for biochemistry means …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Dark Matter of the Genome, Pt. 2 (Base Pairs Episode 9) cshl.edu - CSHL Public Affairs One scientist’s junk is apparently everyone’s treasure! They just haven’t realized it yet. . . In this episode of Base Pairs, we question the mythos …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Everyday steps you can take for science cshl.edu - CSHL Public Affairs Credit: Mark Ramsay | FlickrIn science, real progress rarely happens in a single day, and you don’t often know where a breakthrough will come from. …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory What a real-life science test looks like cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano By revealing evidence that contradicts the rationale for a new cancer drug, a pair of student scientists learns firsthand that when you do science, …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Dark Matter of the Genome, Pt. 1 (Base Pairs Episode 8) cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano Most of the genome is not genes, but another form of genetic information that has come to be known as the genome’s “dark matter.” In this episode, we …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Expert explains: Can we understand memories at the molecular level? cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano Memories may seem intangible, but many scientists are working to figure out how they are physically stored in the brain. To achieve this, we’ll need …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory New art supplies for visualizing tiny machines in the brain cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano An unusual, but beautiful sight can be found among the figures of a recent scientific paper about some of the tiny machines in our brain: watercolor …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Molecules and a Mission (Bonus Base Pairs Episode) cshl.edu - CSHL Public Affairs We are Base Pairs, the podcast about “the power of genetic information.” Why did we choose this name? In this bonus episode, we explain the molecules …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory The Brain Atlas (Base Pairs Episode 7) cshl.edu - CSHL Public Affairs One in six people suffers from a mental disorder, and yet, compared to cancer and infectious disease, neuropsychiatric treatment options have barely …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory For Alan Alda, science communication is a state of mind cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano Alan Alda, famous for his role in the classic TV series “M*A*S*H” and the PBS series “Scientific American Frontiers,” recently received a 2016 CSHL …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory No (real) moustache required to join the “Movember” party cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer among American men, but most of the prostate cancer researchers at CSHL have zero risk of …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory When Antioxidants are Pro-cancer (Base Pairs Episode 6) cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano Recent research on antioxidant levels in the cells of pancreatic cancer patients is homing in on a new, safer avenue for treatment. And it’s not what …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory The “secret” science center where openness is everything cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano What appears to be a few elegant houses tucked in the woods by the harbor is actually an epicenter of ideas in biology, from the iconic Human Genome …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory A theoretical physicist’s approach to breast cancer cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano Ideas borrowed from physics could help scientists improve treatments for breast cancer. Associate Professor Mickey Atwal explains in this guest blog …
Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryIcon version of the Flipboard logo “Sink or Swim” (Base Pairs Episode 5) cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano When he was just 27 years old, Adrian Krainer, now a professor, was offered the opportunity to run his own lab. Now, research from his lab has …
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Expert Explains: What’s the connection between antioxidants and cancer? cshl.edu - Andrea Alfano Recent findings in pancreatic cancer research demonstrate that antioxidants aren’t exactly the reliable guardians that they’re often made out to be …
