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CSHL launches DNA Subway 2.0

Communications Department — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:30:26 +0000

The DNA Learning Center (DNALC) at ��ϳԹ��Դ has released DNA Subway 2.0, a comprehensive update to its globally recognized genomics education platform. DNA Subway 2.0 is the first bioinformatics toolkit engineered specifically for mobile interfaces, allowing students, educators, and researchers to analyze DNA sequences directly on smartphones and tablets. Bioinformatics—the data science...

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Secrets of evolution found in ancient plant DNA

Samuel Diamond — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:00:13 +0000

You’ve heard of deep space, but what about deep time? Today’s geneticists and evolutionary biologists can extend their investigations further back in time than ever imagined. Still, many mysteries remain. One has vexed biologists for decades. In both plants and animals, gene sequences and functions are often conserved across species over hundreds of millions of...

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AI offers ‘roadmap’ to plant genetics

Margaret Osborne — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:30:47 +0000

As global temperatures rise, ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) scientists work to grow stronger, more resilient crops. Yet, this process is challenging. Plants often have several related genes that control desirable traits, such as size or drought resistance. Finding genes with overlapping functions, or “redundant genes,” is a near-impossible scavenger hunt. “Most of the time,...

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Can DNA deliver liberty and justice for all?

Emma Courtney — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:31:13 +0000

After six hours of police interrogation and three polygraph tests—all in hopes of helping solve a crime—17-year-old Jeffrey Deskovic confessed to a murder he didn’t commit. He was sentenced to life in prison. “After I falsely confessed,” he recalled, “I didn’t realize I was being arrested. I thought I was going home.” For 16 years,...

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LI high schoolers explore biodiversity at CSHL

Caroline Cosgrove — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:30:07 +0000

Coquillettidia perturbans, a common species of mosquito known to transmit West Nile virus as well as other diseases." data-description="Three students stand together smiling as they take a selfie in front of scientific research posters displayed on a wall behind them. One student gives a thumbs-up gesture while another wears headphones around their neck." />��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) recently welcomed more than 225 high school students to the annual Barcode Long Island (BLI) Student Symposium. The students came from 21 high schools across the Island for the culmination of a program offered through CSHL’s DNA Learning Center (DNALC). Upon their arrival, the students quickly settled into Grace Auditorium,...

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Branching out: Tomato genes point to new medicines

Samuel Diamond — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:00:49 +0000

Picture juicy red tomatoes on the vine. What do you see? Some tomato varieties have straight vines. Others are branched. The question is why. New research from ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) provides the strongest evidence to date that the answer lies in what are called cryptic mutations. The findings have implications for agriculture and...

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The food and fuel that farms itself

Nick Wurm — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:00:41 +0000

AI generated voice with Rob Martienssen’s and Evan Ernst’s actual voices Under the right conditions, duckweed essentially farms itself. Wastewater, ponds, puddles, swamps—you name it. If there’s enough sunlight and carbon dioxide, the aquatic plant can grow freely. But that’s not all that makes it intriguing. Packed inside duckweed’s tiny fronds is enormous potential as...

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CSHL and global collaborators map Solanum pan-genome

Margaret Osborne — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000

AI generated voice with Zachary Lippman’s actual voice About 75 percent of the world’s food comes from 12 plants. Scientists estimate up to 30,000 species are edible. Not only does this bottleneck jeopardize our food supply if a major crop is impacted by drought or disease—it also limits our choices at the grocery store. For...

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Corn’s ancient ancestors are calling

Jen A. Miller — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:30:17 +0000

AI generated voice with Rob Martienssen’s and Thomas Gingeras’s actual voices The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of humankind’s impact on evolution. Early farmers’ pre-industrial plant breeding choices turned corn from a nearly inedible crop into the major global food source it is today. Now, ��ϳԹ��Դ Professors Rob...

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Cocktails & Chromosomes: Long-lived creatures of the night

Communications Department — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:30:08 +0000

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New DNALC program aims to improve pandemic response

Nick Wurm — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:30:15 +0000

Diseases can spread rapidly, but now, so can the knowledge needed to stop them. A new information-sharing platform seeks to help slow the spread of infectious diseases. It’s called the Pathogen Data Network (PDN). And it just might help stop the next pandemic before it can start. ��ϳԹ��Դ’s DNA Learning Center (DNALC)...

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Cocktails & Chromosomes: Barcoding, bugs, and brews

Communications Department — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:30:41 +0000

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At the Lab Episode 26: The golden grail of genomics

Communications Department — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 11:30:21 +0000

First, there was the Human Genome Project. Then, there was ENCODE. CSHL Professor Thomas Gingeras recently spoke with Scientific American about the legacy of ENCODE. This week At the Lab, he talks about a new follow-up project called EN-TEx and its promise for the coming era of personalized medicine. Thank you for joining us for...

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At the Lab Episode 25: How maize became corn

Communications Department — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:30:36 +0000

The journey from maize to corn isn’t just about going from farm to table. It starts with an evolutionary event that has puzzled plant biologists for decades. This week At the Lab, CSHL Professor, HHMI Investigator, and Genetics Society Medal recipient Rob Martienssen unravels a 4,000-year-old mystery in just over three minutes.

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Corn’s ‘missing link’

Margaret Osborne — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:00:25 +0000

Teosinte Pollen Drive (TPD) is a selfish genetic system in maize-teosinte hybrids, which allows only pollen with both toxin and antidote to survive. Here, we see the pollen-producing part of the maize-teosinte hybrid. Image: Jon Cahn/Martienssen lab" data-description="" />��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) has begun to unravel a mystery millennia in the making. Our story begins 9,000 years ago. It was then that maize was first domesticated in the Mexican lowlands. Some 5,000 years later, the crop crossed with a species from the Mexican highlands called teosinte mexicana. This resulted in cold adaptability....

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Every rose has its thorns … or does it?

Margaret Osborne — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:00:23 +0000

According to Greek mythology, red roses first appeared when Aphrodite pricked her foot on a thorn, spilling blood on a white rose. Since then, roses’ thorns have captured the imaginations of countless poets and forlorn lovers. But they aren’t the only plants with these dangerous protrusions, technically called prickles. Prickles have evolved independently in species...

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At the Lab Episode 16: Bats!

Communications Department — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:00:17 +0000

Sometimes one word says it all. Case in point: Bats. This week At the Lab, we hear from CSHL Professor W. Richard McCombie about the curious origin story behind a recent headline-making study his lab conducted with Professor Adam Siepel, postdoc Armin Scheben, and the American Museum of Natural History.

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At the Lab Episode 8: Birds of a feather

Communications Department — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:30:19 +0000

Cappuccino anyone? This week At the Lab, CSHL Professor Adam Siepel introduces the capuchino seedeater—a South American subspecies known for its ultraviolet plumage. Join us on a voyage across evolution’s “islands of differentiation” to find out how these birds got their distinct colors.

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Autism genetics: The faces behind the data

Margaret Osborne — Thu, 16 May 2024 11:30:35 +0000

More than 5.4 million adults in the U.S. have autism. That’s about the populations of Los Angeles and Phoenix combined. Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a developmental disability that affects how a person experiences the world around them. If this definition sounds broad, there’s a reason for that. Autism manifests in many different...

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At the Lab Episode 3: Autism Awareness Month

Communications Department — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:30:38 +0000

In recognition of Autism Awareness Month, CSHL Professor Ivan Iossofiv joins us At the Lab to discuss what we know about autism today and the research aiming to decipher its origins. Join us as we walk through the amazing discoveries CSHL scientists have made and consider their implications for the future of autism research.

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