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Lessons of the past, leaders of tomorrow

Emma Courtney — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:30:31 +0000

BRCA1, the first gene associated with hereditary breast cancer." data-description="" />From March 26–29, 2025, ��ϳԹ��Դ’s Center for Humanities & History of Modern Biology, in collaboration with the CSHL Meetings & Courses Program, hosted Cancer Genetics: History & Consequences. The extraordinary international gathering brought together the field’s pioneers with today’s leading innovators and future trailblazers. Over four days, attendees were immersed in a...

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Cancer Genetics: History & Consequences

Communications Department — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:30:04 +0000

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CSHL’s oldest haunts

Nick Wurm — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:30:24 +0000

ave you ever opened a door and felt like you were stepping back in time? It may come as a surprise to those who’ve never been here before, but ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) is not one lab or building. Over 50 CSHL facilities stand along the hilly shores overlooking Long Island’s Cold Spring Harbor....

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New Library & Archives Chair established at CSHL

Communications Department — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:30:34 +0000

The Robert D.L. Gardiner Foundation has made a $3 million commitment to ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL), establishing an endowment to name the Robert David Lion Gardiner Chair of Library & Archives. This endowment will support CSHL’s Library & Archives and the Center for Humanities’ broad educational programs in perpetuity. This gift will ensure that...

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In Search of Unicorns: Stories and Insights From 50 years of Biotechnology

Rob Redmond — Thu, 09 May 2024 03:08:18 +0000

Join us Thursday evening for an engaging discussion on biotechnology and its future, followed by a pre-release book signing. Date: Thursday, May 9 2024 Time: 6:45pm Location: Grace Auditorium, ��ϳԹ��Դ With: Tim Harris, molecular biologist, co-founder of several biotech companies, and author of In Pursuit of Unicorns: A Journey through Fifty Years...

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Environmental science’s Cold Spring Harbor origin

Nick Wurm — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:30:05 +0000

center) poses beside Dr. Charles Hodge IV (right) during a moment of downtime at Cold Spring Harbor in the summer of 1929. After meeting here, the two scientists would marry and start a family. Inspired by her time at CSHL, Dr. Patrick’s studies would help launch the field of environmental management. Image: Hodge family archive" data-description="" />Travel back in time to any year in ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Meetings & Courses history. You’d find yourself rubbing elbows with Nobel laureates, groundbreaking researchers, and promising students from a wide range of scientific disciplines. Return to the summer of 1929 and you might encounter two young scientists relaxing in the sun on...

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Penicillin: From limited wonder drug to worldwide lifesaver

Jen A. Miller — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:30:00 +0000

Penicillium mold with X-rays. Incredibly, the mutated strain was able to produce double the penicillin. Demerec’s breakthrough led to research that allowed the U.S. to ramp up production of this much-needed medicine. Penicillium image: © sinhyu - stock.adobe.com." data-description="" />Penicillin changed the world. The drug turned infections that had threatened lives into something that could be cured with a shot. But there was a catch. It only worked if you could get it and distribute it. During World War II, the U.S. military could not. That was until discoveries at ��ϳԹ��Դ...

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Where history connects

Luis Sandoval — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 12:30:58 +0000

During World War II, many displaced scientists were forced to search for a new life. One particular biologist, Dr. Helene Meyer-Unger, ended up in New York City. When she learned about the pioneering research happening at ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL), she sent a letter to the lab hoping for a chance to continue doing...

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Gene editing’s rocky start and groundbreaking legacy

Nick Wurm — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 11:30:52 +0000

Over 50 years ago, the first recombinant DNA experiments brought genome editing out of the realm of science fiction and into the mainstream. Recombinant DNA (rDNA) is a hybrid molecule made by combining DNA from two different species. Its arrival opened a Pandora’s box. Some feared it could lead to mutant viruses able to wipe...

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Blending history and science

Nick Wurm — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:30:51 +0000

In 1952, ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) was the site for one of the most famous experiments in the history of biology. At the Animal House—later renamed in honor of Nobel laureate Barbara McClintock—Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase were working with viruses called bacteriophages. The pair sought to confirm whether genes were made of DNA...

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Sowing scientific inspiration

Communications Department — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 11:30:06 +0000

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Open access: The pathway to successful collaborations

Jasmine Lee — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 14:00:14 +0000

The birth and evolution of open access data banks” Before the age of modern cloud computing and the Internet, collecting and distributing scientific data was a challenging task. Researchers from different countries had their own ways of cataloging their findings. Computers were rare, expensive, and inaccessible. The ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) June 1971 symposium,...

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CSHL receives 2021 NCI grant of $4.5 million

Jasmine Lee — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:00:53 +0000

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) renewed its grant to the ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Cancer Center on September 15, 2021 with an award of $4.5 million. Currently led by CSHL Professor David Tuveson, the Cancer Center is committed to exploring the fundamental biology of human cancer. CSHL first received funding and formal National Cancer...

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Rebuilding history: The Cold Spring Harbor seawall

Jasmine Lee — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 18:23:13 +0000

Brothers John and Walter Jones founded the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Company in 1836. The company was a major driving force in the local economy, financing 44 voyages on nine ships that came in and out of the local harbor during its operation. The rise and the fall of the daily tides, along with occasional...

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Nobel Prize day quiz

Charlotte Hu — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 14:00:38 +0000

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How a lab and its model animals changed science

Charlotte Hu — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 19:29:50 +0000

A small, hairless rodent has mastered the secrets of the universe. It rarely gets cancer, resists signs of aging, doesn’t experience much pain, survives for 18 minutes without oxygen, and lives nearly 20 times longer than most small rodents. In the past few years, despite being one of the most odd-looking creatures on Earth, the...

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“Hi, my name is Brian”…“and I’m Andrea”

Communications Department — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 19:50:40 +0000

We’re the hosts of Base Pairs, a podcast from ��ϳԹ��Դ that tells stories about the power of genetic information—past, present, and future. With two seasons of episodes available on-demand, it’s clear that our idea to focus on genetic information opens endless possibilities for discussion. It’s part of our daily lives, from the...

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Base Pairs Episode 12: Good genes, bad science

Public Affairs Administrator — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 12:00:13 +0000

Base Pairs podcast - In the early 1900s, American science took a wrong turn toward eugenics. In this episode, we talk with experts in both science and history about what went wrong.

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The DNA molecule: Basepairing with James Watson

Public Affairs Administrator — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 19:56:43 +0000

In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick solved the structure of DNA. This beautiful molecule sparked a new era of research into the code of life.

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How a cold-causing virus and inexplicable experiments helped revolutionize thinking about the genome

Andrea Alfano — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 20:16:59 +0000

Nobel laureate Richard Roberts explains the importance of adenovirus in the landmark discovery of RNA splicing and his love for ‘failed’ experiments. denoviruses are best known for their role in causing illness. They may have been to blame for some of the colds and sore throats you’ve suffered through. But around CSHL, the adenovirus is...

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