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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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CRISPR primes goldenberry for fruit bowl fame

Margaret Osborne — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:30:59 +0000

Since the dawn of agriculture around 10,000 years ago, our ancestors have saved seeds from the tastiest, largest, and most resilient crops to plant in the following season. Today, most fruits and vegetables we buy are the result of hundreds to thousands of years of selective breeding. Now, ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) plant biologists...

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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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School of Biological Sciences launches BioAI Ph.D. program

Nick Wurm — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:30:10 +0000

AI and machine learning have transformed science, enabling new discoveries and laying the groundwork for lifesaving treatments. Yet, as valuable as these tools may be for science and medicine, few if any formal degree programs exist at the intersection of biology and AI. For over 135 years, ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) has been a...

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Uplands Farm: Grounds for discovery

Jennifer Michalowski — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:30:53 +0000

At first glance, Uplands Farm—12 carefully tended acres about a mile east of the ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) campus—resembles farms you might have seen before. Orderly rows of corn dominate the fields, sharing space with sorghum, eggplants, and other crops. Three greenhouses shelter young plants, extending the growing season so they can flourish in...

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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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CSHL celebrates SBS Class of 2025

Nick Wurm — Wed, 07 May 2025 14:00:12 +0000

On May 4, the ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) celebrated its 22nd commencement ceremony. The SBS conferred Doctor of Philosophy degrees on nine graduates and awarded James L. Manley, Ph.D., an honorary Doctor of Science degree. “Now in its 26th year, the SBS is the most recent manifestation of CSHL’s...

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The CSHL School of Biological Sciences’ class of 2025

Communications Department — Mon, 05 May 2025 18:00:58 +0000

The ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) takes an innovative approach to advanced science education. Graduates of the doctoral program go on to pursue a wide range of careers. On May 4, the SBS awarded nine graduates Ph.D. degrees. Here, the class of 2025 reflects on their time and experiences at...

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At the Lab: Science for lovers

Communications Department — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:30:27 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ Professor Zach Lippman’s research in plant prickles resulted in one of CSHL’s most publicized discoveries of 2024. It also gets at the very heart of what motivates basic bioscience research here At the Lab. You’ve read about it in The New York Times and seen it on CNN. Now, hear all...

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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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CRISPR manipulates plants’ flower powers

Margaret Osborne — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:00:49 +0000

AI generated voice with Zachary Lippman’s actual voice Humans have appreciated the beauty of flowers for centuries. Yet, flowers aren’t just aesthetically pleasing. They also play a crucial role in plant reproduction. In all plants, a well-studied gene with a curious name, Unusual Floral Organs (UFO), orchestrates the flowering process. UFO expression hinges on another...

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Frog Pond

Nick Wurm — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:30:02 +0000

bout halfway down ��ϳԹ��Դ’s (CSHL’s) Bungtown Road, right next to the volleyball court, you’ll find a living snapshot of the area’s diverse ecosystem. It’s called Frog Pond. And while its namesake is often easy to find there, frogs aren’t the pond’s only inhabitants. On any given day, passersby may encounter dragonflies, geese,...

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At the Lab Season 1 Research Rewind: Genetics

Communications Department — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:30:28 +0000

Much of what makes humans human is also found across all animal and plant life. In other words, genetics is everywhere you look. That’s especially true here At the Lab. This week’s Research Rewind features scientists from all across CSHL, including Christopher Hammell, Ivan Iossifov, Tobias Janowitz, Zachary Lippman, and Rob Martienssen. We also check...

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Making headlines

Communications Department — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:30:56 +0000

Several faculty members received mainstream media attention in 2024. Professor and Director of Education Zachary Lippman was featured in The New York Times and on CNN for his team’s discovery of the gene behind plant prickles. Assistant Professor Corina Amor Vegas was featured in WIRED and on the BBC for her work demonstrating that CAR...

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One Experiment: The devil in the greenhouse

Nick Wurm — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:30:47 +0000

Solanum atropurpureum, seen here. Image: Blaine Fitzgerald, Lippman lab" data-description="" />Tomatoes and potatoes have a lot of relatives. Their nightshade genus includes over 1,500 distinct species. But not all are as friendly as those beloved staple foods. Lurking amongst them is a prickly purple devil with a supervillainous moniker. Its name? Malevolence. Some plants just hate us. Malevolence is covered in sharp, 1-to-1.5-inch-long barbs—the largest...

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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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CSHL celebrates SBS Class of 2024

Nick Wurm — Tue, 07 May 2024 16:00:52 +0000

On May 5, the ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) celebrated its 21st commencement ceremony. The SBS conferred Doctor of Philosophy degrees on 11 graduates. The School also awarded neurobiologist Cori Bargmann, Ph.D. an honorary Doctor of Science degree. “For over 130 years, CSHL has remained true to its mission of...

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The CSHL School of Biological Sciences’ class of 2024

Communications Department — Sun, 05 May 2024 22:00:34 +0000

The ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) takes an innovative approach to advanced science education. Graduates of the doctoral program go on to pursue diverse careers. This year, the SBS awarded 11 Ph.D. degrees. Here, members of the class of 2024 reflect on their time and experiences at CSHL. Salomé Carcy...

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At the Lab Episode 1: The tomato of tomorrow

Marc Persad — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:00:37 +0000

Picture a tiny silo of tasty tomatoes growing in a dense urban environment. Now imagine that same setup … in outer space! It all starts At the Lab. For our premiere episode, we visit the lab of ��ϳԹ��Դ Professor & HHMI Investigator Zachary Lippman to catch a glimpse at the future of...

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Inside Jones Laboratory

Nick Wurm — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:30:08 +0000

old Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is home to one of the country’s oldest science labs—and we can thank the whales for that. Over 130 years ago, John D. Jones donated land formerly occupied by his family’s whaling company to the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. In 1890, the Institute founded the Biological Laboratory at...

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