Pressing pause: A small genetic stop with big consequences

Research from the College of Veterinary Medicine explores how a key step in gene regulation – promoter-proximal pausing – evolved across species.

AI gives scientists a boost, but at the cost of too many mediocre papers

A new study shows that using large language models like ChatGPT boosts paper production, especially for non-native English speakers, but the overall increase in AI-written papers is making it harder to separate the valuable contributions from the AI slop.

Ozempic is changing the foods Americans buy

The new class of weight-loss and diabetes drugs are changing not just how much American households are eating, but even precisely what they buy at a supermarket or restaurant.

‘Lifting and shifting’ workers is not always the best answer

New research examines if internal mobility is good or bad for a business.

Imagining and building post-crisis places

AAP professor Esra Akcan’s new book examines architecture’s role as both a cause of human casualties and an agent for the public good with the potential to ameliorate traumas following conflict and crises.

Researchers make it easier to visualize 3D scenes from photos

A new approach, called WildCAT3D, is making it easier to visualize lifelike 3D environments from everyday photos already shared online, opening new possibilities in industries such as gaming, virtual tourism and cultural preservation. 

Hidden clay intensified 2011 Japan megaquake, study confirms

An international research expedition involving Cornell has uncovered new details as to why a 2011 earthquake northeast of Japan behaved so unusually as it lifted the seafloor and produced a tsunami that devastated coastal communities.

Unexpected allies: DNA packaging aids gene expression

Researchers discovered that DNA packaging structures called nucleosomes, which have been traditionally seen as roadblocks for gene expression, actually help reduce torsional stress in DNA strands and facilitate genetic information decoding.

'Songs in Flight,' inspired by Cornell-based project, receives Grammy nod

Based on poems by A&S alumna Tsitsi Ella Jaji, M.A. ’06, Ph.D. ’08, the songs by Shawn Okpebholo bring to life individual stories preserved by the Cornell-based Freedom on the Move project.

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