Cornell researchers describe a genetic variation that has evolved in populations that have historically eaten vegetarian diets, such as in India, Africa and parts of East Asia.
The Pre-Seed Workshop, sponsored by the Cornell Center for Life Science Enterprise, offers scientists guidance on how to move their technologies and inventions from the lab to the marketplace.
Extensive testing of malarial DNA found in birds, bats and other small mammals from five East African countries revealed that malaria has its roots in bird hosts.
Kathleen Rasmussen, Cornell's Nancy Schlegel Meinig Professor of Maternal and Child Nutrition, won the Macy-György Award at the 18th ISRHML Conference in Stellenbosch, South Africa, March 3-7.
Cornell professors Laura Harrington and Alaka Basu briefed the Washington, D.C., press March 15 on the fight against the mosquito-spread Zika virus, which threatens pregnant women worldwide.
By not integrating soil data into the calculations that determine insurance premium costs, the federal agency's rates are rife with errors that lead to inefficiencies, says researcher Joshua Woodard.
