A Cornell study offers further proof that the divergence of humans from chimpanzees some 4 million to 6 million years ago was profoundly influenced by mutations to DNA sequences that played a role in turning genes on and off.
A Cornell researcher leads a team that recently won a $585,000 national award to design, build and research public spaces for healing in the wake of disaster.
Cornell scientists found that tuberculosis bacteria infecting macrophages slow their hosts' abilities to process fats, opening a new road in the search for better drugs to fight tuberculosis.
A multinational team of researchers has identified genetic markers that predict educational attainment by pooling data from more than 125,000 individuals in 15 countries.
A fungus that has decimated amphibians globally is much older than previously thought, but may have recently spread through the global wildlife trade to new locations where amphibians have no immunity, reports a new study.
A Cornell researcher collaborating with colleagues at the University of Iowa is part of a five-year, $10.6 million grant to study the role of the brain in links between obesity and high blood pressure.
