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.
Clam fossils from the middle Devonian era – some 380 million years ago – now yield a better paleontological picture of the capacity of ecosystems to remain stable in the face of environmental change.
Three Cornell scientists have received a five-year, $9.9 million grant to study the environmental impact of dairy production systems in the Great Lakes region.
Cornell researchers have uncovered the basic cell biology that helps explain heart defects found in laminopathies, which account for up to 10 percent of all cases of inherited heart disease.
Xiling ShenA graphical abstract illustrates how a microRNA acts as a hard switch to determine colon cancer stem cell fate.
Like picking a career or a movie, cells have to make decisions – and cancer results from cells making…
