New method compresses terabytes of genomic data into gigabytes

A new method developed at Cornell provides tools and methodologies to compress hundreds of terabytes of genomic data to gigabytes, once again enabling researchers to store datasets in local computers.

CROPPS welcomes new assistant director for research

The Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS) welcomes Liz Jones as assistant director for research, leveraging her 20 years of expertise in molecular and genomic applications to lead interdisciplinary research and drive agricultural innovation across six institutions.

Around Cornell

Near ancient obelisk, AAP’s ‘Pyramidion’ towers at Met

The installation designed by AAP's Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers is one of nearly 200 artworks featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876-Now" exhibition, open through Feb. 17.

New pathway found for regulating zinc in E. coli

Cornell researchers have discovered a pathway by which E. coli regulates zinc levels, an insight that could advance the understanding of metal regulation in bacteria and lead to antibacterial applications such as in medical instruments.

Working moms set an example for the next generation

A girl who attends a school with classmates whose mothers work is more likely to be in the workforce when she has a child herself than a girl who grows up in local circles where most mothers stay at home, Cornell researchers have found.

What a gut fungus reveals about symbiosis, allergy

A fungus discovered in the mouse stomach may hold a key to fungal evolution within the gastrointestinal tract, according to new research led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

New Cornell tech to evaluate anemia to be used across India

Cornell researchers develop affordable test for iron deficiency, which affects 2 billion people, disproportionately impacting women of childbearing age as well as infants and young children.

New process can curb fraud in rural online data collection

A new protocol can detect and remove fake data created by bots and humans attempting to enroll in online research studies, in order to prevent biased results and unwarranted payments to bad actors – the first such protocol specifically designed for data collected in rural communities.

Smallest walking robot makes microscale measurements

Cornell researchers in physics and engineering have created the smallest walking robot yet. Its mission: to be tiny enough to interact with waves of visible light and still move independently, so that it can maneuver, and take images and measurements.