In sea fireflies’ underwater ballet, the males sway together in perfect, illuminated synchronization, basking in the blue-like glow of their secreted iridescent mucus.
Paula Cohen, associate vice provost for life sciences, is leading an eight-year, $8 million, multi-institution grant to untangle the complex genetic rulebook for how sperm develops.
Sixteen faculty and professional staff members in Cornell’s four state contract colleges have been selected for the 2021-22 State University of New York Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.
First row, left-to-right: Jingye (Ellie) Duan, Laura Gunn and Mario Herrero. Second row, left-to-right: Ian Owens, Chris Roh and Vivek Srikrishnan. Photos by Allison Usavage.
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The Albert’s lyrebird is a talented mimic, but as its rainforest habitat in Australia shrinks, so does the number of sounds that the bird can produce, degrading lyrebird culture.
A new study – using lab mice genetically modified with a human gene to shed light on a potential link between arsenic exposure and diabetes – revealed that while the male mice exposed to arsenic in drinking water developed diabetes, the female mice did not.
Deborah Fowell, professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, has received a five-year, $2.32 million MERIT award from the NIH to study the factors that help guide immune cells.
Andy Shin ’23, M.P.A. ’25, gained citizenship in November after 12 years in the U.S.; he'll celebrate his first Independence Day as a citizen with fellow student veterans.