Cornell researchers have developed an experimental strategy to identify infertility-causing mutations found in human populations, with implications for diagnoses and treatments.
Adam Siepel, associate professor of biological statistics and computational biology, has received a Guggenheim fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. (April 17, 2012)
A program that develops science educational materials that use live Tetrahymena, a single-celled protozoan, to address key biology concepts is expanding, thanks to a five-year, $1.25 million grant.
Center for Advanced Technology awards support Cornell life science faculty and research associates to develop biotechnologies with commercial potential.
Cornell researchers describe experiments that help reveal how wild colonies endure mites and pathogens, findings that could aid beekeepers in their struggle to keep honeybee colonies healthy.
Eight Cornell scientists have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
A new study reveals that white blood cells called eosinophils start a chain reaction that stops the body from launching a chemical attack on parasites.