By introducing bottom-up carbohydrate engineering into common bacterial cells, Cornell researchers have discovered a way to make therapeutic protein drugs cheaper and safer. (March 26, 2012)
The Internet has dramatically boosted the power of citizen science - creating opportunities in science and education across disciplines, said Janis Dickinson, Feb. 20 at the annual AAAS meeting.
Using the genetic variation found in wild and exotic rice, researchers are providing breeders with the tools and knowledge to develop new varieties, a Cornell researcher reported at the AAAS meeting. (Feb. 21, 2011)
Powerful genome sequencing tools can now help researchers exploit the genetic diversity of crops to improve productivity, sustainability and nutrition, a Cornell researcher reported at the annual AAAS meeting. (Feb. 21, 2011)
University delegates returned a rare collection of fungi to China Nov. 7, 70 years after it was smuggled out of the country and brought to Cornell for safekeeping. (Nov. 12, 2009)
Cornell Lab science editor Laura Erickson has written 'The Bird Watching Answer Book,' a 400-page, pocket-sized reference answering some 200 questions about birds. (Nov. 11, 2009)
Cornell researcher offers evidence of marine infectious diseases in coral, abalone and oysters, for example, and cases of forecasting and mitigation for those diseases.
Less than a year after after publication, a technique - genotyping-by-sequencing - to analyze genetic information is taking off because the method is cheap and easy, and it generates terabytes of data. (March 19, 2012)
A new study finds that the mice who accompanied humans in their dispersal across Earth prove to be an ideal way to document human migration. (March 19, 2012)