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)
The Medical and Industrial Biotechnology Program, which graduated its first group of 10 students this year, has received a three-year, $700,000 NSF grant to grow the program. (June 23, 2010)
Cornell University Genetically Engineered Machines has designed and built a biosensor that uses an electroactive bacterial species to detect the toxic substances arsenic and naphthalene in water. (Oct. 2, 2012)
Cornell veterinary student Emily Aston ’15 went into the heart of the Amazon to conduct the most remote study to date of the foodborne and waterborne pathogen Toxoplasma gondii.
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)
For the first time, Cornell researchers have identified a key gene responsible for preventing the accumulation of misfolded proteins in cells, a disorder that underlies numerous diseases.
Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine and at the American Museum of Natural History have assembled the first complete genome of one of humanity's oldest and least-loved companions: the bedbug.
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)