Cornell is the only institution in the country that offers a new test for salmonella dublin, which can affect cattle and endangers humans. (Oct. 31, 2012)
Cornell researchers have shed new light on a lightning-quick, impossibly small-scale process, called exocytosis, by casting sharp focus on what happens right at the moment the 'doors' on the cell wall open. (Oct. 13, 2010)
The same types of bacteria found in arterial plaque, which causes atherosclerosis, are also found in the mouth and gut, according to a Cornell study. (Oct. 12, 2010)
New Cornell research has taken a major step toward treating jet lag and other more serious syndromes by advancing our understanding of how circadian rhythms work. (Nov. 14, 2011)
Nanotechnology is giving researchers insight into how cell receptors for environmental stimuli orchestrate the spatial assembly of the intracellular signaling pathways.
The gamitana fish mostly eats fruit and can carry seeds down the Amazon River as far as 3 miles, reports a new Cornell study. The fish may play an important role in the structure of the Amazon forest. (April 18, 2011)
Cornell is working with Georgia Ports Authority, among other organizations, to monitor and help protect North Atlantic right whales off the eastern seaboard. (Sept. 18, 2008)
In the midst of a drought-induced food crisis affecting millions in the Horn of Africa, an innovative insurance program for poor livestock keepers made its first payouts Oct. 21. (Oct. 27, 2011)