Aphids raised on plants genetically engineered to emit a compound that warns surrounding aphids of a predator become accustomed to the chemical and no longer flee when a predator is present. (Aug. 5, 2010)
Employing powerful genome sequencing tools, Cornell scientists have gained new insight into how efficiently the microbes in large bioreactors produce methane from brewery waste. (Feb. 24, 2011)
Microbiologist Wolfner discussed how proteins from male fruit flies influence females after mating at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Feb. 21 in Washington, D.C. (Feb. 22, 2011)
With projections of 9.5 billion people by 2050, humankind faces the challenge of feeding modern diets to additional mouths while using the same amounts of water, fertilizer and arable land as today.
Five Cornell students and one faculty member recently made presentations at a major international food aid meeting in Rome that have people in Washington and elsewhere in the world taking notice. (March 1, 2012)
English professor Molly Hite and garden photographer David McDonald presented 'Literature, Life, Gardens: The Influence of Vita Sackville-West' Aug. 24. (Aug. 31, 2011)
A new study shows that the lack of a certain gene plays a role in some 60,000 breast cancer patients in the United States and 383,000 worldwide. (Aug. 14, 2012)