Researchers may have uncovered a gateway across the blood-brain barrier so that therapies to treat Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and brain cancers might be effectively delivered. (Sept. 14, 2011)
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)
By learning how the herpesvirus is contagious, College of Veterinary Medicine researchers have paved the way for future drugs. Their study is published in PNAS. (Sept. 13, 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)
A new study in Science reveals that honeybees that scout for new food sources or nest sites have patterns of gene activity in their brains known to be associated with novelty-seeking in humans.
Cornell's Imaging Facility facility has added two state-of-the-art machines, one to extract tiny samples for genetic analysis and another to image fast microscopic events.
English professor Molly Hite and garden photographer David McDonald presented 'Literature, Life, Gardens: The Influence of Vita Sackville-West' Aug. 24. (Aug. 31, 2011)