The research could have implications for reconstructing personal ancestries, personalized medicine, drug treatments and mapping risk factors for such common diseases as hypertension and diabetes. (Dec. 22, 2009)
Ron Rohrbaugh of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology uses the ivory-billed woodpecker to illustrate the concept of a 'lost' species, one that is so rare that it is not able to be detected or studied. (Dec. 22, 2009)
Global Grand Challenges Symposium brought together faculty, administrators and guests to discuss challenges on which Cornell should place emphasis and resources in 2019-2020.
Cornell researchers are spending time in the fields this spring collecting 20,000 alfalfa snout beetles. They need them to test ways to biologically control the pests, which devour alfalfa and other crops.
About 100 humans and their dogs, cats, birds and even pet camel are part of Cornell Companions, a pet visitation group that visits schools, nursing homes and other institutions.
Students from low-income or minority backgrounds are underrepresented in biology programs across the country, but Cornell's Biology Scholars Program is helping to buck that trend. (July 13, 2010)
In research published Jan. 18 in Developmental Cell, Cornell scientists report on two molecules that work together in cells to move membrane-bound organelles to a site of new growth. (Jan. 24, 2011)
New genetic analysis holds promise to prevent dangerous pathogen Listeria, which kills 300 Americans each year. Food scientist Martin Widemann's research tested for the presence of several genes. (Jan. 11, 2011)
A new genetic-engineering technique invented by Cornell researcher Matthew DeLisa could pave the way for creating and cataloging disease-specific antibodies in the lab. (March 24, 2009)
Cornell researchers discovered that the gypsy moth's fungal and viral pathogens follow close behind migrating populations, making control efforts unnecessary, reports entomologist Ann Hajek. (June 9, 2010)