http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/SparksDeserts.kr.html Cornell researchers have discovered that heat leads to nitrogen loss in desert soils, a finding that may require climate change models to be altered. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:07:39 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/ARRAHarrisWarrick.html Ronald Harris-Warrick, Cornell professor of neurobiology and behavior, is using stimulus money to study locomotion that may lead to cures for spinal cord injuries. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:16:54 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/FischbachARRA.html Federal stimulus funding helps Cornell researchers create tiny 3-D models of tumors to mimic conditions necessary for the development of vascular systems by tumors. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:00:07 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/NYCKligfieldcover.html In a lecture on the history of heart attack, Weill Cornell Medical College cardiologist Paul Kligfield recounts how he unraveled one of cardiology's historical medical mysteries. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:02:36 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/Ferree.html Cornell researchers have uncovered a genetic mechanism in fruit flies that prevents two closely related species from reproducing, a finding that offers clues to how species evolve. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:34 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/CornellChinaMOU.html A Sept. 24 agreement between Cornell and China will increase Cornell researchers' understanding of real problems in China and help China benefit from Cornell's agricultural expertise. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:08:40 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/ButcherAward.html The Biomedical Engineering Society honored Jonathan Butcher, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, with the Rita Schaffer Memorial Young Investigator Award earlier this month. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:03:54 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/NCICenter.html The $13 million Center on the Microenvironment and Metastasis will focus on using nanobiotechnology and other related physical science approaches to advance research on cancer. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:17:13 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/CollegiateInventors.html Artificial tissues with an embedded vascular system and a skull base sealer were two Cornell student inventions honored as finalists in the 2009 Collegiate Inventors Competition in Chicago, Oct. 18-20. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:18:02 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/cooperationConf.html Understanding of honeybee interactions could have implications for why people act selfishly in a communal system, said Professor Kern Reeve, one of the presenters at the Oct. 16 conference. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:10:30 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/CraneBacteria.html A new study by Cornell researchers uncovers the details of how the world's toughest bacterium survives lethal radiation exposure. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:12:37 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/RussellARRA.html Microbiologist David Russell was awarded more than $600,000 in federal stimulus funds as he races to better understand how the bacterium that causes tuberculosis survives inside human cells. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:28:37 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/ARRAAquadro.html Charles Aquadro, professor of molecular biology and genetics, researches how fruit flies provide clues to humans' own genetic footprints of adaptation. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:13:36 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/TarrChickadees.html Being in captivity for just a few weeks can reduce the volume of the hippocampus by as much as 23 percent, according to a new Cornell study. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:15:20 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/FlemingFellow.html Duane Hoch, a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell studying bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease, has received the 2009 Sam and Nancy Fleming Research Fellowship from Cornell's Weill Institute. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:51:35 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/SzostakNobel.html Jack Szostak, Ph.D. '77, has received the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for research that has implications for cancer and the biology of aging. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:04:55 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/LangerCover.html At a Sept. 30 lecture, Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT, discussed his career as a biomedical engineer who used his knowledge of materials science to fight disease. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:44:07 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/CAREER2.html Five more Cornell faculty members have received Faculty Early Career Development Awards from the National Science Foundation, some with federal stimulus funding. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:22:22 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/BarrettSoils.html Researchers have linked poverty in sub-Saharan Africa with poor soil health, but two new Cornell studies find that the recommended practice of applying more fertilizer may not help the poorest farmers. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:51:15 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/crabRingsBell.html A high school student studying at Shoals Marine Laboratory this summer taught two crabs to ring a bell. The student was inspired to conduct her experiment by a book by Karen Pryor '54. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:46:11 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/NIHAwards.kr.html Two researchers have received five-year, $2.5 million Director's Pioneer Awards from the National Institutes of Health, and three other major grants were awarded to faculty members, the NIH announced Sept. 24. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:42:02 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/FeigensonARRA.html Cornell professor was recently given a boost with $937,000 in federal stimulus money to create simple models to mimic and study cholesterol in cell membranes. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:29:02 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/MayaLin.kr.html On Sept. 17 in San Francisco, artist Maya Lin unveiled the first component of her serial art installation on species loss, which uses sounds and videos from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:40:41 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/TreeInventory.html Cornell's first comprehensive tree inventory, conducted this summer, quantifies the ecosystem services that trees provide and helps with the university's climate plan, to be unveiled Sept. 15. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:57:26 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/CheShiftServer.html Any chemist with access to the Internet can now use a powerful tool, the CheShift server, to help them accurately identify the structure of a protein. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:48:19 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/WoodsHoleCourse.html Cornell professors Steve Zinder and Dan Buckley and 20 advanced students spent six weeks on Cape Cod collecting, isolating and identifying novel microbes. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:35:48 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/AgrawalMilkweed.html A Cornell study on the diversity of milkweed plants has used new techniques to prove an old theory that explains how the arms race between attacking insects and defended plants led to great diversity of both. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:36:35 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/ADWhiteprofs.html Students will have the opportunity to learn from two new A.D. White Professors-at-Large: cultural critic Rebecca Solnit and conservationist Jeffrey McNeely, who were appointed to six-year terms. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:34:27 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/RiceFragrance.html A new Cornell study reports that the gene that gives rice its highly valued fragrance stems from an ancestor of basmati rice and dispels other long-held assumptions about the origins of basmati. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:00:49 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/Gk12Project.html A National Science Foundation grant is allowing science teachers from rural school districts to assist Cornell biomedical engineering graduate students with a research project this summer. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:43:34 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/IGERTBarrett.html A new Cornell program funded by the National Science Foundation will train graduate students to use interdisciplinary approaches to tackle food systems problems that contribute to extreme poverty. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:14:49 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/ARRA.Lazzaro.html Using fruit flies as a model, entomologist Brian Lazzaro will study connections between the immune system and other physiological processes in determining resistance to infectious disease. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:59:55 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/cancerVaccine.html The Bioproduction Facility in Cornell's Stocking Hall has produced the first batch of a cancer vaccine that is now being used in clinical trials for patients facing either ovarian cancer or melanoma. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:56:22 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/Transposon.html A small piece of foreign DNA recognizes when and where to slip into a bacterium's genetic code, allowing bacteria to genetically adapt to their environment - and develop resistance to antibiotics. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:28:02 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/CALSsummerScholars.html The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station hosted 11 undergraduates from around the country in a new plant sciences program this summer. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:15:11 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/StemCellDaughters.html Using new genetic tools, Cornell researchers have found that some stem cells in mice behave dramatically different than in fruit flies, where most of the pioneering stem cell work has been conducted. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:57:33 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/RemoteEggs.html Cornell researchers collaborated with Texas veterinarians to successfully extract and ship eggs of a deceased mare for remote fertilization and implantation in a surrogate horse. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:36:12 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/DeerStudy.html In a pilot program, Cornell is using both sterilization and hunting to reduce deer populations on campus. They hope to develop a model that other campuses and communities can use to manage deer. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:54:47 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/sheepMelatonin.html Sheep naturally lamb only once a year, but Cornell researchers have identified ways to to prompt ewes to breed at younger ages and more often. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:44:58 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/maizeGenetics.html Two new large-scale studies report major discoveries in maize genetics that could revolutionize maize breeding and may help researchers better predict complex traits in humans. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:01:46 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/AfricanDogs.html African village dogs are directly descended from an ancestral pool of indigenous dogs, according to a Cornell-led genetic analysis of hundreds of semi-feral village dogs in Egypt, Uganda and Namibia. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:51:46 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/RhodesProf2009.html Cornell's newest Rhodes Professor R. Spencer Wells has spent much of his career studying humankind's family tree and closing the gaps in the understanding of human migration. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:46:53 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/YeastCancer.html Identifying cancer-causing genes is a major challenge, but now Cornell scientists have devised a technique using yeast cells to pinpoint cancer genes that may also be found in humans. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:35:18 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/MPSstudents.html The inaugural class of new Master of Professional Studies programs in plant breeding and food science arrived at Cornell's Ithaca campus from India's Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in early June. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:17:30 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/CIBTsummer.html Each summer, the Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers instructs middle and high school biology teachers on new teaching methods and activities, and the teachers don't have to pay a dime. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:12:24 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/windpowerBirds.html Five Cornell scientists and other experts reached an agreement on research priorities to help America's wind turbine industry produce alternative energy while also providing safe passage for birds and bats. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:11:07 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/Hairston.html Cornell ecologist Nelson Hairston Jr. is a pioneer in a field known loosely as 'resurrection ecology,' in which researchers study evolution by hatching eggs of zooplankton buried in mud for decades to centuries. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:50:05 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/ivorybillsearch.html The Lab of Ornithology's ivory-billed woodpecker search team, which has spent the last three winters combing the southeastern United States, has wrapped up what is likely to be its last large-scale search. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:46:20 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/SustResearch.html An innovative Cornell program may offer a model for interdisciplinary environmental research in an academic system where research across departments is challenging at best, according to a recent paper. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:37:52 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/plantWaterStress.html Embedded microsensors being developed at Cornell will measure water stress in grapevines and will help vintners strike the precise balance between drought and overwatering. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:04:14 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/GeneTherapy.html It is now possible to engineer tiny containers the size of a virus to deliver drugs and other materials with almost 100 percent efficiency to targeted cells in the bloodstream, according to a new Cornell study. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:17:10 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/WindmillsWorkshop.html At the Cornell Workshop on Large-Scale Wind-Generated Power on June 13, researchers proposed using bio-acoustic and radar technology to address whether wind turbines pose risks to billions of night-flying birds. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:24:04 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/EmeraldAshBorer.kr.html The threat posed by the emerald ash borer is 'extreme,' says entomologist E. Richard Hoebeke. 'There is the potential for ash as we know it to be extirpated from the landscape.' Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:28:08 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/AntarcticFossils.html The Paleontological Research Institution, a Cornell-affiliated institution, has received one of the world's largest collections of fossilized mollusks from the Antarctic. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:06:37 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/MRIMachine.html The medical imaging device, which should be up and running by fall 2011 thanks to a $2 million federal grant, will allow researchers to delve into new areas, ranging from the biological processes to tissue engineering. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:43:58 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/antidopingGrant.html J. Thomas Brenna, professor of nutritional sciences, has a new task: to find better ways to detect steroids in urine to improve drug testing of athletes for performance-enhancing substances. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:54:57 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/FatCells.kr.html Cornell scientists have discovered how two related proteins and their roles in a key molecular pathway are critical to creating obesity-causing fat cells. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:07:53 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/blueWhaleNY.html Cornell's Bioacoustics Research Program helped confirm, for the first time in New York coastal waters, the voices of singing blue whales. Thu, 28 May 2009 20:04:33 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/AVFGrants.kr.html The Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future will fund five projects this year to stimulate original and cross-disciplinary work in sustainability science. Tue, 26 May 2009 16:25:39 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/primateEye.kr.html Researchers have found an evolutionary mechanism that provides insight into how important changes in brain structure of primates can evolve. They studied differences in the eyes of owl monkeys and capuchin monkeys. Wed, 20 May 2009 15:20:37 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/DNASuperlattice.html Using DNA not as a genetic material but as a structural support, researchers have created thin sheets of gold nanoparticles. The work could prove useful for making thin transistors or other electronic devices. Tue, 19 May 2009 21:17:23 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/DNAMonomers.html Cornell researchers have created new DNA molecules that can detect pathogens and deliver drugs to cells when they form long chains called polymers. Tue, 19 May 2009 21:13:23 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/NBTCDublin.html Six faculty members and seven postdoctoral associates and graduate students at Cornell's Nanobiotechnology Center will present research advances in such areas as ultrasensitive sensors and diagnostic devices. Mon, 18 May 2009 18:13:39 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/SeaGrants.kr.html New York Sea Grant has awarded five projects a total of $1.1 million in research funding to study PCBs, lake invaders and more. Thu, 07 May 2009 15:38:14 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/wcmcLyden.html David Lyden of Weill Cornell Medical College is one of 12 winners of the Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards for his work in cancer research. Wed, 06 May 2009 22:24:41 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/alfalfaBeetle.kd.html 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. Fri, 01 May 2009 08:46:14 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/nyc.breast.cancer.html In a finding that could change the way breast cancer is treated, researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have identified a new marker for breast cancer metastasis. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:17:06 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/Whittaker.kr.html Cornell researchers have discovered key properties in coronaviruses that help explain how such viruses as SARS invade their hosts and cross species barriers. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:13:33 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/FungiRepatriation.html After years of careful stewardship by Cornell scientists, a collection of more than 2,000 species of native Chinese fungi, spirited out of the country for safety before World War II, is finally set to make its way home. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:14:45 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/Sirot.kr.html A new study published in the journal Current Biology shows that male fruit flies that sense competition during mating make their seminal fluid more potent by packing it with more proteins. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:08:00 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/FoodTalks.kr.html The world food crisis may not be new, said food-policy experts speaking on campus April 3, but it is certainly growing increasingly complex in terms of water, climate, energy and cost, to name just a few factors. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:35:56 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/CALSinDC.html Two professors addressed agriculture and climate change in Washington, D.C., March 27, to launch a new College of Agriculture and Life Sciences series of educational briefings for policymakers. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:33:23 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/SchafferTeaching.html Chris Schaffer, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has been awarded the 2009 Biomedical Engineering Teaching Award from the American Society for Engineering Education. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:44:52 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/gardenBelize.sl.html This semester a horticulture class prepared for a spring break trip to Belize - not to hit the beach but to show how school gardens can enrich curricula and serve as a foundation for community education programs. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:40:32 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/biofuels.lab.tb.html Cornell just opened its new $6 million Biofuels Research Laboratory, where Cornell scientists and students from across the university are examining sustainable and economical biofuel production. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:37:35 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/ProteinGel.ws.html A new method developed by Cornell biological engineers offers an efficient way to make proteins for use in medicine or industry without the use of live cells. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:10:22 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/StateofBirds.html The first comprehensive U.S. 'State of the Birds' report, on which Cornell scientists collaborated, finds that many Hawaiian, sea and desert birds are in decline, but conservation efforts work. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:24:10 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/ProteinReadout.html 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. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:48:10 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/Crows.kr.html The findings have important implications for endangered species, which may find mating with relatives unavoidable if they have a small pool of potential mates. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:42:41 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/programCouncil.lc.html 'Local foods, first' is more than a new food fad. It is a high priority for Albany policymakers, said New York agriculture commissioner Patrick Hooker at a March 10 conference on campus. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:54:27 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/aha.butcher.html Biomedical engineer Jonathan Butcher is studying heart valve development from the very beginning of the process. He hopes that a greater understanding will lead to new treatments for valve disease. Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:02:26 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/GreeneTech.kr.html New tracking tags are giving marine conservationists a fish-eye view of conditions, from overfishing to climate change, that are contributing to declining fish populations, according to a new study. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:14:14 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/hemlock.kr.html Cornell natural-areas staff spotted small fluffy white sacs along the base of the needle on an eastern hemlock: telltale signs that a devastating pest had invaded Cornell's hemlocks for the first time. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:08:01 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/women.mathscience.sl.html Women are underrepresented in math-intensive careers not because they lack good math ability, but because they prefer other careers with more flexibility to raise children, says a new Cornell study. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:01:53 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March09/Workshops.kr.html Cornell announces volunteer training sessions to help identify and report new infestations of deadly hemlock pest around Cornell and in Ithaca's gorges. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:45:58 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/VertebrateBP.kr.html The bones, feathers, shells and skins in the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates offer rare and valuable information into the biological history of species that may help today's creatures survive. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:41:11 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/KotlikoffMouse.kr.html The findings of a Cornell and University of Bonn study could allow researchers to better understand whether genes can spur heart stem cells to fully differentiate into new cells after a heart attack. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:11:44 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/IndiaWheat.kr.html Cornell is organizing an ongoing battle against a highly virulent strain of wheat stem rust known as Ug99, to which only 10 percent of the world's wheat varieties are resistant. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:11:23 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/aha.reinhartking.html Cynthia Reinhart-King, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is investigating atherosclerosis from a new perspective - with hopes of finding new ways to treat it. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:45:39 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/IARDIndia.kr.html Cornell students and Indian students from four universities added to their global perspective through the International Agriculture and Rural Development field course. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:10:14 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/dots.cancer.ws.html Brightly glowing nanoparticles known as 'Cornell dots' are a safe, effective way to 'light up' cancerous tumors so surgeons can find and remove them. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:36:50 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/aha.davisson.doc.html Robin Davisson and colleagues are studying how the sympathetic nervous system responds after a heart attack. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:25:33 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/Chu.researchprofile.cw.html Chih-Chang 'C.C.' Chu works with Cornell engineers and medical researchers to develop artificial skin, heart valves and blood vessels. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:20:20 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/weillCottonCandy.html Using a cotton candy machine, a team of physicians and scientists from Weill Cornell Medical Center and the Ithaca campus may have developed a way to create engineered tissue. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:01:16 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/iGEMteam.html The Cornell International Genetically Engineered Machines student project team, formed this year, uses biological, not mechanical, components to make machines. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:44:42 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/IndiaEggplant.kr.html Small farmers in India will soon have a cheaper, safer and more effective option for growing one of India's favorite foods: genetically modified eggplant, developed with Cornell's help. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:37:22 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/FischbachIL8.html By observing the behavior of cancer cells grown in both two and three dimensions, a Cornell researcher has shown that a previously underestimated protein could be a key factor in allowing cancer to grow and spread. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:34:31 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/Gravani.kr.html When the media needed background on the national salmonella outbreak that has been traced to a Blakely, Ga., peanut-processing plant, they turned to food scientist Robert Gravani. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:18:17 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb09/IndiaMPS.kr.html Starting this summer, Cornell and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University will offer dual-degree programs in food science and plant breeding with up to 15 Indian students accepted for each program. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:23:19 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan09/NucleosomeMap.html By 'unzipping' single DNA molecules, a Cornell research team has gained new insight into how genes are packed and expressed within cells. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:41:36 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan09/receptorInsights.sl.html Researchers have provided a new insight into how receptors on cell surfaces turn off signals from the cell's environment. The findings have implications for better understanding cancer, AIDS and other illnesses. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:23:00 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan09/ClarkMeinigInvestigator.sl.html The professor of population genetics has been named the first Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences. The award supports 'outstanding, innovative faculty life sciences research at Cornell.' Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:37:49 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan09/mosquitoLovesongs.sl.html Cornell researchers report in Science that the mosquitoes that carry dengue and yellow fevers create harmonic love songs before mating. Disrupting the duets could lead to control measures. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:16:04 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan09/diatom.evolution.hp.html A new study suggests that after a sudden rise in species numbers, oceanic plankton called diatoms abruptly declined about 33 million years ago -- trends that coincided with severe global cooling. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:34:33 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan09/Eisner.kr.html Cornell research suggests that butterflies' hind wings help them evade predators, and their bright colors warn birds that chasing them isn't worth the energy. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:33:01 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec08/optofluidicTrap.ws.html Cornell researchers have used a beam of light to trap and move particles as small as 75 nanometers in diameter, including DNA molecules, a new approach to the 'lab on a chip.' Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:43:39 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec08/Ultrasound.html Biomedical engineering Ph.D. student George K. Lewis is making therapeutic ultrasound devices that are smaller, more powerful and many times less expensive than today's models. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:46:41 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec08/beesOnline.html Cornell's Mann Library has added the first 20 volumes of The American Bee Journal, the first English-language journal devoted to the beekeeping field, to its online library of historical beekeeping materials. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:39:15 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec08/birdsong.nd.html Professor Sandra Vehrencamp records bird songs and plays them back to birds to better understand exactly how birds use songs to communicate and convey information. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:31:49 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec08/Lis.kr.html In the Dec. 19 issue of Science, Cornell researchers report on a new technique that takes a snapshot of all the locations on the human genome where RNA polymerases actively transcribe genes. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:16:14 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec08/BretscherPersp.html Why have a number of research universities recently jumped on the bandwagon of building interdisciplinary institutes in the biomedical sciences? Cornell's Anthony Bretscher explains. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:14:31 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec08/king.cancer.html Cornell researcher Michael King shows that a tiny, implantable device can capture and kill cancer cells in the bloodstream before they spread through the body. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:42:18 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec08/embryos.divorce.sk.html Visiting scholar Esther Farnos-Amoros discussed who gets the embryos when a couple divorces. At play is the right not to procreate, she says. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:14:08 EDT http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec08/HighTunnel.ALS.mw.doc.html Fred Forsburg's tomatoes are perfect and blemish free - tough to do in a certified organic operation where no pesticides, herbicides or fungicides are used. The secret? He grows all his tomatoes in high tunnels. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:52:06 EDT