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A Closer Look: CSHL’s Microscopy Core 00:03:33 | March 30, 2026 cancer researchcell biologycore facilityCSHL Cancer Centermolecular biology Microscopes allow us to see the world on a scale unavailable to the naked eye. At 600,000× magnification, a transmission electron microscope can image the struc…

International Love Data Week is a worldwide event in which university libraries organize events, workshops, and games to help researchers appreciate their data.  Love Data Week always falls on the sam...

The Center for Humanities & History of Modern Biology was created in 2018 to establish a permanent home for the humanities at CSHL, one of the world’s premier private, nonprofit scientific research in...

Jim Watson made many contributions to science, education, public service, and especially Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL). As a scientist, his and Francis Crick’s determination of the structure of...

As many as one in eight men in America will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lives. About one in 44 will die from it. “Prostate cancer is very common,” Cold Spring Harbor Labor...

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What happens inside and around a cancer cell? How does a tumor’s interaction with its surroundings contribute to cancer’s growth and spread? These questions could lead to a new generation of cancer th...

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Cancer Genetics: History & Consequences. A History of Science Meeting at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in 2024.

Piano/Violin duo, Chaeyoung Park & Oliver Neubauer, will perform at CSHL. Reception to follow.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s (CSHL’s) John Inglis and Richard Sever have earned The Royal Society’s 2025 Research Culture Award. The two were honored for cofounding the preeminent biomedical prepri...

Dr. Matthew Meselson is a geneticist and molecular biologist known for being heavily involved in chemical and biological warfare research and anti-war activism. Many documents in the collection are in...

Addison’s disease is no walk in the park. The disorder occurs when a person’s adrenal glands don’t make enough cortisol. This hormone plays a key role in multiple bodily functions, including metabolis...

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women in the United States, second only to skin cancer. Thanks to decades of fundamental research, it’s also one of the most curable. However, cha...

Tomatoes are ripening in gardens across our area, but in one Long Island field, no one is picking them. Instead, they are fueling groundbreaking research into bigger yields and better medicines. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff explains.

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Picture juicy red tomatoes on the vine. What do you see? Some tomato varieties have straight vines. Others are branched. The question is why. New research from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) pro...