At the Lab

S2 Episode 10: An evening out with the brain and body

Typically, if you hear someone in a bar talking about “conversations” between their brain and their body, you might want to call them a cab. Not this time! Barstool philosophy meets brain-body physiology in our latest episode, featuring audio from CSHL Assistant Professor Jeremy Borniger’s recent Cocktails & Chromosomes talk.  

S2 Episode 9: Catch me if you cancer

You’ve seen her on FOX and the cover of Newsday. Now, hear about the knowledge gaps that make Claudia Tonelli's discovery so crucial and the noble goals driving it. 

S2 Episode 8: The human Microprocessor

There’s a Microprocessor inside you. Actually, there are trillions. Only they’re not computer processors. They’re much smaller and far more complex. 

S2 Episode 7: AI evolves

Today’s AI can talk the talk, but it literally can’t walk the walk. CSHL neuroscientists discuss the biological brain’s multibillion-year advantage over AI—and the new algorithm they built based on that concept.

S2 Episode 6: UTIs in women’s health

“It started with an accident observation,” says CSHL Associate Professor Camila dos Santos. That observation? A group of lab mice with urinary tract infections also had breast abnormalities. So, what might this mean for women’s health?

S2 Episode 5: The nuclear speckle option

Speckles sound innocent enough, like little spots. But don’t be fooled. These tiny structures could someday have big implications for cancer care.

S2 Episode 4: Dancing with fire

It can cause blackouts, memory loss, and hallucinations. It’s typically diagnosed in people in their 20s and considered more common among women than men. It’s not schizophrenia, but it can be misdiagnosed as such...

S2 Episode 3: Products of an unseen environment

Where does autism come from when it’s not genetic? One hypothesis suggests maternal viral infection could be a cause. But how does this work? You may have read about their fascinating research in VICE and the New York Post. Now, hear about it directly from CSHL Associate Professor Lucas Cheadle and postdoc Irene Sanchez Martin.

S2 Episode 2: Science for lovers

You can’t spell evolution without l-o-v-e. A tale of passion and curiosity takes us from New York to Australia, France, the U.K., and South America. 

S2 Episode 1: A vitamin for prostate cancer

What if there were a vitamin that could help treat or prevent prostate cancer? We sat down with CSHL Professor Lloyd Trotman to find out about new preclinical studies that could point to a major breakthrough in men’s health.