At the Lab
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) stands at the forefront of breakthrough bioscience in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, and genomics. At the Lab, we dive into this groundbreaking research, bringing you the latest discoveries with the potential to change lives and the world. Each week, our podcast features another CSHL researcher or educator focused on the biggest global issues and scientific mysteries of the past, present, and future—from deadly diseases to climate change.
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4 days ago
4 days ago
CSHL is no stranger to successful female scientists. Today, we remember the life of Martha Chase, famously known for the Hershey-Chase experiment.
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Happy almost Mother’s Day! What drives a supermom to come to the rescue when her child is upset? CSHL’s Stephen Shea shares the biological backstory.
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
A 500-year-old mystery stumbled on by Leonardo da Vinci has been solved using modern clinical data. Meet the CSHL scientist at the heart of it all.
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
CSHL Dolan DNA Learning Center’s Jason Williams teaches us about a portable DNA sequencer that may turn the tide for genetics education.
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
It’s Autism Awareness Month! CSHL Professor Ivan Iossofiv shares what researchers know about autism so far and how they plan to uncover its origins.
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
CSHL neuroscientist Hiro Furukawa shows us a part of the brain that actually works like a puppet master. What could this mean for mental health?
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
In the premiere episode of At the Lab, we visit CSHL Professor & HHMI Investigator Zachary Lippman to glimpse the future of food and farming.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Founded in 1890, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has shaped contemporary biomedical research and education with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology and quantitative biology. Home to eight Nobel Prize winners, the private, not-for-profit Laboratory employs 1,000 people including 600 scientists, students and technicians. The Meetings & Courses Program hosts more than 12,000 scientists from around the world each year on its campuses in Long Island and in Suzhou, China. The Laboratory’s education arm also includes an academic publishing house, a graduate school and programs for middle, high school, and undergraduate students and teachers.