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These Creatures Are Helping Us Understand Our Genome

November 13, 2019

A new study of a single-celled eukaryote with 16,000 tiny chromosomes may shed light on a recently discovered feature of the human genome.
Q+A with Dr. Laura Landweber

April 30, 2019

Interview with Dr. Laura Landweber
The CRISPR Revolution: What You Need to Know

April 30, 2019

5 Questions About Gene Editing with Samuel Sternberg
CUMC Community Celebrates Nobelist Joachim Frank

October 6, 2017

Hundreds of students and colleagues gathered in the Vagelos Education Center on Oct. 5 to congratulate Dr. Frank on winning the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for 3D Views of Biological Machinery

October 4, 2017

Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing a new way to assemble precise three-dimensional images of biological molecules.
A New Understanding of Inflammation in the Spine

September 15, 2017

Research on the mysterious ways that ALS destroys the nervous system highlights the role of the immune system in doing both good and harm.
Scientists Capture First Image of Major Brain Receptor in Action

July 24, 2017

Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have captured the first three-dimensional snapshots of the AMPA-subtype glutamate receptor in action.
How Dr. Eric Kandel, Neuroscientist, Spends His Sundays

May 5, 2017

Learn about Eric R. Kandel, who specializes in the biology of memory and is a professor in the neuroscience and psychiatry departments at Columbia University.
Protocadherin Gene Regulates Distribution Of Serotonergic Neurons

April 30, 2017

A gene that allows the neurons that release serotonin to evenly spread their branches throughout the brain has been identified by Columbia University scientists.

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A New Type of Molecular Medicine May Be Needed to Halt Cancers

December 17, 2016

One of the most important medical insights of recent decades is that cancers are triggered by genetic mutations.

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