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Cornell Researcher Discovers Artificial Light Enhances Caterpillar Predation
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Using clay caterpillar replicas as bait for predators, Cornell graduate John Deitsch ’22 found that increased artificial light enhances caterpillar predation.
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Weill Cornell Researchers Identify A Key Human Gene that Enables SARS-CoV-2 Infection
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Researchers at the Chen Lab, led by Prof. Shuibing Chen, cell and developmental biology, recently published a study identifying a key gene in the pathology of COVID-19. The gene, CIART, helps establish the viral infection that causes COVID-19, also known as SARS-CoV-2.
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Century-old Equation Refines Understanding of Carbon-Dioxide Reduction, Cornell Researchers Find
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Cornell researchers recently used the century-old Cottrell equation to gain insight into the reactions occurring during carbon-dioxide reduction.
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Weill Cornell Researchers Discover Beta Cell Type Associated with Type 2 Diabetes
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On March 16, Prof. James Lo, pharmacology cell and developmental biology, and his team published a study identifying different types of cells in the pancreas, an organ responsible for aiding digestion and regulating sugar levels. The research team found one particular cell type to be closely linked to the development of type 2 diabetes.
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Jugatae Outreach Committee Educates a New Generation of Bug-Lovers
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On March 12, the Jugatae Outreach Committee, Cornell’s entomology club for graduate students, participated in Kid’s Science Day at the Big Red Barn and Expanding Your Horizon conference at Barton Hall, where they shared their entomological knowledge with local kids.
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Bald Eagles, Dairy Farmers Share Symbiotic Relationship, Cornell Study Finds
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A recently published University study “A Win-Win Between Farmers and an Apex Predator: Investigating the Relationship Between Eagles and Dairy Farms” investigates the relationship between dairy farmers and bald eagles.
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Growing Crops in the Shade: Cornell Researchers Advance Efficiency in Agrivoltaic Farming
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Research conducted by Cornell students and faculty suggest that agrivoltaics is an efficient way to enhance solar farm cooling
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Weill Cornell Researchers Develop Effective Breast Reconstruction Process Using 3D Printing
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Dr. Jason Spector, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and his lab at Weill Cornell Medicine published a study on March 8 that described a breast reconstruction technique utilizing a 3D-printed scaffold. The newly developed process aims to achieve softer, more natural and higher quality reconstructed nipples for breast cancer patients after mastectomies.
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Cornell Astronomers Reveal Chemistry of Exoplanet Atmospheres, James Webb Telescope
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Cornell astronomers Jake Turner grad, Yu-Cian Hong grad and Research Associate Laura Flagg published a paper on Jan. 9 revealing a broad-wavelength atmospheric transmission spectrum of gas giant exoplanet WASP-39b. The paper also revealed the James Webb Space Telescope’s sensitivity to a diversity of exoplanet compositions and chemistry — meaning astronomers can now detect active chemical processes happening in an exoplanet’s atmosphere.
JWST conducts infrared astronomy through high-resolution and high-sensitivity instruments, which capture and relay data to be interpreted via mediums such as the transmission spectrum, a graph of a planet’s apparent change in size as a function of wavelength of light from the host star. Transmission spectrums can provide information on gaseous particles, haze and clouds in atmospheres of exoplanets, which are planets that orbit outside of the solar system.
“We’ve been asking questions about exoplanet atmospheres for a long time and JWST is now the best tool we have to answer them,” Turner, a postdoctoral fellow at the Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences, said. WASP-39b’s wide radius, low surface gravity and relatively clear skies make its atmosphere ideal for analysis.
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Weill Cornell Researchers Identify Key Difference Between Human, Mouse Tumor Cells
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Twelve researchers at Weill Cornell, along with numerous colleagues from across the United States, published a study earlier this month identifying a critical metabolic difference between human and mouse lung tumor cells, which explains a discrepancy in previous findings and suggests new pathways for developing cancer treatments.