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Weill Cornell researchers recently published a study in Nature, detailing structural changes of the Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid ion channel family, which can impact the way drugs are administered to patients.
Prof. Lukas Dow and his team recently published a study in Nature that introduced a new, more specific gene editing tool that they created to study cancer mutations.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the infectious disease expert — and Cornell alum — has become a national figure.
Cornell and Weill have accepted charitable gifts ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars per year from organizations run by the family.
Presidential candidate and Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) — a staunch advocate for cutting tuition costs — congratulated the University in a Facebook post for “doing what once seemed like an impossible dream.”
For 340 days, astronaut Scott Kelly lived in the International Space Station, while his identical twin brother Mark Kelly, a retired astronaut, lived a regular life on Earth. Both collected physiological and cognitive data about themselves, hoping to find out what space would do to a human’s body.
“When washing glassware in the sink, we are asking everyone to check that the faucet is outfitted with an aerator and [to] only use high purity water when absolutely necessary,” he said. “All of these lab conservation steps can make a big difference in saving water overall.”