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‘Jumping genes’ repeatedly form new genes over evolution
A long-proposed mechanism for creating genes, called exon shuffling, works by shuffling functional blocks of DNA sequences into new genes that express proteins. A study, “ Recurrent Evolution of Vertebrate Transcription Factors by Transposase...
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Biology
  • Evolution
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Antibiotic tolerance study paves way for new treatments
Antibiotic tolerance is the ability of bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotics, in contrast to antibiotic resistance, when bacteria actually grow in the presence of antibiotics. Tolerant bacteria can lead to infections that persist after...
  • Microbiology
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Disease
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Porciello to join journal editorial committee at Data & Policy
Data & Policy aims to promote a new theory of policy-data interactions by publishing work that considers systems of policy and data and how they relate to each other, according to the journal. The peer-reviewed journal accepts contributions from...
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
  • Digital Agriculture
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Leaders valued over managers, regardless of fit
Romanticization of leadership over time has put decision-makers at risk of overvaluing prototypical leaders – who are seen as inspiring and motivating – even in situations calling for prototypical management skills such as hiring, supervising...
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Behavior

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Communication Professor Sahara Byrne to join CALS senior leadership team

“I am honored to serve the legacy of CALS in this capacity,” Byrne said. “CALS is a college focused on collaborative and innovative solutions to the most critical issues facing our planet and our place as humans thriving upon it. ” In this new...

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
  • Department of Communication
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Seminar series addresses grand challenge of climate change
This university-wide seminar series, now in its sixth year, is led by Peter Hess, professor and director of graduate studies in the department of biological and environmental engineering in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
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Study finds even the common House Sparrow is declining
A new study by Cornell Lab of Ornithology scientists aims to clarify the status of this non-native species, using 21 years of citizen science data from the Cornell Lab’s Project FeederWatch. The results are published in the Wilson Journal of...
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
  • Environment
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New elderberry trials added to research on "super fruits"

  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
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Starling success traced to rapid adaptation
A new study from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology examines what exactly happened at the genetic level as the nonnative starling population exploded – from just 80 birds released in New York’s Central Park in 1890, to a peak of 200 million breeding...
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Biodiversity
  • Evolution

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CRISPR improves method for studying gene functions

One such method, mosaic analysis, has led to many discoveries of the functions of genes. Although mosaic analysis has been widely used in Drosophila, a popular model organism, it is much harder to implement in other organisms. A new paper...

  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Biology
  • Genetics

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Cornell, WWF to co-host event on preventing pandemics

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Disease

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Two CALS faculty among Center for Social Sciences 2021-22 fellows

Political polarization, environmental justice and inclusion in higher education are a few of big issues faculty members will tackle in the next academic year as fellows at the Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS). The center has announced a...

  • Global Development Section
  • Department of Communication
  • Global Development
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1.5 to stay alive
But that is not what the science says. The latest papers published by climate scientists on the matter show clearly that the world can still meet the Paris goal of a rise in global temperatures of 1.5 degrees Celsius that vulnerable developing...
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
  • Climate Change
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Great Backyard Bird Count begins Feb. 12
The 24th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), Feb. 12-15, is a great opportunity for budding birdwatchers and bird-count veterans to use their skills. People from around the world count the birds they see for at least 15 minutes on one or...
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
  • Environment
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Jenny Goldstein named faculty fellow at Cornell Center for Social Sciences
Jenny Goldstein , assistant professor of global development, has been named to a prestigious faculty fellowship to develop an ambitious research project focused on environmental rehabilitation in Indonesia. Goldstein will confront the issue of...
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
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Biofortified foods fuel healthy microbiome, combat malnutrition
These microorganisms collectively make up an ecosystem known as the microbiome, and their well-being is intimately intertwined with our own. In the gut, microbes help regulate digestive health by processing essential vitamins and minerals and by...
  • Food Science
  • Food
  • Global Development
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Gift supports Cornell’s Tanzanian cassava efforts
An anonymous gift of $2.65 million to support Cornell and partner research in Tanzania will improve distribution of new and more resistant varieties of cassava while empowering women and marginalized groups in the East African nation . Cassava...
  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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Global ‘wind atlas’ propels sustainable energy
This wind atlas is the first publicly available, uniform and geospatially explicit (datasets tied to locations) description of extreme wind speeds, according to the research, “ A Global Assessment of Extreme Wind Speeds For Wind Energy...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Energy
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Migration not seen as solution by those in flood zones
Lindy Williams, professor of global development and a member of the Migrations Lab, profiled two cities in the province of Luzon as they face the risks and consequences of frequent flooding. Despite these problems, “climate-driven migration is...
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
  • Behavior
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Glimmers of Hope
Lead NY is for committed leaders in the agriculture and food industries who wish to step up and make a difference in their community. Kim Trombly (Class 18), field advisor for New York Farm Bureau, explores how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed...
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
  • Food