At the Lab

Today’s AI can talk the talk, but it literally can’t walk the walk. CSHL neuroscientists discuss the biological brain’s multibillion-year advantage over AI—and the new algorithm they built based on that concept.

“It started with an accident observation,” says CSHL Associate Professor Camila dos Santos. That observation? A group of lab mice with urinary tract infections also had breast abnormalities. So, what might this mean for women’s health?

Speckles sound innocent enough, like little spots. But don’t be fooled. These tiny structures could someday have big implications for cancer care.

It can cause blackouts, memory loss, and hallucinations. It’s typically diagnosed in people in their 20s and considered more common among women than men. It’s not schizophrenia, but it can be misdiagnosed as such...

Where does autism come from when it’s not genetic? One hypothesis suggests maternal viral infection could be a cause. But how does this work? You may have read about their fascinating research in VICE and the New York Post. Now, hear about it directly from CSHL Associate Professor Lucas Cheadle and postdoc Irene Sanchez Martin.

You can’t spell evolution without l-o-v-e. A tale of passion and curiosity takes us from New York to Australia, France, the U.K., and South America. 

What if there were a vitamin that could help treat or prevent prostate cancer? We sat down with CSHL Professor Lloyd Trotman to find out about new preclinical studies that could point to a major breakthrough in men’s health. 

This season’s final Research Rewind brings us from the realm of quantitative biology to neuroscience, genomics, and beyond.

It’s the code for all life on Earth. This week At the Lab, we’re hacking it with the help of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s geneticists.

What do you think? How do you know? And who are you anyway? We probe each of these questions with the help of Cold Spring Harbor’s neuroscientists.