- Like Hela CellsLike Hela Cells For Henrietta Lacks By Kenny Bradley if i die mid experimentation working with tuberculosis will I be used like Henrietta Lacks if it’s not written on a document does the brain lose its privacy as if rotted… Read more: Like Hela Cells
- A comfort poem after you finish an experimentBy Kenny Bradley today is friday at 5pm, and i want you to remind your body that it did a good day’s work today remind your body that it is enough let every muscle fiber twitch down your knuckles shock… Read more: A comfort poem after you finish an experiment
- We’re Nuts about Cashew!This month I had the pleasure of speaking with the adorable and rambunctious Cashew Carreiro, who took a pause from playtime to answer some questions about life at Rockefeller with her human mom, Jeannie. Audrey Goldfarb: How did you and… Read more: We’re Nuts about Cashew!
- February 2024 Book RecommendationsBy Lola Neal 2024 is upon us, and many of us have set our reading goals for the year. If you need some help getting started, look into these informative, entertaining, and thought-provoking picks. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks… Read more: February 2024 Book Recommendations
- New Weill Cornell postdoc union begins collective bargainingBy Alex Donatelle On November 15th, 2023, postdoctoral fellows at Weill Cornell Medicine voted to unionize by a 99% majority of 328 to 4. Forming the union gives postdocs the legal right to engage in collective bargaining with the institution.… Read more: New Weill Cornell postdoc union begins collective bargaining
- Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Bench and Computer Scientists?By Maria Sierra One popular topic buzzing around laboratory corridors is the debate on whether artificial intelligence (AI) could replace hands-on bench work. While AI has proven its worth in various domains like economics, customer service, and climate science, it… Read more: Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Bench and Computer Scientists?
- New Director May Bring Positive Changes to the NIHBy Colin Burdette and Sarthak Tiwari In 2023, the Tri-I received 1,056 grants—nearly $600 million in total—from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). While many members of the Tri-I community rely on such NIH funding, we represent just 1.5%… Read more: New Director May Bring Positive Changes to the NIH
- Navigating Health Equity Amidst the Gene Editing RevolutionBy Angel Feliz From the characterization of the double-helix structure of DNA, to the development of the first chimeric recombinant DNA in 1972, to the mapping of the human genome in 2001, technological improvements have historically led to advances in… Read more: Navigating Health Equity Amidst the Gene Editing Revolution
- Henrietta Lacks’ Immortal Story: When Science Forgets HumanityBy Lola Neal Research and reporting by Kenny Bradley, Jeannie Carreiro, Colin Burdette, and Sarthak Tiwari Imagine you notice a persistent, painful lump on your cervix. You consult your doctor, who asks your permission to conduct a diagnostic tissue biopsy.… Read more: Henrietta Lacks’ Immortal Story: When Science Forgets Humanity
- Briefing on EZH2 Research in the Tri-IBy Eeshaan Rehani Across a wide variety of cancer types, the overexpression of EZH2 is a well-documented phenomenon. A type of histone methyltransferase, the EZH2 enzyme adds methyl groups onto specific residues on histones, the core proteins of chromatin coils.… Read more: Briefing on EZH2 Research in the Tri-I
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- Culture Corner: Premiere of a New Conceptual Work of Music: “Sacred and Profane Love”Bernie Langs In the last two years or so, I composed and recorded a thematic work of music, “Sacred and Profane Love.” The piece is eighteen minutes long with shifting musical structures centered on rock and pop stylizations. Several extraordinary… Read more: Culture Corner: Premiere of a New Conceptual Work of Music: “Sacred and Profane Love”
- New York Rhymes: TONESPoetry: Dr. Konstantina Theofanopoulou (instagram: @newyork_rhymes)
- Natural Expressions: ArtSusan Stair, art teacher at the Child and Family Center at The Rockefeller University, would like to announce two events. One event, Tree Power, will take place on Sunday, October 3 from 2-4 p.m. in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem… Read more: Natural Expressions: Art
- A Note from the Editorial BoardDear Readers and Contributors, Natural Selections will be going on hiatus until 2022. If you’re interested in joining our Editorial Board or contributing content to Natural Selections upon our return, please fill out this form or contact us at nseditors@rockefeller.edu.… Read more: A Note from the Editorial Board
- Life on a Roll: Rome—the Eternal CityNan Pang Rome is often referred to as the “Eternal City”—the term was supposedly coined in the first century B.C. by the Roman poet Tibullus. This is because ancient Romans believed that no matter what happened to the world, or… Read more: Life on a Roll: Rome—the Eternal City
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