Vitamin D. We can get this essential compound by eating vitamin D-rich foods, or by exposing our skin to sunlight. But most of us don’t have enough of it, and the reasons for this vary. Is it necessary to supplement when we are vitamin D […]
by Maryam Zaringhalam, @thisisartlab Given that artists + scientists employ similar approaches to developing their work and that this work is often presented in very similar mediums, it has eluded me for quite some time why art and science are generally thought of as being […]
If you place a ball on the top of a perfectly symmetric hill, it shouldn’t move. At least, not if you’re a theoretical physicist. In practice, we all know the ball will ‘choose’ a side. So, nature breaks symmetry. How do physicists deal with symmetry […]
By Gabrielle Rabinowitz, @GabrielleRab On a typical day as a molecular biology PhD student, I combine tiny amounts of clear liquid in a small plastic tube. One of those small droplets contains several billion molecules of RNA, each one a copy of the information from […]
By Jeanne Garbarino, @JeanneGarb Last week Rockefeller’s Science Outreach Program piloted a new workshop series for science teachers in collaboration with the Harlem DNA Lab of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL). Led by Harlem DNA Lab manager Melissa Lee, a dedicated group of science […]
Why do some mosquitoes bite us? How do mosquitoes spread disease? What can we do to prevent getting “eaten alive?” Scientists Matt DeGennaro, Lindy McBride, and Emily Dennis from the Vosshall Lab of Neurogenetics and Behavior at Rockefeller discuss their latest research on Aedes aegypti — […]
