New Lung “Organoids” In a Dish Mimic Features of Full-Size Lung

New Structure of a Calcium-Shuttling Molecule Could Help Scientists Target Aggressive Cancers

Scientists have captured new images of a calcium-shuttling molecule that has been linked to aggressive cancers. The three-dimensional structure could help researchers develop novel therapies and diagnostic tools for diseases that are caused by a malfunction in calcium adsorption. more

Face of the future

This is a movie describing the bioreactor assembly. more

Study Finds Only a Small Portion of Synapses May Be Active During Neurotransmission

Columbia University scientists have developed a new optical technique to study how information is transmitted in the brains of mice. Using this method, they found that only a small portion of synapses—the connections between cells that control brain activity—may be active at any given time. more

New perspectives for antibiotics research

Researchers of the University of Bayreuth and the Columbia University in New York reported groundbreaking findings on protein biosynthesis in bacteria in the journal "iScience". The small protein NusG links the two large molecular machines that work together during gene expression, which is ... more

Researchers identify multiple molecules that shut down SARS-Cov-2 polymerase reaction

SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus causing the global COVID-19 pandemic, uses a protein called polymerase to replicate its genome inside infected human cells. Terminating the polymerase reaction will stop the growth of the coronavirus, leading to its eradication by the human host's immune system. ... more

A data visualization of carbon footprints

A Columbia researcher affiliated with the Data Science Institute has created a data-visualization tool that shows the carbon footprints of hundreds of consumer products. The tool makes it easy for everyone to explore the products' carbon-emission levels and the various strategies that compa ... more