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The brain connections that collect visual info are set up early in life. However, continued visual experiences can fine-tune the circuits. CSHL Adjunct Professor Z. Josh Huang describes it as an example of nature AND nurture. Check out his study on vision and the brain.

iGenomics is a new iPhone app that can analyze human and virus genomes in seconds! CSHL Adjunct Associate Professor Michael Schatz and his team developed this app to work with thumb-sized DNA sequencers, so users can recreate a genetics laboratory anywhere in the world.

Happy 112th birthday to Alfred Hershey! One half of the famous Hershey-Chase experiment, this CSHL scientist helped to uncover how genetic information is passed along. Learn more about this famous experiment, and its continued impact.

December is a time for those warm, fuzzy feelings for friends and family. But how well do you know the science behind love? Take our Science of Love quiz and find out:

CSHL Professor Partha Mitra talks about his latest research and important considerations in artificial intelligence (AI) on LIVE At the Lab. AI might not work exactly how it does in the movies, but computers can be trained to trace neural pathways and figure out neural circuits, which helps researchers better understand the brain.

Thanks to Dr. Mukund Padmanabhan for his recent $1 million endowment of a fellowship in computational neuroscience at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on this #GivingTuesday!