On August 27, pioneering digital artist Phil L. Herold donated a chrome “Philifant” sculpture to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) for the Krainer lab’s transformative, life-saving research on spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). CSHL Professor Adrian Krainer’s work led to the development of Spinraza, the first FDA-approved treatment for SMA. At the time, the neurodegenerative disease...| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s (CSHL’s) John Inglis and Richard Sever have earned The Royal Society’s 2025 Research Culture Award. The two were honored for cofounding the preeminent biomedical preprint servers bioRxiv and medRxiv. Established in 2013 and 2019 respectively, these online repositories empower scientists worldwide to share their research fast, fairly, and free of charge....| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Peacocks symbolize a variety of things—beauty, luck, royalty, and more. But beneath those tall, colorful feathers lurks a hidden aggression. At a glance, the above image may bear some resemblance to peacock plumage. But it’s actually human breast cells (yellow) mingling with mouse neurons. It comes courtesy of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Assistant Professor...| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory