Yale researchers have identified key mechanisms used to repair breaks in DNA strands, a fundamental question in biology with implications for cancer research.Chromosomes are constantly under assault from environmental threats such as radiation and, as a...
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have developed a new animal model for studying hemophilia A, with the goal of eventually treating people with the disorder. Hemophilia A, a hereditary defect that prevents blood from clotting normally, is caused by a...
What do you get when you send an English major to study rocks in some of the most remote wilderness in the country? In the case of Laura Marris, the answer is a great read, illustrated with beautiful photos.Marris, an English major who graduated from Yale...
Yale and McGill University scientists have identified a protein that is critical in fighting mosquito-borne West Nile Virus in mice. This finding could have therapeutic implications for controlling the potentially deadly virus in humans. The study appears...
Yale University researchers have identified three genes containing genetic variations that appear to increase a child’s risk of developing asthma. The findings will be published in three separate journals: the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology,...
Glaciers have carved some of the planet’s most dramatic landscapes, from Yosemite National Park to the Himalayas. Now geologists have discovered that glaciers can do more than erode mountain peaks and shape valleys—they can actually encourage mountain...
For those who missed the singular performance of Scriabin’s “Prometheus: Poem of Fire” at Woolsey Hall last February, there will be a second chance to see the spectacular music and light show this Friday, September 10, when a documentary about the...
Yale President Richard Levin and Provost Peter Salovey write to Yale faculty to sketch the proposal for Yale joining with the National University of Singapore to establish a new liberal arts college in Singapore that would introduce residential colleges...
Three widely respected financial experts—Wall Street Economist Stephen Roach, Yale Professor Robert Shiller and former Dean of the Stern School of Business at NYU Thomas Cooley—will join the Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization and...
The effectiveness of a recently passed law that increases regulation of the financial services industry will be the focus of a discussion by three widely respected financial experts on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at Yale.The experts — Wall Street economist...