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Byline: Stephen D’Angelo

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Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Natural sensors help in mapping out cells’ own biology

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell chemistry and chemical biology researchers have found a new and potentially more accurate way to see what proteins are doing inside living cells — using the cells’ own components as built-in sensors.

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Provided Spirochetes are long, slender, spiral-shaped invasive bacteria, associated with Lyme disease and syphilis.
Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Putting the brakes on bacterial mobility: A new approach to fighting disease

Cornell Chronicle

Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria’s ‘motor,’ preventing it from spreading through the body.

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Dave Burbank for Cornell University Abraham Sinfort ’23 speaks May 23 at the 35th Merrill Presidential Scholars ceremony.
Student honors

Merrill Scholars honor mentors at 35th annual ceremony

Cornell Chronicle

Forty-three student scholars, including nine from Arts and Sciences, were honored at this year’s 35th Merrill Presidential Scholars ceremony on May 23.

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Sociology

Conference examines criminalization of immigrants

Cornell Chronicle

“Criminalizing Immigrants: Border Controls, Enforcement and Resistance,” Nov. 9-10, brought together researchers and academics from a range of disciplines at Cornell University and institutions across the U.S. to examine the causes and consequences of the criminalization of immigration.