‘We need to understand how something works before we can understand how it breaks’
Research MattersProfile
Stanford biologist Lauren O’Connell explores the fundamental questions that underlie human relationships.
Course offers personal perspectives on cystic fibrosis
AcademicsFeature
In the introductory seminar Cystic Fibrosis: From Medical Conundrum to Precision Medicine Success Story, students learn how scientists and physicians unravel the mysteries of a genetic disease and what it’s like to be a patient.
In new book on college life, Jay Hamilton says students have more freedom than they know
Community & CultureNews
In You Got In! Now What?, the vice provost for undergraduate education shares the lessons that helped Stanford alums and faculty navigate their educations and careers.
Scientists build ‘digital twin’ of mouse brain
Health & MedicineResearch
In a new study, researchers created an AI model of the mouse visual cortex that predicts neuronal responses to visual images.
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What we have done, for the first time, is we have seen that little droplets, when they’re formed from water, actually emit light and get this spark. That’s new. And that spark causes all types of chemical transformations.”
Richard Zare, professor of chemistry, on new research that suggests “microlighting” may have sparked life on Earth.
Stanford’s Rintaro Sasaki blazing new trail to MLB for Japanese phenoms: ‘Doing it my way’
Rintaro Sasaki on opting out of the Nippon Professional Baseball draft to play collegiately in the U.S. before launching a professional career through the MLB.
A protein ratio could predict Alzheimer’s disease progression decades in advance
Stanford neurology Professor Tony Wyss-Coray and his colleagues have described a new and more robust protein biomarker to predict cognitive impairment in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.
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