The Biology of Hunger, Nilay Yapici investigates the mysterious brain-body connections that regulate eating behavior.
The biological mechanisms behind hunger, appetite, and satiety are mysterious. What processes cause us to feel hunger and then tell us when to stop eating? Why are we attracted to particular foods more than others? What are the biological roots of eating disorders...
Watt Webb, biological imaging techniques pioneer, dies
Applied physicist Watt W. Webb, the S.B. Eckert Professor of Engineering Emeritus and a pioneer in methods for imaging living biological systems, died Oct. 29 in New York City. He was 93. Webb was best known as the biophysicist who co-invented fluorescence correlation...
New imaging technique sheds light on adult zebrafish brain
Cornell scientists have developed a new technique for imaging a zebrafish’s brain at all stages of its development, which could have implications for the study of human brain disorders, including autism. See full Cornell Chronicle article...