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Congratulations to Zarin Machanda and her team, whose Science paper “Social Selectivity in Aging Wild Chimpanzees” made the cover of Science magazine!
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Tufts Biology welcomes a new full-time faculty this Fall 2024 semester: Dr Fatima Hussain. We are so excited to have her join us, helping to expand our department’s research, outreach, and inclusion!
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"Scientists Build Tiny Biological Robots from Human Cells" – the Levin Lab follows up on their earlier research into Xenobots in a November 30th Tufts Now article; read the article in Tufts Now, and check out the current study, published in Advanced Science, by Dr. Michael Levin, along with PhD student Gizem Gumuskaya.
Congratulations to Robert de Bruijn and Eric Tytell who received the Start at the Source award for their course Inquiry-based teaching for biology on September 25th – the focus of the award was their project: Inclusive, inquiry-driven laboratory teaching for graduate students.
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Faculty Focus: Fall 2025
Tony Haouam is a new Assistant Professor in the Romance Studies Department; Demond Hill is a new Assistant Professor in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development; and Randi Rotjan is a new Associate Professor of Biology
Cheese Fungi Help Unlock Secrets of Evolution
Color changes in fungi on cheese rinds point to specific molecular mechanisms of genetic adaptation—and sometimes a tastier cheese
Birds Found Thriving in a Very Large Commercial Forest in Maine
A 30-year study found many bird species in these timberlands are bucking continental population trends, upending assumptions about logging and habitat loss
Cells Have a Second DNA Repair Toolbox for Difficult Cases
Cancer cells may rely heavily on backup mechanisms of DNA repair, presenting a vulnerability for targeted treatments
A Reset on the Cellular Aging Clock
When cells assemble into tiny biological robots called Anthrobots, they become biologically younger than their original adult cells