What Causes Stress in Us—and Animals?
Lessons from a Pandemic: When it comes to stress, we have more in common with wild animals than we realize, says a Tufts biology professor.
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Make Your Own Yeast
Benjamin Wolfe's article on How to "Make your own Yeast" has been published in the New York Times.
Congratulations Class of 2020
Congratulations to the class of 2020! The Department of Biology is incredibly proud of your dedication, hard work and perseverance throughout your time at Tufts University.
Tufts Earns Bee-Friendly Certification
It is the first urban university in Mass. to receive the certification from Bee Campus USA
Insight into Insect Pain—and Scientific Research
Undergrad Daniel Caron discovers how some insects sense and respond to pain, and may have created a new model for scientists.
Healthy Aging at Tufts Pilot Grant Awarded
The Tufts Biology department was recently awarded a Healthy Aging at Tufts Pilot Grant (with Jim Crott at the HNRCA) to study the effects of maintenance of gut barrier integrity on aging in Drosophila.
A Global Perspective on Firefly Extinction Threats
Professors Sara Lewis and Michael Reed making headlines for their research on fireflies and their risk of extinction.
Climate Change and the European Corn Borer Moth
Erik Dopman's research and recent paper received a lot of press, including The Scientist magazine.
Biologists induce flatworms to grow heads and brains of other species
Findings shed light on role of a new kind of epigenetic signaling in evolution, could yield clues for understanding birth defects, regeneration.