Biomedical Science

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Silk Provides the Building Blocks to Transform Modern Medicine

Tufts researchers harness protein from silk to make virus-sensing gloves, surgical screws that dissolve in your body, and other next-generation biomedical...

September 25, 2023

A Tyrannosaurus rex chases a jeep up a hill in the dark. In an introductory class on biotechnology, an engineering professor illustrates the latest science by referring back to classic sci-fi films

Biomedical Science

When the Syllabus Includes “Jurassic Park” and Genetic Engineering

An engineering professor illustrates the latest science by referring back to classic sci-fi films for an introductory class on biotechnology

August 29, 2023

A young woman sniffs an orange to test her sense of smell

Biomedical Science

Restoring a Lost Sense of Smell

Two Tufts researchers have developed and patented an approach that may lead to the ability to recreate tissue in people with anosmia.

July 18, 2023

Biomedical Science

Pointing Out the Blind Spots in Health Care, Infectious Disease

The COVID-19 pandemic helped Ph.D. student Adrianne Gladden-Young discover her voice. Now, she’s using it to reduce racial health disparities and create...

July 13, 2023

An illustration of tuberculosis bacteria inside the human body

Biomedical Science

Understanding Tuberculosis from the Bacterium’s Point of View

At Tufts University School of Medicine, Shumin Tan is investigating the human-microbe relationship to advance not just an understanding of tuberculosis, but any...

June 13, 2023

Microplastic particles (yellow) are absorbed by M cells (magenta) in a lab model of human intestinal lining.

Biomedical Science

What Microplastics Might Be Doing to Our Intestines

Using organoids as a stand-in for the bowel, researchers find that plastic particles we unintentionally consume may trigger inflammatory responses

June 9, 2023

Close-up of broken chromosomes. Tufts researchers uncover how the success of natural DNA repair depends on surrounding sequences

Biomedical Science

How DNA Repair Can Go Wrong and Lead to Disease

Researchers uncover how the success of natural DNA repair depends on surrounding sequences

May 10, 2023

Wright Academy students listened to a Tufts University School of Medicine student volunteer talk about measuring the heart's activity through an EKG or electrocardiogram.

Biomedical Science

Medical Students Help Local Middle Schoolers Explore IDEAS in Medicine

Through a Community Service Learning program, more than 100 Wright Academy students are tutored by Tufts University School of Medicine students each year.

February 7, 2023