Tufts University

Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

Switching from “food security” to “nutrition security”

Introducing the next generation of living robots

A LOT of cities could grow enough food locally to feed themselves

New plasma technology allows implants and transplants to better and more safely interact with surrounding tissue

Thread-based wearable sweat sensors can detect health markers

The first living robots

Low calorie sugar from bacteria could go commercial

Biomanufacturing can speed production of a low-glycemic sweetener—and may unlock its commercial potential, Tufts researchers say. Imagine a sugar that has only 38 percent of the calories of traditional table sugar, is safe for diabetics, and will not cause cavities. Now add that this dream sweetener is not an artificial substitute but a real sugar

Low calorie sugar from bacteria could go commercial

Cultured meat takes another step toward growing meat from livestock animal cells for human consumption

Cultured meat could reduce resources required in meat production, with a smaller environmental footprint relative to animal farming A team of Tufts University-led researchers exploring the development of cultured meat found that the addition of the iron-carrying protein myoglobin improves the growth, texture and color of bovine muscle grown from cells in culture. This development

Cultured meat takes another step toward growing meat from livestock animal cells for human consumption

3D printed pill can sample the gut microbiome for diagnosis and treatment

The pill is the first known working device capable of non-invasively and accurately assessing the profile of bacterial species inhabiting any stage of the gastrointestinal tract. A research team led by Tufts University engineers has developed a 3D printed ingestible pill that samples bacteria found in the gut — known as the microbiome — as

3D printed pill can sample the gut microbiome for diagnosis and treatment

Could future food be lab-grown insect meat?

Cultured insect tissue could combine the planet-saving best of insect farming, GM livestock, labriculture and plant-based meat substitutes — by Matthew Prior, Frontiers science writer Livestock farming is destroying our planet. It is a major cause of land and water degradation, biodiversity loss – and of course, climate change. Several potential solutions have been proposed.

Could future food be lab-grown insect meat?

Smart fabric textile detectors could be used in public health, workplace safety, military and rescue applications

Equipment- and training-free textile detectors could be used in public health, workplace safety, military and rescue applications Tufts University engineers have developed a novel fabrication method to create dyed threads that change color when they detect a variety of gases. The researchers demonstrated that the threads can be read visually, or even more precisely by

Smart fabric textile detectors could be used in public health, workplace safety, military and rescue applications

On-demand high resolution wrinkling for reversible printing

Scientists engineer on-demand high resolution wrinkling for reversible printing and thermal regulation Researchers at Tufts University School of Engineering have developed silk materials that can wrinkle into highly detailed patterns – including words, textures and images as intricate as a QR code or a fingerprint. The patterns take about one second to form, are stable,

On-demand high resolution wrinkling for reversible printing

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Frog stem cell research changes what we know about how organisms are built
on April 16, 2021 at 12:35 pm
Scientists say tiny “living machines” called xenobots could be used in potential medical therapies or environmental applications.
Can strawberries slow down the aging process?
on April 16, 2021 at 9:59 am
Three new studies suggest strawberries may be associated with slowing down aging of the brain, cardiovascular system, and gut microbiome. Courtesy Riss Design on Unsplash As a person ages, the brain ...
CWRU's Yemen Accountability Project Issues Second White Paper
on April 15, 2021 at 2:57 pm
The Yemen Accountability Project (YAP) at Case Western Reserve University School of Law has published its second white paper, “Starvation: Building ...
The Internet brings people into big cities, new study suggests
on April 15, 2021 at 11:00 am
The widespread proliferation of the internet and information and communication technologies (ICT) has drawn people into urban centers, according to new research.
USPSTF: Routine Vitamin D Screening Still on Shaky Ground
on April 13, 2021 at 8:02 am
Evidence remained insufficient to support broad screening for vitamin D deficiency in adults, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) said. As it did in 2014, USPSTF determined that the lack ...

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First-ever Tufts Undergraduate Spanish Language Conference offers a space for students to present original research - Tufts Daily
April 16, 2021
Finding a Path to Neuroscience—and Blazing a Trail - Tufts Now
April 12, 2021
Study Finds Americans Eat Food of Mostly Poor Nutritional Quality – Except at School - Tufts Now
April 12, 2021
Scientists Create the Next Generation of Living Robots - Tufts Now
March 31, 2021
Study Exposes Global Ripple Effects of Regional Water Scarcity - Tufts Now
March 26, 2021

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The Abiding Scandal of College Admissions
on April 16, 2021 at 7:05 am
Admissions officers at the most selective colleges increasingly must squint to discern any meaningful difference between thoroughly deserving applicants. My wife is a high-school counselor, and her ...
SMU Researchers Create a Patent-Pending System To Speed Up the Drug Discovery Process By Months
on April 15, 2021 at 4:34 pm
It can take up to 15 years for a new drug to be available for the public to use. Through SMU's patent-pending ChemGen, researchers believe chemists may be able to "increase their productivity from ...
Meet the Xenobots: Living, biological machines that could revolutionize robotics
on April 12, 2021 at 8:00 am
Scientists at Tufts University have created a strange new hybrid biological/mechanical organism that's made of living cells, but operates like a robot ...
John Murillo's 'Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry' Named 2021 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award Winner
on April 7, 2021 at 9:59 am
Story continues Murillo is an assistant professor of English at Wesleyan University and a past recipient ... For the Kate Tufts Discovery Award, the judges chose Skeets's collection because ...
Ontario-raised poet John Murillo receives Claremont’s $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Award
on April 7, 2021 at 6:01 am
The Kate Tufts Discovery Award, which goes to poets at ... Murillo lives in Brooklyn and teaches at Wesleyan University, but grew up in Ontario not far from Claremont Graduate University and ...