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Q&A with Ben Allen, Subaward Principal Investigator

How would you describe your research interests?
I study evolution from a theoretical and mathematical perspective. To me, evolution is a general idea that encompasses not only biological evolution…

How did you get interested in science in general and in your area of expertise specifically?

I think my choice to be a biologist came from positive experiences I had in nature. I had the privilege of growing up in a city where the natural environment, despite already being quite devastated by years of…

The star-nosed mole is aptly named. Its distinctive snout consists of twenty-two tendrils ringing a pair of nostrils and, from some angles, the entire setup resembles a misshapen star. The tendrils are fleshy and look a bit like fingers and, like fingers, they have a certain “manual” dexterity. But…