Evolution
June 1, 2026
Why we crave company
Neuroscientists are discovering that spending time with others may be a basic biological necessity, like need for food or water.
Evolution
January 7, 2025
On a Wild Mouse Chase to Understand Parenting, Love, and Fear
Andres Bendesky, PhD, research offers a window into the genetic and neural underpinnings of behavior.
Evolution
October 16, 2024
What puts the fight in fighting fish?
New studies by the Bendesky lab combine genetics and neuroscience to offer clues
Evolution
January 19, 2022
The Cuttlefish Is a Master of Disguise. Tessa Montague Wants to Get Inside Its Head.
Tessa Montague, a postdoc in Richard Axel’s lab at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute, studies the neural basis of camouflage in cuttlefish, a cephalopod related to squid and octopuses.
Evolution
July 15, 2021
My Daughter’s First Pet—the Next Big Model Organism?
Andrés Bendesky, PhD, betta fish genome sequencing study featured on The Scientist.
Evolution
July 9, 2021
Did a Cuttlefish Write This?
Tessa Montague, PhD talks to the New York Times about her fascination with cuttlefish and their surprising cognitive abilities.
Evolution
May 14, 2021
The Surprise Hiding in the DNA of Pet Fish
Andres Bendesky, PhD, interviewed about his work on betta-fish domestication.
Evolution
April 19, 2017
Why Are Some Mice (and People) Monogamous? A Study Points to Genes
Andrés Bendesky, MD, PhD, and colleagues identified a genetic basis for parenting behavior in mice. The findings may help make sense of parenting in humans.
