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Nathan Lents

Professor of Molecular Biology; Director of the Honors College

CUNY--John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Affiliations

CUNY--John Jay College of Criminal Justice

National Network for Safe Communities

Research & Evaluation Center

Center For Modern Forensic Practice

Department Of Forensic Science

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Department Of Sciences

Research & Evaluation Center

Sciences

Nathan Lents is currently serving as a Cuny--John Jay College Of Criminal Justice Professor of Molecular Biology; Director of the Honors College at Cuny--John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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CUNY--John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Professor of Molecular Biology; Director of the Honors College

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Notable Scholarly Works

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The Air as Ecosystem Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe Carl Zimmer Dutton, 2025. 496 Pp.. Science (2025)

atmospheric chemistryatmospheric environmenthistorical biologybiologyair qualityair pollution controlhidden historyhuman activity impactair pollutionbiosignaturesenvironmental scienceecologyanthropogenic effectsaerosol science

Evolution of Peacefulness. (2024)

peace researchhuman evolutionevolutionary anthropologyevolutionary dynamicsphilosophyevolutionary psychology

Spiders Possess Tapeta Lucida to Enhance Photodetection in Their Inverse Secondary Retinas but Not in Their Everse Primary Retinas. BioEssays (2023)

visual systemvisual scienceoptogeneticseverse primary retinasophthalmology retinabiologyretinainverse secondary retinasophthalmologyinvertebrate vision

Cyclins, Cyclin-Dependent Kinases, and Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitors. Elsevier eBooks (2022)

cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorsmechanisms of actioncell biologyenzyme inhibitiondrug discovery

The Evolution of De Novo Human‐Specific Microrna Genes on Chromosome 21. American Journal of Biological Anthropology (2022)

geneticsmolecular geneticsgene expressionnon-coding rnanucleic acidsdevelopmental systemchromosome 21microrna detectiongenome biologymolecular biologysmall rna

The Glow of the Night: The Tapetum Lucidum as a Co‐Adaptation for the Inverted Retina. BioEssays (2022)

visual systemvisual sciencevision researchneuro-ophthalmologyvisual perceptionneuroscienceophthalmology retinaretinavisual pathwaysophthalmologyinverted retinatapetum lucidum

Decline of Violence. (2021)

aggressioncriminologylateral violencepsychological violenceviolent crimesocial problemsviolence against womeninterpersonal violencesocial sciencesconflictviolent behavior

Filial Infanticide in Humans and Other Primates. (2021)

filial infanticidebiological anthropologyhuman biologypediatricsdevelopmental sciencefemale infanticidedeath studies

Maladaptive By-Product Hypothesis. (2021)

psychological sciencebehavioral sciencesproduct managementstatistical hypothesis testmaladaptive by-product hypothesis

Special Case of Bonobos and Female Counter-Adaptations to Rape. (2021)

gendered sexualityethologyviolence against womensexual abusesexual selectiongender studiesevolutionary biologyspecial casesexual behaviorsex differencessexual and reproductive health

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Nathan Lents

Professor of Molecular Biology; Director of the Honors College

CUNY--John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Affiliations

CUNY--John Jay College of Criminal Justice

National Network for Safe Communities

Research & Evaluation Center

Center For Modern Forensic Practice

Department Of Forensic Science

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Department Of Sciences

Research & Evaluation Center

Sciences

Nathan Lents is currently serving as a Cuny--John Jay College Of Criminal Justice Professor of Molecular Biology; Director of the Honors College at Cuny--John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Honors

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Experiences

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Nathan Lents

CUNY--John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Professor of Molecular Biology; Director of the Honors College

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

The Air as Ecosystem Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe Carl Zimmer Dutton, 2025. 496 Pp.. Science (2025)

Evolution of Peacefulness. (2024)

peace researchhuman evolutionevolutionary anthropologyevolutionary dynamicsphilosophyevolutionary psychology

Spiders Possess Tapeta Lucida to Enhance Photodetection in Their Inverse Secondary Retinas but Not in Their Everse Primary Retinas. BioEssays (2023)

visual systemvisual scienceoptogeneticseverse primary retinasophthalmology retinabiologyretinainverse secondary retinasophthalmologyinvertebrate vision

Cyclins, Cyclin-Dependent Kinases, and Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitors. Elsevier eBooks (2022)

cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorsmechanisms of actioncell biologyenzyme inhibitiondrug discovery

The Evolution of De Novo Human‐Specific Microrna Genes on Chromosome 21. American Journal of Biological Anthropology (2022)

geneticsmolecular geneticsgene expressionnon-coding rnanucleic acidsdevelopmental systemchromosome 21microrna detectiongenome biologymolecular biologysmall rna

The Glow of the Night: The Tapetum Lucidum as a Co‐Adaptation for the Inverted Retina. BioEssays (2022)

visual systemvisual sciencevision researchneuro-ophthalmologyvisual perceptionneuroscienceophthalmology retinaretinavisual pathwaysophthalmologyinverted retinatapetum lucidum

Decline of Violence. (2021)

aggressioncriminologylateral violencepsychological violenceviolent crimesocial problemsviolence against womeninterpersonal violencesocial sciencesconflictviolent behavior

Filial Infanticide in Humans and Other Primates. (2021)

filial infanticidebiological anthropologyhuman biologypediatricsdevelopmental sciencefemale infanticidedeath studies

Maladaptive By-Product Hypothesis. (2021)

psychological sciencebehavioral sciencesproduct managementstatistical hypothesis testmaladaptive by-product hypothesis

Special Case of Bonobos and Female Counter-Adaptations to Rape. (2021)

gendered sexualityethologyviolence against womensexual abusesexual selectiongender studiesevolutionary biologyspecial casesexual behaviorsex differencessexual and reproductive health

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