Biochemistry

New research suggests rainwater could have helped form the first protocell walls Artistic rendition showing balls forming with stormclouds in background

New research suggests rainwater could have helped form the first protocell walls

UChicago-led study casts new light on the origins of life on Earth

UChicago scientists use machine learning to turn cell snapshots dynamic Cancer cells

UChicago scientists use machine learning to turn cell snapshots dynamic

Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering study hopes to use machine learning to boost cancer, immunology research

University of Chicago chemists discover a key protein in how lysosomes work Two scientists work in a lab back-to-back, one is adjusting a large device in a copper cage, the other is peering through a microscope

University of Chicago chemists discover a key protein in how lysosomes work

Protein lets calcium ions into cell; finding could open new avenues for therapies

Simulations show how HIV sneaks into the nucleus of the cell Three computer generated images. Left, a donut shaped structure from above with many interlocking pieces. Center, a side view of the donut. Left, a side view of the donut with a large triangular blue capsid partly through the hole.

Simulations show how HIV sneaks into the nucleus of the cell

UChicago chemists assemble massive model of the nuclear pore complex and HIV-1 virus capsid

For first time, scientists follow sodium and potassium inside cell organelles A scientist wearing white lab coat and purple gloves stands at a lab bench with a microscope holding a petri dish

For first time, scientists follow sodium and potassium inside cell organelles

UChicago researchers invent compact CRISPR systems to more easily edit genes Weixin Tang lab

UChicago researchers invent compact CRISPR systems to more easily edit genes

RNA’s “joints” play key role in our gene expression, UChicago scientists find MRNA illustration

RNA’s “joints” play key role in our gene expression, UChicago scientists find

Longstanding puzzle of RNA methylation revealed by team of chemists

Tiny ion is crucial for HIV replication, say UChicago chemists Side by side 3-D simulation of two virus capsules, one shaped like a cocoon, the other a tube open at both ends

Tiny ion is crucial for HIV replication, say UChicago chemists

Simulation explains how virus forms capsid, may suggest new avenues for treatments

Scientists discover way to target ‘undruggable’ molecules involved in cancer Synthetic Myc illustration

Scientists discover way to target ‘undruggable’ molecules involved in cancer

UChicago breakthrough targets proteins called transcription factors—a goal for more than 30 years

Two UChicago scientists awarded NIH grants for ‘high-risk, high-reward’ research Closeup of fingers holding a tiny device smaller than a fingernail

Two UChicago scientists awarded NIH grants for ‘high-risk, high-reward’ research