Biology

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

UChicago, Argonne study finds mouse and primate brains mature at the same pace Fanciful glowing illustration of neurons with electrical signals traveling along pathways

UChicago, Argonne study finds mouse and primate brains mature at the same pace

Finding is ‘a shock for neuroscientists,’ challenges assumptions about disease and aging

Study: Nutrient found in meat and dairy improves immune response to cancer 3D rendering of a large bumpy white cell with two small red cells attached to it, on a black background

Study: Nutrient found in meat and dairy improves immune response to cancer

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

Northwestern, UChicago to receive $50 million to study life sciences using mathematics From left: Profs. Margaret Gardel, Mary Silber, Rebecca Willett, and Stephanie Palmer

Northwestern, UChicago to receive $50 million to study life sciences using mathematics

New institute will be an international hub focused on fundamental questions

NSF to establish $15.5M Center for Living Systems at the University of Chicago Two professors standing outside on a college campus on a sunny day smiling at camera

NSF to establish $15.5M Center for Living Systems at the University of Chicago

Transistor can adhere to internal organs like tape Ph.D. student Nan Li, first author of the new paper, holds up a sample of the adhesive transistor.

Transistor can adhere to internal organs like tape

UChicago researchers’ design makes stable, suture-free medical monitoring in body possible

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

Researchers discover another step in how your cells assemble Microtubules

Researchers discover another step in how your cells assemble

UChicago chemists use simulation to reveal key mechanism in microtubule growth

Mycologist and evolutionary biologist is a fan of fungi Lichen Folmannia orthoclada growing on a rock

Mycologist and evolutionary biologist is a fan of fungi

Matthew Nelsen, PhD’14, is working to bring these obscure organisms to light, dispel some myths about them