Biology

NSF announces $25 million institute in Chicago for quantum biology research Scientist works at a table wearing protective glasses with green laser light

NSF announces $25 million institute in Chicago for quantum biology research

UChicago, Chicago State, UIC, Harvard to investigate quantum imaging, create quantum workforce

UChicago students flex science muscles at Marine Biological Laboratory UChicago students aboard the SSV Corwith Cramer

UChicago students flex science muscles at Marine Biological Laboratory

RNA breakthrough creates crops that can grow 50% more potatoes, rice A rice plant stalk on a bed of rice grains

RNA breakthrough creates crops that can grow 50% more potatoes, rice

UChicago-led research could yield increased food production, boost drought tolerance

Researchers image an entire mouse brain for the first time Tractography mouse

Researchers image an entire mouse brain for the first time

Learn about science, engineering in free public events for Argonne’s 75th anniversary Argonne scientist Jessica L. Durham conducts research inside the Materials Engineering Research Facility

Learn about science, engineering in free public events for Argonne’s 75th anniversary

Argonne National Laboratory celebrates 75 years of scientific discovery Aerial image of the Advanced Photon Source, a large circular building, with the Chicago skyline in the distance

Argonne National Laboratory celebrates 75 years of scientific discovery

For the first time, researchers visualize metabolic process at the single-cell level fluroscent-marked images of two cells with internal structure visible

For the first time, researchers visualize metabolic process at the single-cell level

UChicago scientists experiment with materials that can “remember” A research team at the University of Chicago is exploring how cells remember and respond to environmental pressure. In a simulated actin network, actin filaments start out randomly oriented (left) but align after pressure is applied (right).

UChicago scientists experiment with materials that can “remember”

New research identifies properties that allow proteins to strengthen under pressure

Low doses of ‘laughing gas’ could be effective in treating severe depression Nurse holding an anesthesia mask

Low doses of ‘laughing gas’ could be effective in treating severe depression

UChicago scientists design ‘nanotraps’ to catch and clear coronavirus from tissue Electron microscope image of a 3D sphere with tiny particles on its surface

UChicago scientists design ‘nanotraps’ to catch and clear coronavirus from tissue