Biology

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”

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

Exploiting cancer cells to aid in their own destruction Prof. Melody Swartz in laboratory

Exploiting cancer cells to aid in their own destruction

How organisms filter out the noise to make accurate predictions Salamander

How organisms filter out the noise to make accurate predictions

Long-accepted theory of vertebrate origin upended by lamprey fossils An artist's rendering of a yolk-sac-carrying hatchling of the stem lamprey Priscomyzon riniensis.

Long-accepted theory of vertebrate origin upended by lamprey fossils

How llamas named Wally and Winter are helping scientists study COVID-19 A group of llamas standing outside

How llamas named Wally and Winter are helping scientists study COVID-19

Bacteria know how to exploit quantum mechanics, UChicago study finds illustration of Chlorobium tepidum bacteria

Bacteria know how to exploit quantum mechanics, UChicago study finds

Cuttlefish can pass the ‘snacking test,’ study finds Striped fish - Common Cuttlefish Sepia Officinalis - surrounded by sea grass

Cuttlefish can pass the ‘snacking test,’ study finds