Biology

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

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

Exploiting cancer cells to aid in their own destruction

New immunotherapy by UChicago scientists recruits lymphatic vessels to train immune system to fight cancer

How organisms filter out the noise to make accurate predictions Salamander

How organisms filter out the noise to make accurate predictions

Pioneering study delves into the tradeoffs organisms make as they process information

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

Fossilized fish larvae may ‘rewrite textbooks’

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

X-rays from Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source help turn llama antibodies into potential therapies