Chemistry

cartoon rendering of a coronavirus particle up close

UChicago chemists race to decode RNA of new coronavirus

Three chemists discuss equations at blackboard

UChicago scientists predict new state of matter

Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt collects samples of lunar soil from the moon in 1972.

One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies

Noodle making in Xi'an

Takeout noodles inspire UChicago scientists to invent remarkable synthetic tissue

Two twining strands of RNA in different colors

Surprise discovery shakes up our understanding of gene expression

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Chemistry breakthrough could help produce new drugs, molecules

Method to join organic molecules

Invention of teeny-tiny organic films could enable new electronics

Clemens C. J. Roothaan in computation center

Clemens C.J. Roothaan, eminent quantum chemist and concentration camp survivor, 1918-2019

RNA editing

Using human genome, scientists build CRISPR for RNA to open pathways for medicine

Heart muscle cell

For the first time, scientists recreate cell division—outside a cell