Chemistry

UChicago chemists race to decode RNA of new coronavirus cartoon rendering of a coronavirus particle up close

UChicago chemists race to decode RNA of new coronavirus

Understanding could boost effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine

UChicago scientists predict new state of matter Three chemists discuss equations at blackboard

UChicago scientists predict new state of matter

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

Takeout noodles inspire UChicago scientists to invent remarkable synthetic tissue Restaurant worker holds long strands of hand-pulled noodles

Takeout noodles inspire UChicago scientists to invent remarkable synthetic tissue

Breakthrough creates tough material able to stretch, heal and defend itself

Surprise discovery shakes up our understanding of gene expression Two twining strands of RNA in different colors

Surprise discovery shakes up our understanding of gene expression

Breakthrough opens field of study, potential avenues for medicine

Chemistry breakthrough could help produce new drugs, molecules Thumbnail

Chemistry breakthrough could help produce new drugs, molecules

Invention of teeny-tiny organic films could enable new electronics Method to join organic molecules

Invention of teeny-tiny organic films could enable new electronics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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