Biological Sciences Division

Prof. Melody Swartz in laboratory

Exploiting cancer cells to aid in their own destruction

A group of llamas standing outside

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

Butterfly in the wild

Asian butterfly populations show different mimicry patterns thanks to genetic ‘switch’

University of Chicago campus with the Chicago skyline in the background

Five UChicago scientists named 2020 AAAS fellows

Nels Elde

At UChicago, MacArthur fellow learned to pursue ‘creative science’

Over prescribing

Women are overmedicated because drug dosage trials are done on men, study finds

Aerial photo of UChicago Medicine campus

‘Everyone felt the urgency’: Labs around UChicago donate protective equipment to hospital

Mussels cling to a rock at low tide.

Genetic variation could help some species adapt to climate change

Two UChicago scientists win fellowships fostering ‘blue-sky’ research

Scientists build army of metal-organic nanoflowers to treat cancer