Biological Sciences Division

‘Scientific polymath’ Stephanie Palmer paves her own path to intellectual freedom Stephanie Palmer

‘Scientific polymath’ Stephanie Palmer paves her own path to intellectual freedom

UChicago scientists study how the environment is silently shaping your risk for cancer Toxic waste from copper and gold mining

UChicago scientists study how the environment is silently shaping your risk for cancer

UChicago scientists develop new nanomedicine approach to improve cancer treatment Abstract illustration of cells

UChicago scientists develop new nanomedicine approach to improve cancer treatment

UChicago biophysicist studies locomotion in creatures from all walks of life Jasmine Nirody

UChicago biophysicist studies locomotion in creatures from all walks of life

UChicago paleontologist Paul Sereno’s fossil lab moves to Washington Park Assortment of bones and skeletons inside Sereno's lab

UChicago paleontologist Paul Sereno’s fossil lab moves to Washington Park

UChicago scientists tap the power of collaboration to make transformative breakthroughs Two scientists wearing goggles in a laboratory, one is working with gloves at a fume hood full of tubes and equipment

UChicago scientists tap the power of collaboration to make transformative breakthroughs

Did Spinosaurus hunt its prey deep underwater or from shore? Analysis continues Spinosaurus

Did Spinosaurus hunt its prey deep underwater or from shore? Analysis continues

What role does the gut microbiome play in why more women develop Alzheimer’s disease? Artist's illustration of a neuron with long tendrils in black and white with small hints of color in the tendrils

What role does the gut microbiome play in why more women develop Alzheimer’s disease?

UChicago, Argonne study finds mouse and primate brains mature at the same pace Fanciful glowing illustration of neurons with electrical signals traveling along pathways

UChicago, Argonne study finds mouse and primate brains mature at the same pace

Study: Nutrient found in meat and dairy improves immune response to cancer 3D rendering of a large bumpy white cell with two small red cells attached to it, on a black background

Study: Nutrient found in meat and dairy improves immune response to cancer