New tech shows promise for ‘engineering’ cells to prevent type 1 diabetes
Researchers at UChicago have developed a nanoparticle system that can effectively deliver mRNA to insulin-producing cells, protecting them from the body’s autoimmune response
‘Hell-heron’ dinosaur discovered in the central Sahara
A UChicago-led team unearthed ‘Spinosaurus mirabilis,’ a fish-eating giant and the first new species of its kind in a century, where nothing like it was thought to exist
UChicago master’s programs in threat and response management, biomedical informatics to relaunch in fall
Programs move from Graham School to Biological Sciences Division
Scientists unearth 2.6-million-year-old hominin fossil in Ethiopia
Lower jaw of Paranthropus, discovered by UChicago-led team, reshapes understanding of early hominins
New study highlights link between eviction rates and gun violence
Research from UChicago underlines the protective role of social cohesion in disadvantaged neighborhoods
How cells ‘change their mind’ and save work in progress
New research from UChicago reveals cells routinely form structures to bundle unfinished messages
Fossil study rewrites timeline of evolution of hearing in mammals
UChicago paleontologists use CT scanning and simulations to show how a 250-million-year-old mammal predecessor could hear like us
Secrets of the butterfly ‘supergene’ that controls wing colors and patterns
Research from UChicago dissects how a single genetic switch helps butterflies mimic wing patterns of other species to protect themselves from predators
UChicago paleontologists unveil duck-billed dinosaur ‘mummies’
66 million-year-old fossils preserved in muddy badlands of Wyoming featured scales, spikes and hooves
Hyde Park Labs and UChicago Science Incubator launch
New commercial space aims to turn research into real-world solutions, support deep tech startups