Biological Sciences Division

In mice, diet works better than fecal transplants to repair gut microbiome

UChicago study shows microbiome struggles to restore itself on a Western diet after antibiotics

How our brains remember places

New research from UChicago upends traditional views on how synaptic plasticity supports memory and learning

Making prosthetic limbs feel more real with brain-computer interfaces

UChicago scientists are making major progress on a technology designed to give nuanced “feeling” to prosthetic hands, by delivering gentle electrical stimulation to the brain.

Climate change may help invasive species defoliate forests

Study by UChicago, Argonne scientists predicts hotter conditions will boost spongy moth activity

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

New facility includes space for fossil preparation, community programs, and specimens collected from worldwide expeditions