Biological Sciences Division

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

UChicago researchers map entire subcontinent for sustainable development

New analysis of street-level data across sub-Saharan Africa shows how access to infrastructure dramatically improves the lives of people in cities

Ancient fossil fish reveals key step before evolutionary boom

Digital reconstruction of tiny, 400-million-year-old jawless fish shows how traits for evading predators later gave rise to hunters

Innovative liquid biopsy test uses RNA to detect early-stage cancer

UChicago researchers have developed a new blood test that uses RNA modifications to detect early-stage colorectal cancer with 95% accuracy

Sensitive teeth? Blame these ancient fish

New research on fossils shows teeth first evolved as sensory tissue in the armored exoskeletons of early fish

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