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
New research charts sharp global rise in inflammatory bowel disease
UChicago experts aim to use worldwide findings to help local patients
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