Matt Wood

Visualization of a prosthetic hand, illustrated with blue light

UChicago neuroscientists expand possibilities for realistic prosthetic limbs

Plasma

UChicago Medicine begins clinical trial to explore blood plasma transfusions for COVID-19 patients

A male zebra finch

How birds’ love songs can help us understand the human brain

Stalks of wheat

Breakthrough mouse model of celiac disease could lead to new treatments

Two views, one from above and one from the side, of a mottled, large-bodied fish with four short fins and a large paddle-shaped tail

How fish fins evolved just before the transition to land

Mussels cling to a rock at low tide.

Genetic variation could help some species adapt to climate change

Heart transplant performed by Surgeon Valluvan Jeevanandam

Why some hospitals don’t prioritize the sickest heart transplant patients

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Two UChicago physicians elected to National Academy of Medicine

Zebra finches

Investing in love and affection pays off for species that mate for life

Tristychius 3-D Model

3-D reconstructions show how ancient sharks found an alternative way to feed