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
“Peacekeeper” cells play important role in preventing autoimmune disease
UChicago research shows how immune cells keep their compatriots in line during infection
UChicago study traces origin of flexible joints to early predator fish
Study on early jawed vertebrates reshapes our understanding of joint evolution
UChicago scientists reveal nervous system secrets that give octopus arms their incredible dexterity
Segmented nervous systems allow octopuses to control each arm and suckers
Climate change may help invasive species defoliate forests
Study by UChicago, Argonne scientists predicts hotter conditions will boost spongy moth activity
‘Scientific polymath’ Stephanie Palmer paves her own path to intellectual freedom
Scientist at intersection of biology, physics, math named one of six new Schmidt Science Polymaths
UChicago part of cross-Chicago university collaboration to map the brain
$4.8 million grant aims to build faster microscope for mapping all the connections in the brain
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
UChicago scientists tap the power of collaboration to make transformative breakthroughs
Partnering across fields of study can lead to advances from medicine to climate change