UChicago Biological Sciences

Oral histories may conflict with genetic data, but UChicago researchers say they shouldn't be disregarded.

"We should understand that genetics reflects biological evolutionary processes and other forms of knowledge reflect other processes."

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Congratulations to Trauma Center Director Selwyn Rogers, MD, MPH, for being elected to the highly prestigious National Academy of Medicine in recognition of his leadership in paradigm-shifting, hospital-based violence interventions. @theNAMedicine biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/selwyn-ro…

UChicago, @UICnews, and @ChicagoState received a $4.8 million grant from the NIH BRAIN Initiative to build a faster microscope for mapping all the connections in the brain. biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/three-chi…

Even a fungus has to move around sometimes. Research by @Luisjagago and @jasnir_ looks at how different movement patterns of zoosporic fungi are affected by their cellular structures biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/zoosporic…

Where does physics meet biology?

In organisms ranging from tardigrades to jumping spiders, the Nirody lab studies how interacting with complex environments—especially through physical movement—impacts behavior and evolution.

Read more on our blog: biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/biophysic…