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How a “flipped” gene helped butterflies evolve mimicry
Several different swallowtail butterfly variations showing mimicry and polymorphism, or different forms of the same species. In the center, a female Papilio polytes that mimics another species that is...
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Novel approach could limit common complications of immunotherapy
By connecting highly effective cancer immunotherapy drugs such as anti-CTLA4 (ipilimumab) and anti-PD-L1 (atezolizumab) to peptides that bind to tissues in and around tumors, a research team based at...
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Wider sampling of tumor tissues may guide drug choice, improve outcomes
A new study focused on describing genetic variations within a primary tumor, differences between the primary and a metastatic branch of that tumor, and additional diversity found in tumor DNA in the...
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What does it mean to be social? For science, a new definition
Rats display what looks like a human version of empathy–or are we both acting on the same social impulses? Think about the last time you called it a night, ordered takeout and spent some quality time...
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Amputees can learn to control a robotic arm with their minds
Nicho Hatsopoulos in his robotics lab at the University of Chicago (Photo: Jean Lachat) A new study by neuroscientists at the University of Chicago shows how amputees can learn to control a robotic arm...
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Men with HPV are 20 times more likely to be reinfected after one year
Human papilloma virus (Image by Jean-Yves Sgro, virology.wisc.edu/virusworld) A new analysis of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) in men shows that infection with one HPV type strongly increases the...
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RNA splicing plays major role in genetic variation linked to Alzheimer’s...
Over the past decade, genetic sequencing tools have been very successful at identifying variations in the human genome that are associated with traits such as height or complex conditions like...
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Scientists create flies with ancient genes to study the evolution of...
Above, early fly embryo stained for three Bcd target genes, Otd (light blue), Hb (dark blue), and Kr (red). Image courtesy of Rhea Datta. Scientists at New York University and the University of Chicago...
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Data analysis uncovers differences in drug prescription rates in the U.S.
A new analysis of prescription rates of 600 commonly-used drugs across the United States reveals influences of racial composition, state-level health care laws, and wealth on prescription choices. The...
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Neuroscience researchers at UChicago receive $3.4 million NIH grant to...
Nathan Copeland, who was paralyzed from the chest down in a car accident, controls a prosthetic arm and hand at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. (Photo courtesy of Pitt/UPMC) A team of...
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