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13-Jun-2025

Two frontiers: Illinois experts combine forces to develop novel nanopore sensing platform

University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A pioneering partnership between researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has produced a novel nanopore sensing platform for single-biomolecule detection. Their findings, published in PNAS, pave the way for solid-state, label-free DNA sequencing technologies with implications for precision medicine.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

13-Jun-2025

Biotechnology governance entreaties released, echoing legacy of 1975 recombinant DNA guidelines

Rice University
Reports and Proceedings

Twenty-seven biotechnology governance entreaties echoing the legacy of the 1975 recombinant DNA guidelines are now available for public review.

13-Jun-2025

University of Cincinnati structural biology research published in prestigious PNAS

University of Cincinnati
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research from University of Cincinnati structural biologists has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. They used cryogenic electron microscopy to see two key protein structures in the body for the first time.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: National Institute of General Medical Sciences, University of Cincinnati

13-Jun-2025

FDA approves immune checkpoint inhibitor drug for patients with resectable locally advanced head and neck cancer, backed by Dana-Farber research

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Business Announcement

Pembrolizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with resectable locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma whose tumors express PD-L1 [Combined Positive Score (CPS) ≥1] as determined by an FDA-approved test.

13-Jun-2025

Tiny and toxic: Researchers track smaller air pollution particles across U.S. skies

Washington University in St. Louis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

To help understand air pollution health effects, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis quantify how the amount of submicron particles in the air has changed over the past 25 years.

Journal: The Lancet Planetary Health

13-Jun-2025

Racial differences in tumor collagen structure may impact cancer prognosis

SPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from the University of Rochester reveals that key optical measurements of tumor collagen structure differ between Black and White patients with breast and colon cancer. Using second-harmonic generation imaging, researchers analyzed collagen organization in over 300 tumor samples and found significant racial differences in a prognostic marker known as the forward-to-backward scattering ratio (F/B), which is linked to metastatic risk. These findings highlight the need for racially diverse clinical trials to ensure that emerging diagnostic tools accurately predict cancer outcomes for all patient populations.

Journal: Biophotonics Discovery

13-Jun-2025

Amazon trees under pressure: New study reveals how forest giants handle light and heat

Michigan State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a recent study published in New Phytologist, researchers at Michigan State University have uncovered how Amazon rainforest canopy trees manage the intense sunlight they absorb — revealing resilience to hot and dry conditions in the forest canopy while also offering a way to greatly improve the monitoring of canopy health under increasing extreme conditions. The study was made possible by funding from the National Science Foundation and NASA.

Journal: New Phytologist