Research reveals how disordered protein regions contribute to cancer-causing condensates
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This month, we’re focusing on artificial intelligence (AI), a topic that continues to capture attention everywhere. Here, you’ll find the latest research news, insights, and discoveries shaping how AI is being developed and used across the world.
Updates every hour. Last Updated: 16-May-2026 16:15 ET (16-May-2026 20:15 GMT/UTC)
A machine learning-based resource developed at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital predicts which intrinsically disordered regions can drive the formation of biomolecular condensates and links those proteins to RNA biology.
Biases in AI’s models and algorithms can actively harm some of its users and promote social injustice. Documented biases have led to different medical treatments due to patients’ demographics and corporate hiring tools that discriminate against female and Black candidates.
New research from Texas McCombs suggests both a previously unexplored source of AI biases and some ways to correct for them: complexity.
From breakthroughs in organ transplantation to alerting us to the risks of space junk, UBC research made headlines in 2025, capturing global attention and sparking important conversations.
Beyond the most-read stories, other discoveries quietly pushed boundaries, from effective deer-management methods to innovative approaches to cancer care and recycling.
Here are 15 highlights showing how UBC researchers and key partners advanced knowledge, technology and real-world solutions in 2025, listed by date.
UBC Okanagan team harnesses computer modelling to reveal how wildfires move
- University of Leicester and welding specialist TWI Ltd collaborating on a robot-mounted arc-welding system
- Designed to support in-space repair, joining and future orbital manufacturing