Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have developed a drug called CS18 that disrupts the ability of cancer cells to survive therapy. The findings support exploring the possibility of using CS18 to treat human cancer in the future.

Quantum networks, communication networks that rely on the quantum properties of photons, could supercharge scientific research, quantum computing and secure communications.  First, however,  scientists must find ways to protect fragile “entangled” quantum states of photons as they zip through optical fibers. By sending entangled photons through 62 kilometers of commercial fiber between the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) campus in Gaithersburg and the University of Maryland in College Park, NIST researchers and their collaborators have demonstrated that fragile quantum entanglement can survive even in tough, real-world conditions. [link to press release]

The scientists reported this advance in the Journal of Optical Communications and Networking.

DepMap scientists have generated dependency data on nearly 150 three-dimensional cancer cell models across 10 cancer types.

The updated catalog reveals cancer phenotypes, cell states, and gene dependencies  that are missed in traditional cell lines and shows that both model types are complementary because each captures biology that the other misses.

The integration of data on 2D and 3D models creates a more comprehensive DepMap, moving the resource towards its goal of capturing the complete landscape of cancer vulnerabilities.