Choose 30 books that you’ve read that have been turned into movies &/or tv shows; covers only, no explanations.

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20/30

Artificial intelligence in patient care requires a rigorous approach to build trust. Suchi Saria highlighted this need while discussing real-world health care applications at #AACR26. Read the full recap in AACR Annual Meeting News: buff.ly/MVZEgpH

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Choose 30 books that you’ve read that have been turned into movies &/or tv shows; covers only, no explanations.

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19/30

It’s one of the few times where I prefer the show and movie over the book.

Choose 30 books that you’ve read that have been turned into movies &/or tv shows; covers only, no explanations.

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18/30

Our first-of-its-kind Special Session at #AACR26 brought together Cancer Grand Challenges teams shaping the future of cancer research. @theaacr.bsky.social

Learn more about our teams’ latest advances and the upcoming Cancer Grand Challenges Conference: Cancer and the host 🔗 bit.ly/m/Cancer-Gra...

Tumor-restraining fibroblasts emerge after chemotherapy specifically in responders In this issue of Cancer Cell, Ma et al. identify a neoadjuvant chemotherapy-induced population of PTGER3+ cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in patients with bladder cancer.1 These CAFs undergo lipid oxidation reprogramming and enhance CD8+ T cell function, facilitating tumor microenvironment remodeling and restraining tumor progression.

Tumor-restraining fibroblasts emerge after chemotherapy specifically in responders

A photoreceptor state links aggressive brain tumors in children In this issue of Cancer Cell, Gudenas et al. reveal that Group 3 medulloblastoma, pineoblastoma, and retinoblastoma converge on a shared tumor-associated photoreceptor signature rooted in transient developmental progenitors. This work reframes these malignancies as diseases of common developmental vulnerability and identifies shared transcriptional dependencies with potential therapeutic relevance.

A photoreceptor state links aggressive brain tumors in children

An infographic titled "Magnolia molecules: perfume and medicines" details the plant's chemistry. Pink petals contain cyanidin and peonidin pigments. Aroma molecules include aldehydes like 2-nonenal and heptanal, and terpenes like alpha-pinene and linalool. Medicinal bark compounds include magnolol and honokiol, which have antioxidant properties. It also highlights yulanosides, unique phenylethanoid glycosides. Chemical structures for these compounds surround a central magnolia branch photo.

Did you know magnolia petals are edible?

I didn't until this year, and discovering that they are led me to this exploration of magnolia chemistry (and experiments in making magnolia gin).

Learn more in the graphic here: www.compoundchem.com/2026/04/20/m...

#ChemSky 🧪

Pathophysiological roles of monocytes and macrophages in cancer - Nature Reviews Immunology Monocytes and macrophages adopt modular programmes in response to cancer cells, which can be viewed as an ‘infectious self’ challenge, and cues from the surrounding tissue environment as well as organ...

NEW Review article by Ming Li and colleagues @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @weillcornell.bsky.social discusses how monocytes and macrophages respond to cancer cells as 'infectious self', having both pathogen-like and self-like features

Share an 80s movie you will always love!

For me… The Breakfast Club

Post a character that starts with the letter J (First or Last)

Jiminy Cricket

This is a dance off. If you see this, repost with a dance or get eliminated

Choose 30 books that you’ve read that have been turned into movies &/or tv shows; covers only, no explanations.

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17/30

C&EN Volume 104 | Issue 5. How do you study microplastics when they’re everywhere?

This week in the C&EN Magazine: How do you study microplastics when they’re everywhere? + Facts are in crisis. What are we going to do? Read more: cen.acs.org/magazine/104...

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Circe book cover with an illustration of a Greek woman’s face all in gold

Circe by @madelinemiller.bsky.social

First complete genome loaded onto a quantum computer Researchers encode the tiny hepatitis D virus in an early step toward “quantum genomics”

The genome of the hepatitis D virus, with just 1700 bases of RNA, was squeezed onto a quantum computer.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/4mCifuv

Drop some SHIRTS 👚 🖤 👕

Choose 30 books that you’ve read that have been turned into movies &/or tv shows; covers only, no explanations.

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16/30

Choose 30 books that you’ve read that have been turned into movies &/or tv shows; covers only, no explanations.

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15/30

The sialic shield of leukemia cells A coat of sialylated protein protects human leukemia cells from destruction

A coat of sialylated protein protects human leukemia cells from destruction.

Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective: https://scim.ag/48KjX73

Briefing Chat: Penguins pick up PFAS pollution Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 17 April 2026

🔊 This week, the team discuss penguins picking up PFAS pollution

go.nature.com/4sG9rVI

Immune cells have a surprising role in exercise endurance Study in mice suggests that B cells help regulate muscle performance.

Immune cells that help to fight off foreign invaders in the body also provide crucial support for muscles during exercise

go.nature.com/4mBWJWE

A target for overcoming resistance mechanisms in triple-negative breast cancer: doi.org/10.1172/JCI1...

Yu et al. identify 2 macrophage subsets in TNBC—pro-inflammatory in epithelial tumors & pro-resolution in mesenchymal tumors—each driving resistance & converging on ELVOL5 metabolism.

Intratumoral lymphatics: When less is more Lymphatic vessels assume two-faced roles in cancer, functioning as facilitators of both immune surveillance and metastasis. In this issue of Cancer Cell, Karakousi et al. establish IFNγ as a key phenotypic and metabolic switch in tumor-associated lymphatic vessels that reinforces antitumor immunity while simultaneously blocking regional metastasis.

Intratumoral lymphatics: When less is more

Cell-type-targeted mitochondrial transplantation rescues cell degeneration - Nature MitoCatch is a cell-type-specific mitochondrion-targeting system that links mitochondria and the cell surface by protein binders and delivers mitochondria into the target cell.

#WeekendRead! #SharingIsCaring! #CatchMeIfYouCan! Roska, Ayupov, Moreno-Juan &co show @nature.com that healthy #mitochondria can be efficiently delivered to distinct cell types via a selective #MitoCatch system that allows their intracellular transfer & protection of cells!

Drop some FIREPOWER 🧨💣🖤🔫🔥

Three chemistry Nobel laureates shared their failures – and how they overcame them Laureates talk about how they faced frustration and self-doubt over whether they were cut out for chemistry before they finally triumphed

‘So, I would say that if you feel things are desperate, success may very well be right around the corner,’ says reticular chemist Omar Yaghi.

@rebeccatrager.bsky.social @acs.org
www.chemistryworld.com/news/three-c...