A joint research team led by Dr. SeungBeum Suh (Center for Bionics) and Dr. Sehoon Kim (Center for Chemical and Biological Convergence) at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, President Sang-Rok Oh), and Professor Hyo-Jin Lee at Chungnam National University Hospital, has developed a next-generation intraoperative imaging platform using engineered beneficial bacteria that emit fluorescence specifically at tumor sites.

Sterols are beneficial plant metabolites with proven human health effects. In rapeseed (Brassica napus), enhancing sterol content could add significant nutritional value to edible oils.

In a paper published in Science Bulletin, the research team led by Professor Wen Zhang from the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) has made significant progress in understanding the pathogenesis of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). The study, for the first time, demonstrates that the overexpression of early growth response factor-1 (EGR1) in epithelial cells is a core driver promoting the characteristic tissue fibrosis of the disease, laying a scientific foundation for developing potential targeted therapies.