Watching the Detectors: Researchers Probe Efficacy – and Danger – of AI Detection Tools (UF News)

A UF-led study found that widely used tools for detecting AI-generated text in scientific literature are unreliable and poorly suited for academic and high-stakes settings.
Myosin Therapeutics Initiates Phase 1/2 STAR-GBM Trial of MT-125 Targeting Non-Muscle Myosin II in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma (PR Newswire)

UF startup Myosin Therapeutics has dosed the first patient in its Phase 1/2 glioblastoma trial, advancing the development of a potential new cancer therapy in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic and NCI.
CasNx publishes research on DNA-guided CRISPR system (Nature Biotechnology)

UF Innovate | Accelerate client company CasNx published research in Nature Biotechnology describing the first DNA-guided CRISPR-Cas12 system, a potential advance for scalable gene-editing therapies and transplant medicine.
UF Breakthrough Could Reshape RNA Editing With World’s First DNA-Guided CRISPR (UF News)

UF researchers developed a new form of CRISPR technology that could make diagnostics and treatments safer, more precise and more affordable, while opening the door to entirely new ways of controlling disease.
Air Pollution Tied to Higher Risk of Dementia Due to Lewy Body Diseases (UF Health)

A UF study found that long-term exposure to air pollutants such as fine particulates and nitrogen dioxide may increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease-related dementia and Lewy body dementia.
Ecotech: UF Researchers Help Launch a New Field To Turn Nature’s Solutions Into Innovative Technology (UF News)

UF researchers introduced “ecotech,” a proposed new field that applies ecosystem principles to technology design, with potential applications in sustainable energy, agriculture and environmental innovation.
As AI Energy Demand Soars, UF Scientist Seeks Solutions in Space (UF News)

UF researchers are sending photonic semiconductor chips to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX CRS-34 mission to test whether space could support more energy-efficient AI data centers.
‘PrincipalGPT’ Creates a New AI Blueprint for Legal Literacy in the Classroom (UF News)

UF researchers developed a dynamic role-playing simulation in which students act as school attorneys to provide legal advice to an AI-generated principal.
Can Spreading Basaltic Volcanic Rock Dust Improve Crops and the Health of Florida’s Soils? (UF News)

UF researchers are testing volcanic rock dust to improve soil health across the state’s sandy and organic farmlands.
How a Tropical Bean Could Help Treat Parkinson’s Tremors (UF News)

UF researchers are studying velvet beans and other edible crops as potential plant-based sources of L-DOPA to improve global access to Parkinson’s disease treatments.