What was the most significant story in your field?

The fact that the Secretary of Health and Human Services has taken control of health agencies that he lacks to the background to run.

Incorporation of tissue engineering for reconstructive regenerative procedures 

Tie: Nursing burnout causes exacerbation in nursing shortage / Assaults on healthcare workers are on the rise.

Better understanding of the mechanism of photobiomodulation on biological tissues.

Deterioration of methodology in psychology. It may be called sociologization of psychology. 

Multimodal lifestyle interventions cure Alzheimer's disease.

transplantation advances

The use of psychedelics for the treatment of PTSD and severe depression was significant. Identification of microplastics in the brain and testicles was also pretty significant.

Life on an ecoplanet, 

The defective gene in the global chronic disease epidemic has now been linked to the anti-aging gene Sirtuin 1.

Using radiopharm drug for treatment prostate cancer metastases 

xenogeneic organ transplants

 The most significant story in my field is the story about the combination of new tools and pipelines that radically improve diagnosis and treatment development for parasitic diseases, especially for NTDs like Chagas disease, onchocerciasis, and helminth infections 

Development of frugal full procedural simulators by Rural Surgery Innovations for Minimally Invasive Surgeries

The ''less mass more work'' novel doctrines of the survismeter and friccohesity chemsitry for developing the quantum mechanically active nanoformulations.

Sun Earth Cosmic connection 

 In my field, the most significant science story of 2025 was the growing evidence of how artificial intelligence systems are reshaping human behaviour, health decision-making, and social relationships. This development raises critical questions about governance, ethical responsibility, and health equity, particularly in Global South contexts where digital systems are rapidly adopted without corresponding regulatory safeguards. 

I ranked the stories based on how much they advance scientific understanding and their potential long-term impact on society. The strongest evidence yet for possible life on an exoplanet ranks first because it directly confronts one of humanity’s biggest questions and will shape future astronomy research and technology. Medical xenotransplantation follows because extending human lives with animal organs could transform healthcare. Recovering the oldest animal proteins meaningfully expands what molecular paleontology can study. Growing human–AI relationships has broad societal and ethical implications beyond technology alone. The Denisovan skull findings significantly deepen human-evolution research, while the interstellar comet adds rare but valuable planetary science data. The Los Angeles wildfires, although devastating, mainly reinforce existing climate science rather than representing a new breakthrough. Naming Nanotyrannus resolves an important but narrow paleontology debate. Canada losing measles elimination status is highly important for public health but reflects policy and behavior rather than new science. Finally, the engineered “dire wolf” pups, while attention-grabbing, largely demonstrate existing biotechnology rather than a foundational advance.

Infectious diseases resurgence due to eliminated public health investment/focus

The use of customized gene editing to save the life of an infant with an inborn error of metabolism

The most significant story in my field in 2025 was the recovery of the oldest known proteins from fossilized animal remains, extending the molecular record by nearly 20 million years. This breakthrough demonstrated that ancient proteins can survive far longer than DNA, opening a new window into deep evolutionary history. From a genomics and proteomics perspective, this finding is transformative, as it enables the study of ancestry, divergence, and molecular evolution far beyond the temporal limits of ancient DNA, and has the potential to reshape how we reconstruct the evolutionary past.

AI chatbots and human interactions. as an academic, this is alarming.

 The most significant development in my field was the increasing integration of artificial intelligence into anatomy education and musculoskeletal assessment, supporting both learning processes and clinical decision-making