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CIENCE EDITOR IN CHIEF: MALIN OTMANI LAYOUT: LISA LIDGREN, MALIN OTMANI ENGLISH PROOFREADING: LISA COCKETTE COVER PHOTO: BRITTANY HOSEA-SMALL/ UC BERKELEY MEDIA RELATIONS PRINTED BY: ÅTTA.45 2025 SCIENCE JOURNALISTS IN THIS ISSUE: ELLEN R. DELISIO Peacekeepers PAULA PÉREZ GONZÁLEZANGUIANO IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR. Time to honor truly groundbreaking discoveries and scientific efforts aimed at helping humanity and improving global health. It's time for the most glamorous science event of the year: the Nobel Prize ceremony. In the life science industry we are surrounded by devoted people with these aspiration every day of the year (lucky us!). However it’s very special that once a year, the global spotlight is shone on great scientists and science. One of this year's Nobel findings, the regulatory T cells, have ingeniously been called ALEXANDRA HOEGBERG PUBLISHING DIRECTOR: MATTIAS OLME MARKETING & SALES: MATTIAS OLME EMAIL: MATTIAS@NLSNEWS.COM PHONE: +46 8 588 941 51 COPYRIGHT 2025 BY NLS MEDIA GROUP ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WHITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. A MAGAZINE FROM NLS MEDIA GROUP NLS MEDIA GROUP AB, ST PAULSGATAN 13 118 46 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN PHONE: +46 8 588 941 51 “peacekeepers of the immune system” (because they prevent the body from attacking itself ). And just like these cells, one could say that our Nobel laureates, actually the entire scientific community, are the peacekeepers of the world. They try to prevent us from doing harm and they find solutions to repair us. They form an equalizing force that solves worldwide challenges like climate change, the next pandemic, and anti-science influences. How? Well, as Chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi puts it in his interview with our journalist Paula Peréz González-Anguiano: “Every experiment is a chance for discovery, and discovery can change the world. That’s how you grow, succeed, and make a real impact on society.” Yaghi’s experiments have for example led to the development of devices that harvest water from the air and turn it into drinkable water, and devices that deliver almost 900 liters of water a day with no energy input aside from ambient sunlight and the use of waste heat. These are incredibly relevant in these times of war and conflict, but also in these times of climate change. According to a WHO and UNICEF report (2025), 2.1 billion people still lack access to safely managed drinking water, including 106 million who rely on untreated surface water. Climate change also means more heat (some experts go as far as saying that we have entered an era of global boiling), and in this issue we take a closer look at the health consequences of rising temperatures, even up here in the Nordic region. Another hot topic is whether we will eventually be able to replace ourselves completely. Well, in Lund, scientists trying to find solutions to rebuild bone are now defining a completely new type of tissue engineering product for the repair of skeletal tissue – very exciting! Out just in time for the Nobel festivities, I hope that this issue brings you plenty of insight and inspiration, and I also wish you a happy and peaceful holiday season! NLS MALIN OTMANI EDITOR IN CHIEF FOR DAILY LIFE SCIENCE UPDATES: NORDICLIFESCIENCE.ORG DO YOU HAVE NEWS TO SHARE? MALIN@NLSNEWS.COM PARTNERS: SUBSCRIPTION DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION: 14 EUR/MONTH, INCLUDES: 01. THE DIGITAL ISSUES OF THE MAGAZINE 02. ACCESS TO ARCHIVE, FULLY SEARCHABLE, INCLUDING ALL PREVIOUS DIGITAL ISSUES 03. THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NLS NEWS AND THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER NLS CAREERS 04. ACCESS TO ALL DIGITAL CONTENT ON NORDICLIFESCIENCE.ORG, UNLIMITED READING CALL: +46 8 588 941 51 OR SIGN UP AT: NORDICLIFESCIENCE.ORG/SUBSCRIBE