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UA athletes and advocacy group team up for medical research Iron Bowl ad

United for Cures launched a bipartisan campaign featuring basketball players Houston Mallette and Eris Lester to protect crucial NIH funding.

November 28, 2025

Southern Research opens $98M biotech center, boosting life-saving research

Southern Research has opened a $98M biotech center, doubling lab capacity to speed breakthroughs in cancer, chronic illness, and infectious disease research.

August 13, 2025

American Cancer Society speaks out on threats to Alabama research grants

Proposed federal budget cuts threatened Alabama's cancer research. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network launched a campaign and billboards to fight back.

August 5, 2025

This Alabama state representative wants to outlaw human cloning

Several states -- like Arkansas and Michigan -- have implemented explicit bans on all forms of human cloning.

March 24, 2025