Scientists at UNC Chapel Hill have developed synthetic cells with programmable cytoskeletons that can alter their shape and respond to their environment, according to an article in Nature Chemistry. The team used a peptide-DNA nanotechnology approach to create cells that could live in hostile environments, and suggest the technology could open up new opportunities in biotechnology and medicine.

Attackers are exploiting RCE vulnerability in BIG-IP APM systems (CVE-2025-53521)
A critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-53521) in F5’s BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) solution is under active exploitation, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure


