Can we test in a way that if we get rid of BCL2 in an actual leukemia, will the leukemia go away?

Dana Farber's Dr. Anthony Latai, describing work that led to an inhibitor drug against chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

And it started with Dr. Stanley Korsmeyer, who identified BCL2 as the protein cancer cells used to prevent self-destruction.

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Hello, and welcome to the excerpt.

LGBTQ plus rights are back in the spotlight as President Donald Trump issues executive orders, banning transgender military service members,

and rescinding funding from educational institutions that allow trans athletes to compete in sports.

So far in 2025, more than 500 bills targeting the LGBTQ plus community have been introduced across America.

As Pride Month 2025 gets underway across the country, we asked what pride means to you,

not just the parades, protests, and community, but also your feelings, fears, hopes,

and whether it can continue to exist in its current form.

I'm Michael McArthur. I lead the opinion sections of Gannett, the parent company of USA Today.

This is a bonus episode of the excerpt, highlighting a series from USA Today's opinion team called Forum.

Here's what readers told us.

Thank you. day's opinion team called Forum. Here's what readers told us. Jillian Gurney is 26 and lives in New York. She shared that current events have made pride

more important and that pride must be seen through the lens of revolution and protest.

Pride is beyond important, though in the current climate,

we are seeing people try to consistently attack this month

in a way that hasn't been seen in several decades.

And to me, pride means so much more than just the joy and courage that we exude as a community

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