Phys.org – Political Science
Human rights breaches precede mass atrocities
The road to genocide doesn’t begin with bullets and mass graves, but with more subtle violations.This post was originally published on this site
Month: November 2025
Phys.org – Political Science
Painting memory: Lithuanian researchers explore how street art shapes urban identity
Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) linguists have analyzed murals in Lithuania’s second-largest city as elements of a “linguistic landscape”—a concept that views language as both visual and spatial. Their study reveals that street art in […]
MedicalXpress.com – Sports & Kinesiology
Weightlifting outmuscles running for blood sugar control, study finds
Running may help burn calories, but when it comes to preventing diabetes and obesity, pumping iron might have the edge, according to preclinical findings from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.This post was originally […]
Phys.org – Biotechnology
Engineered E. coli use direct, cell-to-cell contact to grow into new structures
Plant a seed and, if the conditions are right, the seed grows. The process seems simple enough at first glance and is something many of us may feel like we learned in elementary school.This post […]
MedicalXpress.com - Spotlight Stories
‘Rotten egg’ gas could be the answer to treating nail infections, say scientists
Hydrogen sulfide, the volcanic gas that smells of rotten eggs, could be used in a new treatment for tricky nail infections that acts faster and with fewer side effects, according to scientists at the University […]
Phys.org – Biotechnology
Automated chloroplast screening platform speeds up crop trait development
Chloroplasts—the “light power plants” of plant cells—are increasingly the focus of synthetic biology. These organelles house the photosynthetic apparatus and host several metabolic pathways that are of great interest for engineering new traits. Gene insertion […]
Phys.org – Biotechnology
Soft gel advance enables lab-grown slow-twitch muscles
A team of researchers from the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) and Tokyo Metropolitan University has developed a biomaterial that could change how we treat muscle degeneration and metabolic disorders.This post was […]
Phys.org – Political Science
When speaking out feels risky: New study maps hidden dynamics of self-censorship
In an era when social media blurs the line between public and private speech, how do people decide whether to speak their minds or stay silent?This post was originally published on this site
Phys.org – Biotechnology
Powerful tool can map gene regulation at single-nucleotide resolution
Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology’s most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by chemist Brian Liau and his collaborators at Harvard offers an unprecedented window into this […]
Phys.org – Biotechnology
Versatile gene-switch tool uses non-toxic molecule for safer research
Investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed a versatile and non-toxic technology for controlling the activity of any gene in a cell. Such “gene-switch” tools allow scientists to “turn on” or “turn off” a target […]