Preventing Biological Weapons Proliferation: Operational Applications of Emerging Technologies This policy paper discusses existing and potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and distributed ledger technology (DLT) that could help strengthen key functions of the biological weapo...

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Preventing Biological Weapons Proliferation: Operational Applications of Emerging Technologies
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Autocrine IL-8 Contributes to Propionibacterium Acnes-induced Proliferation and Differentiation of HaCaT Cells via AKT/FOXO1/ Autophagy

This study demonstrates that P. acnes-induced #IL8 & the downstream AKT/#FOXO1 pathway regulate #Keratinocyte #Proliferation & #Differentiation in #AcneVulgaris, pointing to potential therapeutic targets for clinical application. #medsky
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www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/15/uk-... Does the UK really need a #nuclear deterrent at all? Are we safer because we have nuclear #weapons, irrespective of whether these are dependent on or independent of the #UnitedStates? […]

Global nuclear non-proliferation dealt a fatal blow with US-Israeli attack on Iran The US-Israel military campaign against Iran is not just another regional war. It is a profound setback to the concept of nuclear non-proliferation.

A good commentary on global #nuclear #proliferation policy and how the #USA/Israel led war against #Iran impacts that.

#cdnpoli #USA

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www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/10/north-... If I were Kim Jong-Un, possessing #nuclear #weapons would seem absolutely essential to the survival of my #regime, & my personal survival. Donald #Trump is making nuclear #proliferation a certainty. If the […]

With Khamenei dead, Crown Prince Pahlavi could be Iran’s next leader. What would it mean for nuclear security? Should Crown Prince Pahlavi become Iran’s next leader, he already has a plan for Iran's nuclear program: inspections and transparency.

🚨 JUST IN: Should Crown Prince Pahlavi (@pahlavireza.bsky.social) become Iran’s next leader, he already has a plan for Iran's nuclear program: inspections and transparency, Vesal Razavimaleki and Matt Caplan write in @thebulletin.org.

#Iran #Pahlavi #proliferation #IAEA #nukesky

Give negotiations a chance: How to turn Iran's claimed right to enrich uranium into a new deal—and avoid a war Minimal enrichment capacity may be exactly what the Trump administration needs to get a better nuclear deal and avert a military conflict with Iran.

🚨 JUST IN: Minimal enrichment capacity may be exactly what the Trump administration needs to get a better nuclear deal and avert a military conflict with Iran, Mark Goodman (@markwgoodman.bsky.social) writes in @thebulletin.org.

#Iran #enrichment #proliferation #nukesky

Transcriptomic & multiplex immunostaining datasets demonstrate that #MYO5B is critical for intestinal epithelial stem & progenitor cell functions #MVID #intestine #stemcell #proliferation #differentation https://ow.ly/W9ZK50Yim7F

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Ein großartiger, aber erschreckender Artikel von @Joecircin.bksy.social

Trump und Putin haben den START-Vertrag auslaufen lassen. Jetzt gibt es keinen gegenseitig bindenden Rahmen mehr zwischen Russland und den USA für die nukleare Nichtverbreitung.

#nuclear #proliferation #START

Worrying about the bomb? – Nuclear proliferation fears & China’s foreign policy Policy Brief by Thomas Eder and Tizian Metzner, December 2025 In cooperation the University for Continuing Education Krems – UWK …

New article of mine with Tizian Metzner: "Worrying about the bomb? – Nuclear proliferation fears & China's foreign policy": www.oiip.ac.at/en/publikati...

- #proliferation risks rise (no #disarmament, nuclear #threats, no trust in #US)
- official / expert debates in #China

@infooiip.bsky.social

US-Russia nuclear arms treaty expires as Trump looks to include China As the 2010 treaty between the U.S. and Russia limiting nuclear arms expired Thursday, President Donald Trump has said any new one should include China

With so much other news going on its easy to miss that non-proliferation efforts continue to come undone as the current treaty with Russia expires today as efforts to include China in a new one has proven fruitless. #Trump #Russia #China #ForeignPolicy #Nuclear #Proliferation #NewSTART

If you #solve for #everybody what the fuck do you have to #analyze? #Simplicity is always the #eventual #outcome. If you think about that you understand that is necessarily the case. It can't be any other way. #Proliferation is #chaos. #Meditate. #Refocus your #mind and see what I'm talking about.

North Korea’s Kim to outline plans to boost nuclear arsenal Pyongyang expected to release five-year development plan for defence and economy at upcoming congress.

North Korea outlines a new nuclear development and defense plan during the test of several new long-range missiles. With Kim having his daughter Kim Ju-ae playing a key role in the tests and propaganda. #NorthKorea #KimJongUn #KimJuAe #ForeignPolicy #Nuclear #Proliferation

#About #hashtags,
#content is #king but #distribution is #queen & she wears the pants.

If I don't #hashtag more,
it's a #quality #control #choice to #develop content before distribution.

#Noted, #Bluesky tends more to #relationships than #proliferation #anyway, but my side is #you should #reskeet.

I cannot say in public what I think of this attitude. Nuclear armed powers have lost wars. They *must* lose wars of aggression and imperial conquest; otherwise it means the death of #nuclear non- #proliferation and nukes for all.

Which we have to assume is going to happen now.

Top: The phylogenetic position of Nematostella and localization of Vasa2 +/Piwi1+ cells within the juvenile polyp body plan. (A) Simplified phylogenetic tree highlighting the phylogenetic position of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis and other animal taxa relevant for this study. All animal silhouettes are licensed under CC0,1.0 Universal Public domain and taken from https://www.phylopic.org. (B–D) Schematics showing the localization of Vasa2+/Piwi1+ cells in a juvenile polyp, depicted in longitudinal (B) or cross-section (C, D). (E) Schematic representation of the multipotent, Vasa2+/Piwi1+ stem/progenitor cell population and a simplified summary of their germinal and somatic progeny. (F) Schematics of cell cycle phases, highlighting the incorporation of EdU during S-phase (black line) and the phosphorylation of Histone H3 (pH3+) during metaphase. Bottom: Confocal image of two Vasa+/Piwi+ stem-like cells in the inner epithelial folds of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis. Immunolabelling of mOrange2-Piwi1 fusion protein (yellow) in a transgenic knock-in line combined with nuclear stain (white). Image credit: Paula Miramón-Puértolas.

How do animals with lifelong growth modulate cell #proliferation? @eudaldpascual.bsky.social @ktgarschall.bsky.social @prhsteinmetz.bsky.social show that starvation induces G1/G0 #CellCycle arrest in Vasa2+/Piwi1+ #SeaAnemone cells; cycle re-entry is TOR-dependent @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/48J2o6P

Top: The phylogenetic position of Nematostella and localization of Vasa2 +/Piwi1+ cells within the juvenile polyp body plan. (A) Simplified phylogenetic tree highlighting the phylogenetic position of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis and other animal taxa relevant for this study. All animal silhouettes are licensed under CC0,1.0 Universal Public domain and taken from https://www.phylopic.org. (B–D) Schematics showing the localization of Vasa2+/Piwi1+ cells in a juvenile polyp, depicted in longitudinal (B) or cross-section (C, D). (E) Schematic representation of the multipotent, Vasa2+/Piwi1+ stem/progenitor cell population and a simplified summary of their germinal and somatic progeny. (F) Schematics of cell cycle phases, highlighting the incorporation of EdU during S-phase (black line) and the phosphorylation of Histone H3 (pH3+) during metaphase. Bottom: Confocal image of two Vasa+/Piwi+ stem-like cells in the inner epithelial folds of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis. Immunolabelling of mOrange2-Piwi1 fusion protein (yellow) in a transgenic knock-in line combined with nuclear stain (white). Image credit: Paula Miramón-Puértolas.

How do animals with lifelong growth modulate cell #proliferation? @eudaldpascual.bsky.social @ktgarschall.bsky.social @prhsteinmetz.bsky.social show that starvation induces G1/G0 #CellCycle arrest in Vasa2+/Piwi1+ #SeaAnemone cells; cycle re-entry is TOR-dependent @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/48J2o6P

Top: The phylogenetic position of Nematostella and localization of Vasa2 +/Piwi1+ cells within the juvenile polyp body plan. (A) Simplified phylogenetic tree highlighting the phylogenetic position of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis and other animal taxa relevant for this study. All animal silhouettes are licensed under CC0,1.0 Universal Public domain and taken from https://www.phylopic.org. (B–D) Schematics showing the localization of Vasa2+/Piwi1+ cells in a juvenile polyp, depicted in longitudinal (B) or cross-section (C, D). (E) Schematic representation of the multipotent, Vasa2+/Piwi1+ stem/progenitor cell population and a simplified summary of their germinal and somatic progeny. (F) Schematics of cell cycle phases, highlighting the incorporation of EdU during S-phase (black line) and the phosphorylation of Histone H3 (pH3+) during metaphase. Bottom: Confocal image of two Vasa+/Piwi+ stem-like cells in the inner epithelial folds of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis. Immunolabelling of mOrange2-Piwi1 fusion protein (yellow) in a transgenic knock-in line combined with nuclear stain (white). Image credit: Paula Miramón-Puértolas.

How do animals with lifelong growth modulate cell #proliferation? @eudaldpascual.bsky.social @ktgarschall.bsky.social @prhsteinmetz.bsky.social show that starvation induces G1/G0 #CellCycle arrest in Vasa2+/Piwi1+ #SeaAnemone cells; cycle re-entry is TOR-dependent @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/48J2o6P

The pomp, circumstance, benefits, and costs of the trillion-dollar US-Saudi Investment Summit After the recent US-Saudi Investment Summit, the White House heralded $1 trillion in business deals that give the US tech sector a central role. But the deals also carry an array of potential risks, r...

After the recent US-Saudi Investment Summit, the White House heralded $1 trillion in business deals that give the US tech sector a central role. But the deals also carry an array of potential risks, Rachel Bronson (@rb312.bsky.social) writes in @thebulletin.org

#proliferation #Trump #nukesky

The Wrong Way to Peace in Ukraine Timothy Snyder thinks the proposed settlement negotiated by Russia and the US would make the world far more dangerous.

“Ukraine’s forced capitulation means #nuclear #proliferation and a significantly higher chance of a nuclear #WorldWarIII.” #Ukraine #Russia #TimothySnyder www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/r...

Declassified cable reinforces proliferation concerns about high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel The declassified document reveals an urgent need for an international review of the proliferation risks of HALEU.

🚨 JUST IN: A newly declassified cable reinforces proliferation concerns about high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel, and reveals an urgent need for an international review of #HALEU use, writes Ed Lyman (@nucsafetyucs.bsky.social).

#uranium #enrichment #proliferation #IAEA #safeguards #nukesky

Washington's neglect of South Korea’s security concerns is a proliferation problem To deflate Seoul's nuclear ambitions, Washington needs to make its commitment to South Korean security credible and demonstrate that it sees its ally as an equal partner.

Feeling neglected+exploited, #SouthKorea wonders whether the costs of its alliance now exceed the benefits.
The reliable partner in the past, is not today's US.
SK is watching #America neglect its allies in Europe & let those in the Gulf be attacked.
This weakening presents a #proliferation problem.

Project Anthracite: Assessing the Chemical Weapons Capability of the DPRK This project uses open source tools to analyse North Korea’s chemical industry, examining the extent to which it can support a chemical weapons programme.

Participating in scenario-based workshop on using open source ( #OSINT) methods for detecting chemical weapons #proliferation organized & hosted by @rusi.bsky.social

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OCCRP: Barcelona wine export business became pipeline for sanctioned chemicals to Russian military intelligence - Euromaidan Press EU customs systems allowed at least $18,650 worth of sanctioned chemicals—including substances used in nerve agents and explosives—to flow from Barcelona to Russian defense contractors between 2022 an...

#ChemicalWeapons #UkraineRussiaWar #ExportControl #Proliferation #Sanctions #Spain
OCCRP: Barcelona wine export business became pipeline for sanctioned chemicals to Russian military intelligence
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A Spanish wine export company run by a Russian-born ...

WION on X: "Kyiv drones smash Russian explosives plant. Russia-Ukraine energy war escalates. @SaroyaHem joined by @dorfman_p, Chair, Nuclear Consulting Group, for perspective. https://t.co/ApC8hehksh" / X Kyiv drones smash Russian explosives plant. Russia-Ukraine energy war escalates. @SaroyaHem joined by @dorfman_p, Chair, Nuclear Consulting Group, for perspective. https://t.co/ApC8hehksh

My WION News (India state TV international) interview, starts 4.08 mins into News.
#Russia #Ukraine #US #Putin #Trump #nuclear #proliferation
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The Saudi-Pakistani 'strategic mutual defense' pact that no one saw coming The Pakistan-Saudi Arabia pact signals Riyadh's discontent with US security guarantees, and its willingness to use strategic ambiguity against Israel and Iran.

🚨 JUST IN: The Saudi-Pakistani ‘strategic mutual defense’ pact is a wake-up call to Washington—and a warning to Israel and Iran, writes @noureid.bsky.social in @thebulletin.org.

#nuclearweapons #Pakistan #SaudiArabia #MiddleEast #deterrence #proliferation #nukesky

AI Wrappers Lack Defensibility: Why Barriers To Entry Matter Artificial intelligence is experienced through AI wrappers today. But it might not remain like that for long.

@Sajal4mThen #SajalSingh
"Easy #marketentry leads to rapid #proliferation of competitors. - "one startup with 10,000 skins"— #identical companiesoffering #superficially different #interfaces tothe #same underlying #AIcapabilities."
www.forbes.com/councils/for...

BBC Sounds - Tortoise Investigates - The Gas Man: A Fugitive Hiding in Plain Sight In the late 1980s, Agent Bass is tipped off about a shipment of suspicious chemicals.

#ChemicalWeapons #IranIraqWar #Proliferation #Investigation
The Gas Man: A Fugitive Hiding in Plain Sight
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Chloe Hadjimatheou first became aware of the Gas Man, or Peter Walaschek, through his brief appearance in a ...

LncRNA Xist acts as a miR-486-5p sponge to modulate myoblast proliferation by recruiting Stk4 - Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility Cell proliferation plays a crucial role in muscle atrophy-regeneration. However, the functional roles of Long non-coding RNA X-inactive specific transcript (lncRNA Xist) in C2C12 cell proliferation re...

New original research #manuscript by Wenlun Wang and co-authors: LncRNA Xist acts as a miR-486-5p sponge to modulate myoblast proliferation by recruiting Stk4

#myoblue #onlinefirst #miR-486 #Stk4 #myoblast #proliferation #LncRNA #Xist

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