Merkel lab
@merkellab.bsky.social
Group Leader, theoretical soft matter & biophysics
CNRS, Center for Theoretical Physics, Marseille
http://www.merkellab.net
Opinions are my own.
CNRS, Center for Theoretical Physics, Marseille
http://www.merkellab.net
Opinions are my own.
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Un document concis et clair du @hc-climat.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Un document concis et clair du @hc-climat.bsky.social
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suggested the university was “explicitly trading my academic freedom for access to the Chinese student market,”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China
Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:31 AM
suggested the university was “explicitly trading my academic freedom for access to the Chinese student market,”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Appreciate Quanta for shining a light on our joint work with Simon Gsell, Sham Tlili (@shamtlili.bsky.social), and Matthias Merkel (@merkellab.bsky.social).
Biophysicists are realizing that there is an undervalued element at play in early development: Aside from genes, mechanical forces also steer the growth of embryos. @annademming.bsky.social reports: www.quantamagazine.org/genes-have-h...
Genes Have Harnessed Physics to Help Grow Living Things | Quanta Magazine
The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit mechanical forces for growth and development.
www.quantamagazine.org
October 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Appreciate Quanta for shining a light on our joint work with Simon Gsell, Sham Tlili (@shamtlili.bsky.social), and Matthias Merkel (@merkellab.bsky.social).
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Woah! Such an important study published in Nature today! Quick thread with some of their key figures!
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June 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Woah! Such an important study published in Nature today! Quick thread with some of their key figures!
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Zusammen mit dem Monitoring-Bericht zur Energiewende hat Katherina Reiche in der letzten Woche einen Zehn-Punkte-Plan vorgestellt. Dieser weist sprachlich wie inhaltlich große Ähnlichkeiten zu einem Papier von RWE und Eon aus dem Frühjahr auf. Ein längerer Thread mit Links und Beispielen. (1/19)
September 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Zusammen mit dem Monitoring-Bericht zur Energiewende hat Katherina Reiche in der letzten Woche einen Zehn-Punkte-Plan vorgestellt. Dieser weist sprachlich wie inhaltlich große Ähnlichkeiten zu einem Papier von RWE und Eon aus dem Frühjahr auf. Ein längerer Thread mit Links und Beispielen. (1/19)
In case you missed it, according to the International Association of Genocide Scholars, Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
You may have been aware of it - some people still are not.
The text of the resolution: genocidescholars.org/wp-content/u...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
You may have been aware of it - some people still are not.
The text of the resolution: genocidescholars.org/wp-content/u...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say
International Association of Genocide Scholars resolution backed by 86% of members who voted
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
In case you missed it, according to the International Association of Genocide Scholars, Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
You may have been aware of it - some people still are not.
The text of the resolution: genocidescholars.org/wp-content/u...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
You may have been aware of it - some people still are not.
The text of the resolution: genocidescholars.org/wp-content/u...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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The EU credibility is at stake. We must do more on Gaza.
Our @baseickhout.bsky.social to Commission President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu.
Our @baseickhout.bsky.social to Commission President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu.
September 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The EU credibility is at stake. We must do more on Gaza.
Our @baseickhout.bsky.social to Commission President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu.
Our @baseickhout.bsky.social to Commission President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu.
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No individual billionaire, corporation, or country should be allowed to block the will and wellbeing of 8 billion people and the future of our planet.
The Planet Can’t Afford Billionaires
Read more: time.com/7305649/the-...
The Planet Can’t Afford Billionaires
Read more: time.com/7305649/the-...
September 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
No individual billionaire, corporation, or country should be allowed to block the will and wellbeing of 8 billion people and the future of our planet.
The Planet Can’t Afford Billionaires
Read more: time.com/7305649/the-...
The Planet Can’t Afford Billionaires
Read more: time.com/7305649/the-...
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MEPs, together, drawing a red line for Gaza.
Killing civilians is a red line.
Starving people is a red line.
Bombing hospitals and shelters is a red line.
Israel’s assault on Gaza is unlawful, disproportionate, and devastating.
We call on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu and the EU to take action!
Killing civilians is a red line.
Starving people is a red line.
Bombing hospitals and shelters is a red line.
Israel’s assault on Gaza is unlawful, disproportionate, and devastating.
We call on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu and the EU to take action!
September 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
MEPs, together, drawing a red line for Gaza.
Killing civilians is a red line.
Starving people is a red line.
Bombing hospitals and shelters is a red line.
Israel’s assault on Gaza is unlawful, disproportionate, and devastating.
We call on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu and the EU to take action!
Killing civilians is a red line.
Starving people is a red line.
Bombing hospitals and shelters is a red line.
Israel’s assault on Gaza is unlawful, disproportionate, and devastating.
We call on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu and the EU to take action!
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"Last year, more than 90 percent of wind and solar projects commissioned worldwide produced power more cheaply than the cheapest available fossil-fuel alternative."
‘China Is the Engine’ Driving Nations Away From Fossil Fuels, Report Says
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:24 AM
"Last year, more than 90 percent of wind and solar projects commissioned worldwide produced power more cheaply than the cheapest available fossil-fuel alternative."
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Most-viewed Guardian articles last night. Editors shouldn’t think that the public doesn’t want to know more about climate change.
Or about ocean science 🌊!
Read the article about our paper: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Or about ocean science 🌊!
Read the article about our paper: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
August 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Most-viewed Guardian articles last night. Editors shouldn’t think that the public doesn’t want to know more about climate change.
Or about ocean science 🌊!
Read the article about our paper: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Or about ocean science 🌊!
Read the article about our paper: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Israeli forces abducted a Palestinian child near a GHF site in June and took him to a notorious prison camp where they subjected him to severe torture for nearly a month. Omar was alongside other aid seekers when Israeli forces encircled them, held him at gunpoint, and then forced them to strip.
Israel Abducted Child Aid Seeker and Tortured Him for a Month While Carrying Out Aid Site Massacres
A recent report reveals Israel is also abducting Palestinians near aid sites, on top of near-daily massacres.
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August 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Israeli forces abducted a Palestinian child near a GHF site in June and took him to a notorious prison camp where they subjected him to severe torture for nearly a month. Omar was alongside other aid seekers when Israeli forces encircled them, held him at gunpoint, and then forced them to strip.
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A Summer reading recommendation: new primer in @dev-journal.bsky.social explains how dynamical systems theory unlocks the logic of developmental patterning
Everything from bistable switches & oscillators to phase portraits & more with Python code to explore
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Everything from bistable switches & oscillators to phase portraits & more with Python code to explore
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
From genes to patterns: five key dynamical systems concepts to decode developmental regulatory mechanisms
Summary: Dynamical systems theory provides a powerful quantitative and intuitive framework to understand developmental processes. This Primer brings key concepts of this framework to the ever-growing ...
journals.biologists.com
August 4, 2025 at 8:44 AM
A Summer reading recommendation: new primer in @dev-journal.bsky.social explains how dynamical systems theory unlocks the logic of developmental patterning
Everything from bistable switches & oscillators to phase portraits & more with Python code to explore
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Everything from bistable switches & oscillators to phase portraits & more with Python code to explore
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
“I think every human being has to ask himself: what do you do in the face of genocide?”
“It couldn’t happen without the support of the western world. Any leader that is not doing whatever they can to stop it is part of this horror.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
“It couldn’t happen without the support of the western world. Any leader that is not doing whatever they can to stop it is part of this horror.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say Israel-based human rights groups
Reports detailing intentional targeting of Palestinians as a group, and systemic destruction of Palestinian society, add to pressure for action
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“I think every human being has to ask himself: what do you do in the face of genocide?”
“It couldn’t happen without the support of the western world. Any leader that is not doing whatever they can to stop it is part of this horror.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
“It couldn’t happen without the support of the western world. Any leader that is not doing whatever they can to stop it is part of this horror.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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SARCOMERES divide! Mechanism how muscles grow while contracting - daughter sarcomeres appear everywhere. Seen live, registered on our cover. Pioneered by @clementrodier.bsky.social @friedrich-group.bsky.social Ian Estabrook @ibdm.bsky.social $ by @hfspo.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
July 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
SARCOMERES divide! Mechanism how muscles grow while contracting - daughter sarcomeres appear everywhere. Seen live, registered on our cover. Pioneered by @clementrodier.bsky.social @friedrich-group.bsky.social Ian Estabrook @ibdm.bsky.social $ by @hfspo.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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If the Royal Society had decided to expel Elon Musk simply for violating their Code of Conduct, they wouldn't now face the embarrassment of having a Fellow who built MechanoHitler. Hey ho.
July 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
If the Royal Society had decided to expel Elon Musk simply for violating their Code of Conduct, they wouldn't now face the embarrassment of having a Fellow who built MechanoHitler. Hey ho.
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If you don’t think this moment of symbolism is 100% deliberate, you haven’t been paying attention.
The Speaker surrendering his gavel is purposeful, self-subjugation to the “King”. Congress betraying its role & yielding its power.
All on #July4th too.
The Speaker surrendering his gavel is purposeful, self-subjugation to the “King”. Congress betraying its role & yielding its power.
All on #July4th too.
July 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
If you don’t think this moment of symbolism is 100% deliberate, you haven’t been paying attention.
The Speaker surrendering his gavel is purposeful, self-subjugation to the “King”. Congress betraying its role & yielding its power.
All on #July4th too.
The Speaker surrendering his gavel is purposeful, self-subjugation to the “King”. Congress betraying its role & yielding its power.
All on #July4th too.
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🥇Sham Tlili has been awarded the CNRS 2025 Bronze Medal! She studies how physical forces shape living tissues by using mouse stem cell models known as gastruloids. A unique blend of physics & biology.
🔗 Read more: www.ibdm.univ-amu.fr/sham-tlili-w...
🔗 Read more: www.ibdm.univ-amu.fr/sham-tlili-w...
Sham Tlili, winner of the CNRS 2025 bronze medal - IBDM | Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille
A distinction that rewards a promising and already fruitful scientific career.
www.ibdm.univ-amu.fr
June 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🥇Sham Tlili has been awarded the CNRS 2025 Bronze Medal! She studies how physical forces shape living tissues by using mouse stem cell models known as gastruloids. A unique blend of physics & biology.
🔗 Read more: www.ibdm.univ-amu.fr/sham-tlili-w...
🔗 Read more: www.ibdm.univ-amu.fr/sham-tlili-w...
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“What we know from the science is that unless we halve emissions by 2030, we’re not going to be able to get anywhere close to the Paris Agreement’s limit.” “Overshooting the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 °C target would be a very serious political failure.”
Very true.
www.oneearthnow.org/p/rates-of-w...
Very true.
www.oneearthnow.org/p/rates-of-w...
“Rates of Warming are Unprecedented” Scientists Warn in Latest Dire Assessment
Unless carbon emissions and fossil fuel use are slashed drastically, global heating could surpass the limits set out in the Paris Agreement.
www.oneearthnow.org
June 22, 2025 at 10:20 AM
“What we know from the science is that unless we halve emissions by 2030, we’re not going to be able to get anywhere close to the Paris Agreement’s limit.” “Overshooting the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 °C target would be a very serious political failure.”
Very true.
www.oneearthnow.org/p/rates-of-w...
Very true.
www.oneearthnow.org/p/rates-of-w...
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»Wer soll das alles bezahlen?« ist bis heute wohl eines der beliebtesten Gegenargumente, um Klimaschutzmaßnahmen zu verschleppen.
Wer heute noch an dieses Strohmann-Argument glaubt, sollte einen Blick in den neuen Bericht des Industrieländerverbandes OECD werfen.
perspective-daily.de/article/3771...
Wer heute noch an dieses Strohmann-Argument glaubt, sollte einen Blick in den neuen Bericht des Industrieländerverbandes OECD werfen.
perspective-daily.de/article/3771...
Kluger Klimaschutz lohnt sich. Für alle – sagt eine neue Studie
Hier kommt die Antwort auf »Wer soll das alles bezahlen?«. Denn Klimaschutz könnte zu 13% mehr Wohlstand führen.
perspective-daily.de
June 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
»Wer soll das alles bezahlen?« ist bis heute wohl eines der beliebtesten Gegenargumente, um Klimaschutzmaßnahmen zu verschleppen.
Wer heute noch an dieses Strohmann-Argument glaubt, sollte einen Blick in den neuen Bericht des Industrieländerverbandes OECD werfen.
perspective-daily.de/article/3771...
Wer heute noch an dieses Strohmann-Argument glaubt, sollte einen Blick in den neuen Bericht des Industrieländerverbandes OECD werfen.
perspective-daily.de/article/3771...
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Research from 2022 that every Democrat apologist should chew on:
“We do not find any evidence that accommodative strategies reduce radical right support. If anything, our results suggest that they lead to more voters defecting to the radical right.“
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
“We do not find any evidence that accommodative strategies reduce radical right support. If anything, our results suggest that they lead to more voters defecting to the radical right.“
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Does accommodation work? Mainstream party strategies and the success of radical right parties | Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge Core
Does accommodation work? Mainstream party strategies and the success of radical right parties - Volume 11 Issue 1
www.cambridge.org
March 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Research from 2022 that every Democrat apologist should chew on:
“We do not find any evidence that accommodative strategies reduce radical right support. If anything, our results suggest that they lead to more voters defecting to the radical right.“
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
“We do not find any evidence that accommodative strategies reduce radical right support. If anything, our results suggest that they lead to more voters defecting to the radical right.“
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...