Introduction to Marginalized Discourse: Voices from the Critical Left in Cuba
James Buckwalter-Arias introduces the collection of contributions from critical leftists in Cuba.
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James Buckwalter-Arias introduces the collection of contributions from critical leftists in Cuba.
Meet the Australian and New Zealand models of the moment who are taking the fashion world by storm.
Pflanzliches Peptid als Grundlage für opioidähnlich wirkendes Schmerzmittel 5. Juli 2021 Aus der Sonnenblume haben Forscher ein Peptid isoliert, das Potenzial als Opioid-Ersatz hat. © Hillebrand Breuker/ Getty images Ein Peptid aus der Sonnenblume könnte zu einem neuartigen Schmerzmittel führen, das ähnlich wirkt wie ein Opioid – aber nicht süchtig macht oder berauschend wirkt. Der synthetisch optimierte Pflanzeninhaltsstoff Helianorphin dockt nicht am μ-Opioid-Rezeptor im Gehirn an, sondern am verwandten Kappa-Rezeptor. In Tests mit Mäusen wirkte das Helianorphin besonders gu...
It’s no small feat that Jordan Dalah, a young upstart in Sydney, was given the opening spot at Australia Fashion Week. But when you see Dalah’s cocooning garments that extend and distort the potential of the human silhouette, well, it starts to make sense. His work is singular in 2021 for its ability to project a comfy bow where a bosom could be or turn a hump or bump into a coveted, not embarrassing, protrusion. As Dalah explained over a Zoom call, he spent the months leading up to his runway debut “finding the strongest silhouettes I could make—and then really knocking them out.” ...