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BREAKING: The USDA has confirmed five additional dairy herds in California have tested positive for the virus, raising the total to 732.
Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.
Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.
February 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
BREAKING: The USDA has confirmed five additional dairy herds in California have tested positive for the virus, raising the total to 732.
Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.
Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.
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Cell biology has been undergoing something of a revolution in recent years thanks to a growing understanding of how cells use separate liquid phases to modulate a variety of biological processes. Philip Ball reports on new research in this flourishing field:
‘Hidden grammar’ explains proteins’ distribution into sub-cellular condensates
Proteins' amino-acid sequences appear to guide their access to blob-like aggregates involved in many cell processes
www.chemistryworld.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Cell biology has been undergoing something of a revolution in recent years thanks to a growing understanding of how cells use separate liquid phases to modulate a variety of biological processes. Philip Ball reports on new research in this flourishing field:
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'No one can expect individual scientists to make a stand, at professional and even personal danger (even though some are doing so),' writes Philip Ball. 'But prudence cannot mean timidity, nor can it risk looking like it.'
Scientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience
Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion
www.chemistryworld.com
February 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
'No one can expect individual scientists to make a stand, at professional and even personal danger (even though some are doing so),' writes Philip Ball. 'But prudence cannot mean timidity, nor can it risk looking like it.'
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The US plans to cut billions in reimbursements to medical researchers for items such as hazardous waste disposal.
Outcry as NIH Plans $4 Billion in Cuts to Reimburse Scientists
The National Institutes of Health plans to cut billions of dollars in reimbursements to medical researchers, a move scientists warn could jeopardize their work in advancing cures for diseases.
www.bloomberg.com
February 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The US plans to cut billions in reimbursements to medical researchers for items such as hazardous waste disposal.
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Four days into Donald Trump’s second term as president, he issued executive orders that led to the indefinite suspension of peer review at the US's largest funder of biomedical and health research. That was just the tip of the iceberg.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/what-on...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/what-on...
What on earth is going on with research funding in the US?
Untangling what the Trump administration's directives and executive orders mean for federally funded science
www.chemistryworld.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Four days into Donald Trump’s second term as president, he issued executive orders that led to the indefinite suspension of peer review at the US's largest funder of biomedical and health research. That was just the tip of the iceberg.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/what-on...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/what-on...
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Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research
fraudsters have infiltrated the academic publishing industry
Frederik Joelving, Cyril Labbé,
Guillaume Cabanac
theconversation.com/fake-papers-...
fraudsters have infiltrated the academic publishing industry
Frederik Joelving, Cyril Labbé,
Guillaume Cabanac
theconversation.com/fake-papers-...
Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research
‘Paper mills’ are contaminating the world’s scholarly output with fake papers that hinder research. Lifesaving biomedical fields are especially hard hit.
theconversation.com
January 31, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research
fraudsters have infiltrated the academic publishing industry
Frederik Joelving, Cyril Labbé,
Guillaume Cabanac
theconversation.com/fake-papers-...
fraudsters have infiltrated the academic publishing industry
Frederik Joelving, Cyril Labbé,
Guillaume Cabanac
theconversation.com/fake-papers-...
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I've been a bit quiet over the past week as I've been working on a few things – one of which is this topic mapping of the various graphics I've built up over the years.
A few more topics to populate then I'll share! #ChatChemistry #ChemSky
A few more topics to populate then I'll share! #ChatChemistry #ChemSky
January 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I've been a bit quiet over the past week as I've been working on a few things – one of which is this topic mapping of the various graphics I've built up over the years.
A few more topics to populate then I'll share! #ChatChemistry #ChemSky
A few more topics to populate then I'll share! #ChatChemistry #ChemSky
The 2nd Gilded Age.
"Let them eat eggs"
"Let them eat eggs"
January 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The 2nd Gilded Age.
"Let them eat eggs"
"Let them eat eggs"
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A tweak to mass spec methods has enabled significantly accelerated analysis of high-throughput chemical reactions. This clever maths trick can speed up analysis by as much as 150x over conventional methods, meaning more data can be generated more quickly.
Quantitative mass spectrometry method streamlines high-throughput analysis
Screen of 384 chemical reactions evaluated for best of six reaction conditions in under 8 minutes
www.chemistryworld.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A tweak to mass spec methods has enabled significantly accelerated analysis of high-throughput chemical reactions. This clever maths trick can speed up analysis by as much as 150x over conventional methods, meaning more data can be generated more quickly.
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This letter in the New Statesman a couple of years ago seems even truer now.
January 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This letter in the New Statesman a couple of years ago seems even truer now.
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Rest in peace to Submariner LT James Earl Carter Jr, USN (Ret). Carter, the only U.S. President to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, leaves a legacy of service. The USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), a Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine, carries his name in honor of his dedication to our nation.
December 29, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Rest in peace to Submariner LT James Earl Carter Jr, USN (Ret). Carter, the only U.S. President to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, leaves a legacy of service. The USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), a Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine, carries his name in honor of his dedication to our nation.
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The second law demands that machines can never be perfectly efficient... it ultimately serves only to dissipate energy further ...a living organism converting food into heat. We are, despite our best intentions, agents of entropy.
ZACK SAVITSKY
www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-entr...
ZACK SAVITSKY
www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-entr...
What Is Entropy? A Measure of Just How Little We Really Know. | Quanta Magazine
Exactly 200 years ago, a French engineer introduced an idea that would quantify the universe’s inexorable slide into decay. But entropy, as it’s currently understood, is less a fact about the world th...
www.quantamagazine.org
December 14, 2024 at 9:51 AM
The second law demands that machines can never be perfectly efficient... it ultimately serves only to dissipate energy further ...a living organism converting food into heat. We are, despite our best intentions, agents of entropy.
ZACK SAVITSKY
www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-entr...
ZACK SAVITSKY
www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-entr...
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Take a glimpse into the future of laboratories. This infographic by Waters Corporation outlines how to integrate innovation and technology to stay ahead in science and research.
Infographic: become a lab of the future
Save time and money by maximizing your lab productivity anytime, from anywhere
www.chemistryworld.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Take a glimpse into the future of laboratories. This infographic by Waters Corporation outlines how to integrate innovation and technology to stay ahead in science and research.
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THIS IS AMAZING NEWS!!!
5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV
Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.
abcnews.go.com
December 11, 2024 at 2:38 AM
THIS IS AMAZING NEWS!!!
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‘We found that the ChEMBL database, one of the largest data repositories for biochemicals – and frequently used as a data corpus for training pKa models – includes many incorrect pKa values due to this nomenclature issue,’ says Jonathan Zheng.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/incorre...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/incorre...
Incorrect pKa values have slipped into chemical databases and could distort drug design
Confusion in zwitterionic compounds leads to misrepresented data in widely used repositories such as ChEMBL
www.chemistryworld.com
December 10, 2024 at 12:02 PM
‘We found that the ChEMBL database, one of the largest data repositories for biochemicals – and frequently used as a data corpus for training pKa models – includes many incorrect pKa values due to this nomenclature issue,’ says Jonathan Zheng.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/incorre...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/incorre...
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OK now that there is footage I am going to believe this is real.
My favourite zombie movie series returns and it looks brilliant! youtu.be/mcvLKldPM08?...
28 YEARS LATER – Official Trailer (HD)
YouTube video by Sony Pictures Entertainment
youtu.be
December 10, 2024 at 10:33 AM
OK now that there is footage I am going to believe this is real.
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Thiazole and isothiazole compounds were excited using specific wavelengths of light, initiating a cascade of structural rearrangements through high-energy intermediates.
Light-driven method simplifies synthesis of complex heterocycles
Photochemical method provides controlled access to thiazole and isothiazole derivatives
www.chemistryworld.com
December 8, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Thiazole and isothiazole compounds were excited using specific wavelengths of light, initiating a cascade of structural rearrangements through high-energy intermediates.
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A Scrubs reboot is officially in the works at ABC.
"With Lawrence on board, 20th TV is moving in to secure the main Scrubs original cast."
deadline.com/2024/12/scru...
"With Lawrence on board, 20th TV is moving in to secure the main Scrubs original cast."
deadline.com/2024/12/scru...
December 5, 2024 at 7:27 PM
A Scrubs reboot is officially in the works at ABC.
"With Lawrence on board, 20th TV is moving in to secure the main Scrubs original cast."
deadline.com/2024/12/scru...
"With Lawrence on board, 20th TV is moving in to secure the main Scrubs original cast."
deadline.com/2024/12/scru...