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PhD chemist turned science writer C&EN Physical Sciences Reporter Signal at fsamuels.01 Views are mine alone
@bribarbu.bsky.socialReposted by @fmorningstar.bsky.socialI went on the Stereo Chemistry pod to talk about--what else--stereochemistry! That being the topic of this year's #ChemNobel.
(Cut for time: me yapping about linocut, neutrinos, and a running joke among the science team concerning the chirality of cows.)
@bethanyhalford.bsky.socialReposted by @fmorningstar.bsky.socialHere's a little #FridayFun: @theanageorgescu.bsky.social finds a connection between lab-made sapphires and ketchup in the latest #Newscripts for @cenmag.bsky.social
#chemsky🧪
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@mannyfoxmorone.bsky.socialReposted by @fmorningstar.bsky.socialI spent 1.5 hours playing with this Nobel graphic. So so so many stories behind the data: blacklisted scientists, the Swedes behind the curtain, and a long, embarrassing history of misogyny: cen.acs.org/people/nobel...
@laurahowes.bsky.social + @alejandrokennedy.bsky.social for @cenmag.bsky.social
@laureloldach.bsky.socialReposted by @fmorningstar.bsky.socialIt's proteoforms all the way down, I'm told
@dalmeet.bsky.socialReposted by @fmorningstar.bsky.socialAs shortcomings of AI agents become apparent, researchers are proposing strategies to help them improve their outputs — my latest feature for @cenmag.bsky.social:
@arbitraryeffect.bsky.social, @pkoo562.bsky.social
@bribarbu.bsky.socialReposted by @fmorningstar.bsky.socialit was all hands (get it??) on deck for #ChemNobel coverage this morning--Henri Kagan and Henso Soai winning for work related to chiral catalysis was not on my bingo board but we love a good fundamental chem prize with big commercial apps over here!
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@mannyfoxmorone.bsky.socialReposted by @fmorningstar.bsky.socialme at 5:59 AM
@fmorningstar.bsky.socialReposted by @fmorningstar.bsky.socialC&EN’s full story by the marvelous @bribarbu.bsky.social is live! ⚛️🥳
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@fmorningstar.bsky.socialC&EN’s full story by the marvelous @bribarbu.bsky.social is live! ⚛️🥳
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@fmorningstar.bsky.socialIt’s all fun and games until you have to quadruple check the absolute stereochemistry of the example molecules the committee presented… there may have been some arguing and model making, but we got there in the end thanks to @mannyfoxmorone.bsky.social and @bethanyhalford.bsky.social 🥳
@fmorningstar.bsky.socialWhoop whoop, chirality wins the Nobel!! And a little chemistry demo?! A great Nobel morning at @cenmag.bsky.social 🧪🧪Congratulations to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai ✋🏻🤚🏻
@cenmag.bsky.socialReposted by @fmorningstar.bsky.socialLoza Tadesse harnesses light-matter interactions to create low-cost, ultrasensitive diagnostic tools: cen.acs.org/articles/104...
@cenmag.bsky.socialReposted by @fmorningstar.bsky.socialEnzymes open a new path to improve antifungal drugs: cen.acs.org/biological-c...
#chemsky 🧪
@rowanwalrath.bsky.socialReposted by @fmorningstar.bsky.socialWhat are the most important ingredients for chemical innovation? For @cenmag.bsky.social, my colleague Shea Murphy and I sought to find out. 🧵
@fmorningstar.bsky.socialOops, I forgot, @sciam.bsky.social 😁
@bethanyhalford.bsky.socialReposted by @fmorningstar.bsky.socialAI is all the rage in drug discovery as companies build sophisticated platforms to dream up new drugs. But Guibai Liang, cofounder of Sheo Pharmaceuticals, argues that drug discovery can also be done using off-the-shelf AI tools. My latest in @cenmag.bsky.social
#chemsky
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@fmorningstar.bsky.socialAlso, most of the books were library books and the ONE time I read outside, a bird pooped on my book… I had to tell the librarian 😭
@fmorningstar.bsky.socialDid I read a lot of books this summer?
Yes, 15! 🤩
Did I plan well enough to get multiple bingos on #SciAmBookBingo for the #SciAmSummerReading?
Nope 😅
I got one though! 📚☀️🏝️
