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Natural Product Reports @natprodreports.rsc.org · 30/09/2026
🔓Be sure to read this #OpenAccess Review from Liang-Liang Wang, Andreas Kirschning & co. at Kunming Institute of Botany & @unihannover.bsky.social in our latest issue covering elansolids and the use p-quinone methides in their synthesis #secmet #natprod Find in full below👇 doi.org/10.1039/d6np...
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Andy Lewis @andylewis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Every time someone links to this film, I have to repost it. It's one of the most significant bits of British 20th century art. Everything about it is incredible. Groundbreaking music production by Daphne Oram. Amazing camera work by Wolfgang Suschitzky (who later filmed Get Carter).-
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 16/09/2026
good morning to the Guardian newspaper
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christhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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RSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 07/09/2026
We are delighted to welcome Dr Petr Beier (@iocbprague.bsky.social, Czech Academy of Sciences) as an Associate Editor, who is now handling organic chemistry submissions for the journal 📢 Discover more about Petr and his research 📖 blogs.rsc.org/ra/2026/09/0...
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RN ship losses @rnshiplosses.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
3 Sept 1804 // 68-gun ship of the line Admiraal de Ruijter was captured from the Dutch in 1799 and became HMS De Ruyter. She was used by the Royal Navy for transport and harbour service, and was also fitted out as a prison ship. From 1801 she was in use as a storeship on the Jamaica station. [1/4]
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Russell Cox Chem @russellcoxchem.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Well, it’s not hybrid….
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Andrew Gulick @amgulick-lab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Whoa!
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RSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 01/09/2026
We are delighted to welcome @fabdumoulin.bsky.social as our new co Editor-in-Chief, working alongside Prof Karen Faulds. Fabienne has worked as an Associate Editor for the journal since 2015, and joined the Editorial Board in 2022. Fabienne brings a wealth of knowledge into the role as co-EiC 🎉
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RSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 01/09/2026
@russellcoxchem.bsky.social has supported @rscadvances.rsc.org since the journal's launch in 2011, both as an Editorial Board member and as Editor-in-Chief. Russell is now retiring from this role, and we will be reflecting on his time with the journal in the coming weeks so watch this space 📣
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RSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 01/09/2026
The Editorial Office and Editorial Board thank @russellcoxchem.bsky.social for his guidance and support over the years, and for being so terrific to work alongside 👏
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Puschkinia scilloides Asparagaceae West Azerbaijan, Iran 25th June 2026 Elevation 2390m
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Russell Cox Chem @russellcoxchem.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It is a measure of the man that he can be ‘humiliated by nobodies’. “Farage attended a gathering of his supporters on the outskirts of Clacton. He told fans he would be damned if he was going to stand on a stage “be demeaned and humiliated by nobodies”.” www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
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‘Disgraceful’: what one election photo tells us about British politics in 2026
Results from coastal town of Clacton have been interpreted positively by Nigel Farage and Count Binface, but one spoiled ballot tells its own story
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Russell Cox Chem @russellcoxchem.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It's infuriating. Literally hours to create a trival diagram. Why can't I select the arrow I have just drawn?
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Russell Cox Chem @russellcoxchem.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I'm going to have to start submitting papers with hand-drawn structures. The only affordable software is hopeless. Why can't I have subscripts in atom labels? Why can't I have Heq as an atom label?
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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
HG Wells Saturday Kitchen www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Back in HG Wells’ time machine: the Stephen Collins cartoon
Food for thought …
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Saxifraga paniculata subsp cartilaginea Saxifragaceae West Azerbaijan, Iran June 2025 #Saxifraga #Saxifragaceae #wildflowers
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Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI) @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
🚨 We're recruiting! The HZI is offering 16 fully funded PhD positions to tackle pressing challenges in infection research — from basic science to translational innovation. 📍 Braunschweig, Würzburg, Hannover or Saarbrücken 📅 Apply by September 11 Learn more: jobs.helmholtz-hzi.de/job/Braunsch...
Flyer about  job advert
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RSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 31/07/2026
We are delighted to welcome Dr Marvadeen Singh-Wilmot as an Associate Editor, now handling inorganic chemistry and crystallography submissions! Learn more about Marvadeen 📖 blogs.rsc.org/ra/2026/07/3... Submit your research for consideration by Marvadeen👇 mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rscadv
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Chenxin Li, PhD @chenxinli2.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A lesson to learn is that sometimes we are too busy trying to find biosynthetic enzymes (especially for us who came from a molecular background) and not stop to think “wait maybe we don’t need enzymes for this.” #PlantScience #SecMet
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RSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 17/07/2026
Recent advances of wearable electrochemical and optical sensors for sweat pH monitoring from Maroua Moslah, Chaker Tlili & Chérif Dridi Read it here: buff.ly/dSJBKsZ
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RSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 15/07/2026
Exploring the synthesis of conduritol derivatives: strategies, challenges, and advances by Soumyadip Malik & Amrit Krishna Mitra Check it out today ➡️ buff.ly/zpC0PGo
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 14/07/2026
I'm thrilled that @carbonbrief.org has been shortlisted for TWO @pressgazette.co.uk Future of Media Awards * Specialist website of the year * Specialist newsletter of the year This is testament to the hard work and excellence of all my CB colleagues awards.futureofmedia.co.uk/2026-shortli...
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2026 Shortlist – Future of Media Awards
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RSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 13/07/2026
Exfoliated VS₂ nanosheets exhibit enhanced room-temperature NH₃ sensing, achieving selective detection down to 300 ppb! Discover the recently published research by Kazi Hanium Maria and colleagues 👇 doi.org/10.1039/d6ra...
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RSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 13/07/2026
Recent advances and challenges of analytical methods for detection of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances by Linh Q. Phan, Kien G. Nguyen & Thuan V. Tran Read it here for free: buff.ly/Y5XhDK6
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 27/10/2025
Farage: epic grifter
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Poster promoting Count Binface, in the famous Obama style
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Marc Stadler @ms-fungi.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
mycokeys.pensoft.net/article/1914... #MycoKeys just published our paper on secondary metabolites of a new species of coprophilous Sordariales that arose in collaboration with African scientists. Congrats to all co-authors & thanks for funding from @MSCActions (#Mycobiomics) & #avHStiftung !
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Pyrrospirone Z and related decahydrofluorene alkaloids produced by the new coprophilous species Schizothecium keniense (Schizotheciaceae, Sordariales)
A decahydrofluorene-class alkaloid, pyrrospirone Z (1a), along with pyrrospirone F (2), pyrrospirone M (3), GKK1032A2 (4), daldinol (5), orthosporin (6), and 3,4-dihydro-3,4,8-trihydroxy-1(2H)-naphtha...
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RSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 07/07/2026
We’re proud to recognise the Outstanding Reviewers for RSC Advances in 2025 🎉 Peer review is at the heart of high-quality publishing, and these reviewers have gone above and beyond to support the community with their time, expertise and care. ✒️ Read the full editorial: pubs.rsc.org/ra/article/d...
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RSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 06/07/2026
Working in catalysis, energy or materials? Submit your research for consideration by Tiancheng: mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rscadv
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RSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 06/07/2026
We are delighted to welcome Prof. Tiancheng Mu to the RSC Advances Editorial Board! With a research background in ionic liquids, chemical thermodynamics and green chemistry, Tiancheng has 10+ years experience as an Associate Editor for the journal. Find out more: blogs.rsc.org/ra/2026/07/0...
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RSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 03/07/2026
Read the latest research from Gavin J. Williams (@chemsynthbiol.bsky.social) and colleagues 👇 Selective CymR biosensors drive high-throughput evolution of terpene P450s for enhanced perillyl alcohol production! 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6ra...
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Jens Boch @mikrobenjaeger.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
NOW at Herrenhäuser Garten! Flowers every 7-10 years for 1 night only. Size: 2,19 m! Beautiful smell (like a cadaver). 🤧
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Natural Product Reports @natprodreports.rsc.org · 01/07/2026
🎉We were delighted to have Jakob Franke's @frankelab.bsky.social 2026 Natural Product Reports Emerging Investigator Lectureship presented this week at Directing Biosynthesis VIII! #DBVIII #natprod #chemsky A huge congratulations again to Jakob for being selected for this year's Lectureship!
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 30/06/2026
if I were the Swedish keeper I would simply develop a lifelong anxiety disorder after this game
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World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Game over. It will NEVER get better than this. #WorldBollardAssociation
A BMW police car stuck on a rising bollard in Germany. Perfection.
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Puschkinia scilloides Blooming through the snow in the middle of summer. West Azerbaijan, Iran Yesterday Elevation 2350
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RSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 26/06/2026
17O NMR spectroscopy in polyoxometalate chemistry: advances, challenges, and applications in structure and catalysis by Thompson Izuagie & Daniel Lebbie Read it here: buff.ly/aDNTNvg
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Plant Science Spotlight @plant-sci.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🌿🧬 Taxol pathway mapped with new method mpXsn. Seventeen genes known, eight newly discovered. Baccatin III produced in tobacco at natural levels. Breakthrough for anti-cancer drug production. #plantscience @cmcclune.bsky.social @sattelylab.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Discovery of FoTO1 and Taxol genes enables biosynthesis of baccatin III - Nature
An approach that combines single-nucleus RNA sequencing and multiplexed perturbation identifies genes that enable the biosynthesis of direct precursors of the anti-cancer drug Taxol, whose curren...
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Kym Deyn @kymdeyn.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Rough day, so have a poem about the Jar of Moles in the Grant Zoology Museum in London that everyone has regarded as too thoroughly batshit to publish
Jar of Moles (Grant Zoology Museum, London)
crittery dozened things each pink snout snootling
formaldehyde up it's bamboozler which poor fuck
had to collect them out in the dirt with a shovel
here moley moley  	BONK . I’m only gonna
put you in a jar and let tourists go eww at you
for the next two hundred years god look at me
for two hundred years I’d do anything look 
mummy, one of them’s licking the glass—
honey it's dead  velvety sweet sardined hope
their ghosts are friends teeming in a molish
afterlife dark and circular everything worm-
flavoured tasty buggy snackerels what if 
you smashed the mole jar? vinegared
moles spilling out flaccid & swimming
everyone screaming someone saying Freddy
you gotta get us a new jar of moles—
—goddammit boss I  never asked for any of this
A jar of wet preserved moles, the jar is very full and all the little hands, feet and snoots mark it as both upsetting and fascinating
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Chemical Science @chemicalscience.rsc.org · 19/06/2026
🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science !🔥 "Stereoselective hydrogen isotope exchange on nicotinamide cofactors through flavoenzyme microscopic reversibility" by Jack S. Rowbotham et al. from @uommib.bsky.social and @astra-zeneca.bsky.social Read it for free here: doi.org/10.1039/D6SC...
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Stereoselective hydrogen isotope exchange on nicotinamide cofactors through flavoenzyme microscopic reversibility
We describe a panel of flavoenzymes with the ability to catalyse stereoselective hydrogen isotope exchange (HIE) between 2H2O (D2O) and reduced nicotinamide cofactors, enabling a simple and redox-neut...
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Russell Cox Chem @russellcoxchem.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I am impressed! Chemdoodle updated their font size menu overnight in response to my comment! Perfect!
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Russell Cox Chem @russellcoxchem.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Finally figured out how to label my atoms in ChemDoodle - not intuitive, but possible! Page 297 of the 479 page manual!
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Russell Cox Chem @russellcoxchem.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Congratulations @ahmedarafaphd.bsky.social and Yuechen Jiang who found out what happens when incomplete diterpenoid pathways are expressed in A. oryzae. ent-Kaurene, ent-Kauran-16-ol, and Shunted Diterpenoids from an Engineered Strain of Aspergillus oryzae | ChemRxiv chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10....
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ent-Kaurene, ent-Kauran-16-ol, and Shunted Diterpenoids from an Engineered Strain of Aspergillus oryzae | ChemRxiv
Aspergillus oryzae was engineered to produce high levels of geranylgeranyldiphosphate (GGPP) and ent-kaurene, via ent-copalyl diphosphate, as precursors for future metabolic engineering projects via t...
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Russell Cox Chem @russellcoxchem.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Ketcher has a very nice interface, but it can't place bonds 'behind' as in gibberellin A3... ChemDoodle has a horrific interface, but it can put bonds at the back... but it can't do small font sizes....
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Russell Cox Chem @russellcoxchem.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
For the first time in 30 years my group will no longer use ChemDraw. Why?
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Jason Dutton @duttonchemistry.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Of all the Enshitifications, the ChemDraw Enshitification must be competing for Most Enshitified Lifetime Achievement Category.
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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
#chemchat
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Mitja M. Zdouc @mmzdouc.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
After a short hiatus from social media, I am back with some exciting news: I have recently been appointed assistant professor for Natural Product Research at the University of Vienna and have started my own research group: ZdoucLab.org!
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Zdouc Lab
Microbial Natural Products Meet Data Science. The Zdouc research lab at the University of Vienna investigates naturally occurring, specialized molecules called natural products. These small molecules ...
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Russell Cox Chem @russellcoxchem.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
For the first time in 30 years my group will no longer use ChemDraw. Why?
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