Liam Palmer

Reproducibility and transparency: what’s going on and how can we help - Nature Communications Problems with experimental reproducibility affect every field of science. However, the opinions on the causes of the reproducibility “crisis” and how we all can help vary amongst fields as well as ind...

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10-Minute Challenge: A ‘Decisive Moment’ in Street Photography We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.

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James Fraser Stoddart obituary: chemist and nanotechnology pioneer who built molecular machines An early love of construction toys led the Scottish chemist to thread molecules together, opening up a new field of chemistry.

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RNA-binding proteins and glycoRNAs form domains on the cell surface for cell-penetrating peptide entry Mammalian cells present RNA-binding proteins on the cell surface that form clustered domains containing glycoRNAs.

Mindblowing new study by @raflynn5.bsky.social @bostonchildrens.bsky.social, cell surface RNA-binding proteins form nanoclusters with #glycoRNA and mediate cell-penetrating peptide entry into cells 👏

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George M. Sheldrick (1942-2025) - European Crystallographic Association It is with a heavy heart, that we must announce the passing of George Michael Sheldrick. Everyone in crystallography knows George as a giant in the development of computing methods […]

The CCDC team are saddened to learn that George Sheldrick has passed away.

His impact in #Crystallography was immense; from the SHELX software used globally, to teaching, structures, journals, and more.

More by the ECA here: ccdc-info.com/41gvV3M

I’m excited to share that the San Diego State University College of Sciences is hiring a Tenure Track/Tenured Assistant or Associate Professor in Translational Science, broadly defined, to begin Fall 2025. For full details and to apply, see <https://apply.interfolio.com/162439>.

A rabbi asked his pupils how they could tell when the night had ended and the day was on its way back.

Spines of a couple of old hard-back books with gilt writing: French for Chemists and German for Chemists, both with author name Patterson.

Found these delights on my dad’s bookshelf this morning, and accidentally learnt a little more about the history of CAS in the process. #ChemSky

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I've written a commentary for Cell Systems arguing that biology needs to find a way to communicate its complexity from the outset, rather than starting with simple but misleading narratives.
It's free to view and download here (until 1 April).
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With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Sir Fraser Stoddart, #NobelLaureate and cherished member of #NUChemistry. His groundbreaking contributions transformed the field of #chemistry and inspired countless scientists worldwide.

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Colleagues, Students, Postdocs, Collaborators and Friends of Sir Fraser Stoddart: I am writing with the sad news that Fraser passed away suddenly on 31 Dec (Australia time) while on holiday with family. No details yet on any services. He is irreplaceable.

11 clinical trials to watch in 2025
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2024 Molecules of the Year Poll Serving the chemical, life science, and laboratory worlds

C&EN editors rounded up a shortlist of our favorite molecules we covered this year—now, help us crown a winner. What do you think was the standout molecule of 2024? cen.acs.org/sections/mot... #chemsky #bluesci 🧪

Colour me better: fixing figures for colour blindness Images can be made more accessible by choosing hues, shapes and textures carefully.

Don't use red and green data lines/surfaces in the same panel please #chemsky. It can be difficult for some colorblind readers to differentiate them. I've accepted (in principle) 2 papers today, and both sets of authors were asked to remove red/green colour contrasts www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Formaldehyde Causes More Cancer Than Any Other Toxic Air Pollutant. Little Is Being Done to Curb the Risk. The Environmental Protection Agency’s attempts to reckon with formaldehyde have been repeatedly thwarted by the companies that rely on it. If the past is any guide, even modest steps toward reform are all but guaranteed to hit a dead end under Trump.

NEW: Formaldehyde poses a threat to public health that’s unlikely to be managed any time soon.

In a new analysis, ProPublica found that no matter where you live, you’re exposed to levels of the chemical that put you at elevated risk of developing cancer.
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Stereochemistry in the disorder–order continuum of protein interactions - Nature Studies on protein–protein interactions using proteins containing d- or l-amino acids show that stereoselectivity of binding varies with the degree of disorder within the complex.

We did this crazy project where we tried to see if proteins could interact with their mirror image ligand. Seems impossible when proteins need to form 3D structures to interact. But what about if the interaction remains disordered???

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Check out our new paper entitled "Autonomous phototaxis of hydrogel swimmers" in @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

What is Bluesky, the ‘up-and-coming’ social platform seen as X alternative Bluesky, a new social platform garnering millions of users, is now competing with top networks like X and Truth Social. Jack Dorsey, a former CEO at Twitter, created the site in 2019 to be “a proto…

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