Peter Scott

Exploring RNA G-quadruplex in the rabies virus genome and its potential against RABV infection Rabies virus (RABV) is a prototypical neurotropic RNA virus that can cause rabies with an almost 100% fatality rate. Despite great efforts having been made to identify an effective therapeutic target ...

A G-quaduplex we found in Rabies RABV genome is targeted by one of our metallohelices, suppressing a vital protein translation and viral replication. doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

Saying "crying x" implies that x, like the wolf, does not exist. That's a fundamental flaw here.

Crikey I now have to listen to this then unsubscribe.

Oh how slow of me. I will henceforth get my name changed!

Not sure I understand tbh.

Battenburg cake with a rather more distinctive than unusual red jam cross in the middle. Looks like a George Cross with the quadrants coloured pink and yellow.

Had a great afternoon baking. Inspired by that hilarious Battenburg graffiti I'm calling this "Less Cross of St. George" Cake. Delicious.

The existence of coordination chemistry was demonstrated through understanding of chirality. Just saying.

Terrible golf course though.

All time classic

What is ‘Far-Right’? - 99% Why we need to be able to call it out now There is no simple, agreed definition of far-right, but we urgently need one: We know what ‘right-wing’ means – […]

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Troutayes #Geordie #funty

An army of #Clownshirts.

I love you man, but it's obviously no 'additional' cost. Not his fault that councillors get an allowance.

Maybe not. Just found it on the hellsite. Works well though I think.

Yep. I think I just invented that word. #hategrooming

Hategrooming.

What they are calling stochastic terrorism.

... Oh sorry

Oh it gets a hard time. It's a wonderful place. Such history and culture... Wilberforce, Larkin, The Housemartins, the bridge...

I chose crockery etc based largely on how efficiently they will fit.

Exited to announce the EPSRC drEAMcat Prosperity Partnership between bristoluni.bsky.social, AstraZeneca and Labman. This programme will explore replacing palladium catalysts with those based on Earth Abundant Metals in drug production. Postdoc posts (catalysis and computation) coming soon!

Expect a US exhibition of degenerate art any day now.

Finally have a paper with my awesome membrane biophys colleague Ann Dixon.
Membrane lipid composition directs the cellular selectivity of antimicrobial metallohelices @rscmedchem.rsc.org pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Also, it is pretty efficient tax to collect, and is harder to evade than income tax. And the rate can be tweaked like interest rates, as we did recently. And being so targeted, big tactical changes like VAT on private education can be made quite easily. Tax what the rich buy but do not need.

Yes, as I say I am aware of that consensus. Some argue that VAT is mildly progressive when looking at lifetime income, since wealthier people eventually spend their savings and thus pay VAT at some point. For sure, it can be made to be more progressive.

Yes that's the way it seems to me but the consensus seems to be that it is regressive. I don't get it.

We’ve been watching Wolf Hall, a fascinating study of how the fragile male ego of a fickle, greedy despot creates a culture of deep cruelty and mistrust, where everyone lives in fear of saying the wrong thing. Thank goodness we’ve moved on from those times.

UK Politics: It's Time for a New Lens - 99% We tend to look at politics through the lens of a battle between parties – in particular, given our system, as a battle between the Conservatives (who usually win) and […]

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US & UK politics: it’s time for a new lens – part two Our traditional way of viewing politics no longer reflects reality. To safeguard our democracy we need to update our thinking

Our traditional way of viewing politics no longer reflects reality. To safeguard our democracy we need to update our thinking.
H/T @99organisation.bsky.social

What if We Shrug? - 99% There are many arguments for taxing the extremely wealthy more. Perhaps the simplest is that while most normal people pay tax of up to 40% on their income (or more), […]

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