Sebastian

“Lowry's achievement, is that he made us see the world through his eyes...” — Terence Mullaly

L.S. Lowry #botd

Forscher bitten um Katzenvideos: „Wir benötigen Ihre Hilfe“ Sie haben eine Katze – und filmen Ihr Tier gerne? Dann könnten Sie ein Forschungsprojekt an der Ruhr-Universität unterstützen: Das Team bittet um Cat Content. So will es etwa mehr über die Schlafposit...

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This oil sketch showing St. Peter's Basilica in the distance was painted during the artist's stay in Rome, 1777–85. Its spontaneity and freshness is typical of the artist's outdoor paintings, in which he sought to capture the light and atmosphere of Rome.

View of Rome https://clevelandart.org/art/1970.55

Total synthesis and biological activity of “carbamorphine”: O-to-CH2 replacement in the E-ring of the morphine core structure | PNAS Morphine is a µ-opioid receptor (MOR) agonist and potent analgesic. However, it displays several side effects including respiratory depression and ...

Behold the double-edged sword of natural product medicinal chemistry! On the one hand, doing the SAR is such a pain that industry has largely given up. On the other, look what we haven’t tapped into: a one-atom change to morphine, never before made in the 73 years since the first total synthesis!

The Kitchen Garden, Yerres

The Kitchen Garden, Yerres https://www.wikiart.org/en/gustave-caillebotte/the-kitchen-garden-yerres

Negotiation The former chief of staff to Tony Blair, Jonathan Powell, tells us about his experience of negotiating in Northern Ireland, and explains why it's important never to lose your temper except on purpose

"..you have to talk to the people who are doing the killing if you want peace. Talking to them does not mean agreeing with them."
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Y’en a-t-il un plus beau ?!

if the FDA prefers it, this means I can autoclave sorbitol? 😎

Synthesis and Nucleophilic Ring-Opening of 1,1-Dicyanocyclopropanes: Accessing β-Aminocarbonyl Derivatives from Olefins We report an atom-transfer radical addition-ring closure sequence for the preparation of 1,1-dicyanocyclopropane electrophiles and demonstrate their nucleophilic ring-opening with alkyl amines under mild conditions. The resulting aminomalononitrile products were converted to complex β-aminocarbonyl derivatives in one pot under aerobic conditions.

Incredibly proud to finally see @sebastianuitbe.bsky.social first corresponding author paper online! Congrats to Jan (worked on this during MSc thesis) and Mohit for helping to get it done. I must say, I really enjoyed working on this paper!

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It’s weird because for my whole career I was assured that a rising anti-intellectual fringe wasn’t really a problem because those people had no power to make any decisions that impacted my life

Huh

It’s 45 years today that Ian Curtis tragically died. I took this photo in Hulme, Manchester on 06.01.79. Walk in Silence… #IanCurtis #joydivision

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Julius Adam, Schlafende Katze, 1893 Entdecken Sie eine einzigartige Kunstsammlung und wechselnde Ausstellungen in München – von der Kunst des 19. Jahrhunderts über den Blauen Reiter bis zur Gegenwart.

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What to know about the first at-home Pap smear approved by the FDA The wand developed by Teal Health allows patients to self-collect a vaginal sample and mail it to a lab for testing.

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Live: India carries out strikes on nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir Multiple loud explosions were heard in the mountains around the city of Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistani Kashmir, as well as in two other places in the region, Reuters witnesses and a Pakistani TV…

🔴 BREAKING - India carried out strikes on Pakistan, which vows to retaliate: Follow our live coverage

In May 1944, during World War II, artist Atie Siegenbeek van Heukelom was arrested for her resistance activities. While imprisoned in Amsterdam, she embroidered small scenes onto a handkerchief, capturing her daily hardships.

A reminder that this Administration's allies in the EU are the AfD, Orban, Fico, Kickl, Le Pen et al

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Hoi @nu.nl, ik heb jullie kop even verbeterd, ik hoop dat dat ok is 🙂
@woinactie.bsky.social @minocw.bsky.social

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

Warhol print of former Dutch Queen Beatrix accidentally thrown away A print of Queen Beatrix is among 46 artworks officials fear will never be recovered.

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Adriaen Coorte mainly created small still lifes with an intimate atmosphere. His paintings, often featuring simple subjects like asparagus or berries, stand in sharp contrast to the large, sumptuous still lifes that were popular at the time.

https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200109193.

Pope Francis's dream for Europe 🇪🇺

"I dream of a Europe that promotes and protects the rights of everyone, without neglecting its duties towards all.

I dream of a Europe of which it will not be said that its commitment to human rights was its last utopia"

Charlemagne Prize 2016.

Multicoloured eggs on black background

Easter greetings 🥚
1982 Andy Warhol

Stammer Mill with Streaked Sky

Stammer Mill with Streaked Sky https://www.wikiart.org/en/piet-mondrian/stammer-mill-with-streaked-sky-1906

On April 19, 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto uprising began and was the first of its kind in all of occupied Europe. Learn more about this heroic symbol of resistance from testimony and primary sources on our interactive timeline resource. timelineoftheholocaust.org?evtyear=1943...

German police raid home of teenage boy suspected of making highly toxic warfare agent | CNN Police in Germany have raided the home of a teenage boy suspected of making and storing ricin, a highly toxic and deadly biological warfare agent.

www.cnn.com/2025/04/17/e... he watched too much breaking bad 😭

Members of British punk rock band UK Subs denied entry into the US Three members of the pioneering band were detained and returned to the UK after flying to Los Angeles for a gig

Members of British punk rock band UK Subs denied entry into the US

Stand Down Margaret - Dub The Beat · Keep The Beat: The Very Best Of The English Beat · Song · 2012

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