@markvanraaij.bsky.social
Structural biologist, virus proteins, bacteriophages, expresser and purifier, crystallisation, macromolecular crystallography, one of the main editors of Acta Cryst F.
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November issue out now: journals.iucr.org/f/issues/202...
On the cover: the structure of the kinetically slow and catalytically impaired Gln143Asn mutant of human mitochondrial MnSOD leads to the observation of transient hydrogen peroxide-bound states. More at shorturl.at/41Mb9
40% dierstudies naar hersenbloedingen bevat afbeeldingen die niet kloppen, ontdekten René Aquarius en Kim Wever @radboudumc.bsky.social. Sommige artikelen zijn mogelijk geheel of deels verzonnen. Zorgwekkend, zegt ook @elisabethbik.bsky.social.
Voor @voxweb.bsky.social.
www.voxweb.nl/nieuws/honde...
That merely being “under review” by a Nature family journal is offered as a quality proxy for a paper is a tragic illustration of the extent to which academia is addicted to brands and outsources evaluation
25.10.2025 18:37 — 👍 307 🔁 60 💬 17 📌 8
Letter to the editor: Remember the red bus?
Brexiters said EU money would go to the NHS.
Instead, our most deprived communities lost billions in EU investment – and got slogans about “pride” instead.
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Douglas H. Juers et al.: Automated gradient equilibration of macromolecular crystals to new solution conditions #Crystal #Solution #Cracking ... #IUCr https://journals.iucr.org/paper?S2053230X25008398
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WE. NEVER. GIVE. UP. 👊
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We can use lockdowns to limit transmission and ensure that number of infections of a pandemic decline: the strength of the lockdown can be encapsulated by the effective reproductive number of the virus — which must be less than one and the closer to zero the stronger the lockdown. The plot shows the calculated extinction time of the covid pandemic vs the effective reproductive number. On the left is the prediction for the United Kingdom, which for Re=0.4 predicts the pandemic would die out after 100 to 150 days. On the right is the prediction for the globe, which predicts global extinction in less than 200 days for Re=0.4.
Happy that I have finally published this work at @epljournal.bsky.social which calculates the distribution of pandemic extinction times using only NPIs (yes lockdowns) & predicts that the covid pandemic could have been eliminated in a time of order months! iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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I'm incredibly proud to present this @actacrystf.iucr.org interview with Alex Mendez and Cydni Bolling on their first paper ever! The interview was co-led by Dr Graham Chakafana from Hampton University in the USA, who supervised the authors' undergraduate research.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rjI...
It was foolish for Russell to approach the hornets’ nest in the first place, but his timing was particularly bad.
It was foolish for Russell to approach the hornets’ nest in the first place, but his timing was particularly bad.
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📣 The #GE3C has awarded the Gold Medal 🎖️, its highest distinction, to Professor Santiago García Granda, from the University of Oviedo and President of the IUCr, in recognition of his extensive and outstanding 🔝 scientific career in the field of crystallography 💎.
23.09.2025 07:50 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The crystal structure of Fasciola hepatica TPI has been solved at 1.51 Å and used to perform molecular-docking studies with the most successful fasciolocide triclabendazole #FasciolaHepatica #TriosephosphateIsomerase #TPI doi.org/10.1107/S205...
10.09.2025 14:36 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Forgot to label the sun though ;-)
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Virulence protein J domain 1 maintains the canonical α/β-hydrolase fold but is likely to lack a functional catalytic triad, suggesting functional divergence from classical hydrolases of this superfamily #BacterialPathogens #TypeIVSecretionSystem doi.org/10.1107/S205...
09.09.2025 14:50 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Our September issue is available! tinyurl.com/58x22mpx
The cover shows the crystal structure of the N-terminal domain 1 of virulence protein J from Brucella abortus, which adopts an α/β-hydrolase fold but lacks the characteristic catalytic triad: see tinyurl.com/bdduy23d
My quote of the day
Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
William Foege
Dear Americans, welcome to the thrilling game of ‘Did this dictator die or just disappear for a day?’ We’ve been playing it with Putin and Lukashenko for decades. Enjoy the suspense.
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