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A most excellent molecule with which to conclude the week #SynChem #BB #DrugDesign #DrugDiscovery #chemoinformatics #chemsky 🧪
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Robin Smith obituary England and Hampshire cricketer nicknamed the Judge admired for his fearless and powerful batting

Guardian obituary for Robin Smith (1963-2025): “Muscled like a prizefighter but with quick feet inherited from his ballet dancer mother, he produced strokes, the square cut especially, with a force that left dents in boundary boards and opponents’ ambitions.”
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Sir Tom Stoppard obituary One of Britain’s most outstanding playwrights famed for the ‘hypnotised brilliance’ of his prose and dialogue

Guardian obituary for Tom Stoppard (1937-2025) www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...

#PostDoc in #CO2 capture and utilisation at CSIRO (Newcastle NSW Australia) ref: 101876 | duration: 3 years | closing: 19-Jan-2026 #PhysChem #AnalChem #chemsky 🧪
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Technical Lead (Chemical Biology Services) About the Team We are looking for a Technical Lead to join the Chemical Biology Resources team at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI). The Chemical Biology Resources team provides world-l...

Opportunity for Technical Lead (Chemical Biology Services) at EMBL (Hinxton Cambridgeshire UK) ref: JR2742 | contract: 3 years | closing: 11-Jan-2026 #ChemBiol #cheminformatics #bioinformatics #DataScience #chemsky 🧪
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NY Times: A drunk raccoon pass out in the bathroom of a virginia liquor store.

Which one of you is going to cast the first stone?

Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.

New Zealand assembles for opening of its first Ikea store Overnight camping was banned and motorists were told to plan their journey as New Zealand finally joined the flatpack family

New Zealand assembles for opening of its first Ikea store

Covalent ligand efficiency It appears that whoever first described Economics as the ‘Dismal Science’ had never encountered a ligand efficiency metric. I’ll be taking a...

I’ve reviewed Ferenczy & Keserű (2025) Covalent Ligand Efficiency DDT 30:104454 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2025.104454 #DrugDesign #DrugDiscovery #metric #MedChem #cheminformatics #chemsky 🧪
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Inflation of correlation in the pursuit of drug-likeness - Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design Drug-likeness is a frequently invoked, although not always precisely defined, concept in drug discovery. Opinions on drug-likeness are to a large extent shaped by the relationships that are observed b...

"Prediction is very difficult, Niels Bohr is said to have observed, especially about the future and the human liver remains an effective antidote to the hubris of the drug designer."
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Republican lawmakers scrutinize Trump administration over ‘drug boat’ strikes US House and Senate lawmakers to meet with top admiral on Thursday about double strike on boats from Venezuela As the Trump administration continues military strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean, several Republican lawmakers are ramping up scrutiny on the administration over a double strike in early September. The strikes on suspected drug boats from Venezuela have drawn pushback from both parties – in particular, the second strike on a single boat to kill remaining survivors. The Washington Post reported that the order for a second strike came from defense secretary Pete Hegseth, which Hegseth has denied. Continue reading...

Republican lawmakers scrutinize Trump administration over ‘drug boat’ strikes

Two (2) funded #PhD opportunities in #AI driven #polymer design at Chalmers University (Gothenburg Sweden) ref: REF 2025-0605 | duration: 4 years | closing: 28-Dec-2025 #cheminformatics #ML #CompChem #chemsky 🧪
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On World AIDS Day, we remember all those we've lost to HIV/AIDS related illness and unite in our battle against the virus.

We’ve committed to zero new transmission of HIV in the capital by 2030. We’ll continue to work with partners to tackle the stigma of getting tested and treated.

How the cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core and will mean millions more infections ahead Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030

How the cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core and will mean millions more infections ahead

The Eldonian dream: Inside the fight for Liverpool’s community housing utopia Eldonian village was a forerunner in neighbourhood regeneration. Thirty years on it is fighting for survival

The Eldonian dream: Inside the fight for Liverpool’s community housing utopia

A most excellent molecule with which to conclude the week #SynChem #BB #MedChem #DrugDesign #DrugDiscovery #cheminformatics #chemsky 🧪
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Opportunity in biomolecular #NMR at AstraZeneca (Gothenburg Sweden) closing: 14-Dec-2025 #StructBiol #biophys #biochem #chemsky 🧪
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EASTBIO: Probing allostery and dynamics in ATP phosphoribosyltransferase with ensemble and single-molecule enzymology at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - EASTBIO: Probing allostery and dynamics in ATP phosphoribosyltransferase with ensemble and single-molecule enzymology at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com

Funded #PhD: Probing allostery and dynamics in ATP phosphoribosyltransferase with ensemble and single-molecule #enzymology at University of St Andrews (UK) duration: 4 years | closing 15-Dec-2025 #biochem #StructBiol #chemsky 🧪
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West is ‘missing obscure sanctions that could set back Russia’s war machine’ US group Dekleptocracy identifies chemicals used for military vehicles’ lubricants and tyres as potential vulnerabilities A US group has identified several obscure but potentially key sanctions it says could seriously disrupt Russia’s war effort in Ukraine after last month’s targeting of the Kremlin’s biggest oil firms. Previous rounds of sanctions have been applied to Russian energy companies, banks, military suppliers and the “shadow fleet” of ships carrying Russian oil. Continue reading...

West is ‘missing obscure sanctions that could set back Russia’s war machine’

Lack of tents, food and warm clothes leaves Gazans exposed ahead of winter As winter approaches in Gaza, more than a million residents are vulnerable to extreme weather and disease, as Israeli restrictions hobble the humanitarian response.

As winter arrives, over one million Gazans lack shelter, with 92% of housing destroyed by Israel.

In violation of the ceasefire, Netanyahu continues to restrict the entry of tents and other aid, including food.

The U.S. must demand that Israel allow full humanitarian access NOW.

IND vs SA Cricket Scorecard, 2nd Test at Guwahati, November 22 - 26, 2025 Get cricket scorecard of 2nd Test, IND vs SA, South Africa in India 2025/26 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati dated November 22 - 26, 2025.

Two new Test Cricket records set in the match that was concluded today at Guwahati: India’s greatest defeat (408 runs) and most catches in a match by a non-wicketkeeper (9 by Aiden Markram)
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YouTube video by British Pathé HMS Barham Explodes & Sinks: World War II (1941) | British Pathé

#OTD 1941 HMS Barham suffered a catastrophic magazine explosion and sank with the loss of 862 lives after being struck by three torpedoes fired by U-331
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#OTD in 1944, Geilenkirchen, Germany. Trooper Williamson from 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards comforting a rescued dog in the ruins of a shelled house. #WW2 #HISTORY

Happy 138th birthday to Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein who, despite being born into an aristocratic Prussian family, had sense of humour (he trained his dachshund Knirps, which translates to ‘Midget’ to raise a paw on the command “Heil Hitler!”)

YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg In the Russian papers, much scepticism about the peace plan.

In today’s Russian papers there’s scepticism over the current round of diplomacy. One paper: “The European-Ukrainian gang will ‘correct’ Trump’s plan so that it’s unacceptable for Russia.” Another: “I don’t think the Special Military Operation will end this year.” #ReadingRussia

Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors

A disturbing article in @theguardian.com
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Australia v England: Head blasts hosts to eight-wicket Ashes win in first Test inside two days – live Over-by-over report: The hosts chase down 205 to win the series opener in Perth. Join our writers for reaction

Australia v England: Head blasts hosts to eight-wicket Ashes win in first Test inside two days – live

‘So unchanged it is almost otherworldly’: the oasis town of Skoura, Morocco For the explorer and author, the desert outpost, irrigated by water from the Atlas mountains, is the perfect place to decompress

‘So unchanged it is almost otherworldly’: the oasis town of Skoura, Morocco

Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland