Patrick Walter
@PatDWalter
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News editor @ChemistryWorld. Tea drinker. #chemistry #science DMs open - send me your story tips/pitches. Views my own, but of course
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A ban on most uses of DCM was finalised by the US EPA in May 2024, with consumer use of DCM to be phased out within 1 year and most industrial uses within 2. With the Trump administration seeming poised to continue the plan, labs are bracing for change. https://t.co/X4Qifd0od2
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Trump administration appears to be backing the Biden rule so universities are moving to comply
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Almost 1000 events across 78 countries will be held on February 24 to support Ukraine. Events to commemorate the third anniversary of the Russian invasion are already happening across the world. I am grateful to all those who have come out to support Ukraine today and plan to
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@PatDWalter @broadwithp @Princeton @ChemBark @UWindsor Next week we’ll also be bringing you a feature-length report on the winners, their work and their hopes and dreams for how it can change the world.
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The #NobelPrize as it happens! Today our news editor @PatDWalter will provide updates, fun facts and news while we cover the awarding of the 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry. Follow his full live blog here: https://t.co/0U3n0bSs4U Or check this thread for some highlights!
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Join us as we follow all the developments in the run-up to the awarding of chemistry's biggest prize
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And we're off again! Christmas for chemists has arrived with the annual excitement surrounding the #Nobelprize in chemistry. We'll be talking predictions, trivia and all the latest news in the run-up to chemistry's biggest prize
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Join us as we follow all the developments in the run-up to the awarding of chemistry's biggest prize
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Tomorrow our news editor @PatDWalter will be covering the chemistry #NobelPrize as it happens on a live blog. Check it out tomorrow moring here: https://t.co/0U3n0bSs4U or watch our Twitter feed for all the latest updates! #NobelPrize2024 #NobelPrizeChemistry
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Join us as we follow all the developments in the run-up to the awarding of chemistry's biggest prize
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You’ve probably heard of semaglutide, or its tradename Ozempic. But what you might not be familiar with are the difficulties in making the peptides themselves. https://t.co/SJ2QQxsQew
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Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist drugs, such as semaglutide, could save countless lives at risk due to diabetes and obesity. Rachel Brazil looks at the difficulties in making the peptides themselves,...
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Rise and Fall of Oasis, simply an amazing music docu with knowledgeable presenters (Whiley & Lamacq) who were there and unrivalled access to the squabbling brothers at the heart of one of the 90s greatest bands. Amazing opener. For those that were there!
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Jo Whiley and Steve Lamacq delve into the story behind Oasis.
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Lovely bit of physics. The plates are in a so-called metastable state (low entropy) and need to be nudged over an energy barrier in order to roll down an energy hill to reach equilibrium (high entropy).
Pretty much satisfying motion. But do you know why this happens? It's because the plates find their balance and the minimum energy state. Their initial state is unstable. Ultimately this is because of the second law of thermodynamics. https://t.co/GR9AL2H18A
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Even the most famous scientists have rough days. Charles Darwin, for example wrote: “But I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything.”
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Please RT! @BrianHie and I are hiring joint @arcinstitute postdocs to work on ML in biology. Projects include reimagining synthetic gene circuits, mechanistic interpretability, and controllability. Recent work includes genome design with Evo, an AI foundation model trained on DNA
Is DNA all you need? In new work, we report Evo, a genomic foundation model that learns across the fundamental languages of biology: DNA, RNA, and proteins. Evo is capable of both prediction tasks and generative design, from molecular to whole genome scale.
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New Scientist is looking for a Head of Features to lead our world class features team, and take a leading role in how our longform journalism takes shape on digital platforms @newscientist
https://t.co/mfLX3dno8o please do RT
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After many years of connecting brilliant minds with the world’s leading science employers, New Scientist Jobs has now closed . We want to express our heartfelt thanks to every employer, recruiter,...
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Not often I listen to @BBCRadio4 docu-dramas as part of my background research when writing a leader, but it was worthwhile in conveying the human impact of the Flixborough Disaster. Would recommend.
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By Helen Cross. Real-life stories and drama marking 50 years since the Nypro disaster.
The Flixborough disaster is 'a tale of incuriosity in the face of unsafe engineering, a lack of appropriate expertise in critical areas and a failure to respect the design precepts that informed the facility,' writes @PatDWalter. https://t.co/2Ej6QWYYxN
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Despite legal threats, online trolls, and low pay, @MicrobiomDigest doesn't regret becoming a scientific sleuth. I caught up with her for @ChemistryWorld:
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Chemistry World catches up with one of the world's leading scientific integrity experts
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Over 3500 volunteers have transcribed Humphry Davy's notebooks from the archives of @Ri_Science, revealing insights into his thoughts, feelings, and unsavoury aspects. @PatDWalter argues that 'the whole picture of the man – flaws and all – should be told.' https://t.co/rpDOOu3cbb
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Offensive comments about other races and cultures are part of his legacy too
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One, two, wait is that THREE hydroxyl groups? On the same carbon atom!!? 🙀💣 Indeed! Researchers have managed to make methanetriol, an "impossible molecule", mimicking interstellar conditions. My latest for @ChemistryWorld, see link in tweet below. #realtimechem #chemtwitter
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I never knew him but the textbook was always the go to resource when you had any query on citric acid cycle or a refresher on delta G. RIP
Deeply saddened by the passing of Lubert Stryer, father of FRET, pioneer of DNA and peptide microarrays, author of the famous Biochemistry textbook used across the world. Many may not know that he was also an extremely generous supporter of the arts and deeply passionate about
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People who accidentally found their doppelgängers in museums - a thread 🧵
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Really enjoyed this. Hadn't appreciated til now that my masters was probably rescued by the 1st issue of @ChemistryWorld . Wasted months on a falling Petasis olefination. Exactly 20 yrs ago with end of tax year approaching someone spotted a "spend it or lose it" money pot.
20 years ago our first issue described how microwave technology was helping chemists uncover cleaner and more efficient reactions. Some in the field expected the evolution that has followed, but others hoped and believed it would amount to more. https://t.co/kDl5xyHWby
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