“We were incredibly thrilled to uncover distinct DNA fragments of Plasmodium falciparum still lingering in the samples,” says Serena Tucci, an evolutionary geneticist at Yale University and lead author of the study. The new strain found in Giovanni is closely related to lineages that had […]

Jonas and I sort of caught up with the CDK releases for CDK Scaffold (see https://doi.org/10.1186/s13321-022-00656-x) and in the past week we made releases for CDK 2.9-2.12: - 2.9: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21788196 - 2.10: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21837039 - 2.11 […]

I listened to a @scientias podcast with @blog and @JonaLendering: "Scientias, oudheidkunde, en wetenschap, hoe dan" https://chem-bla-ics.linkedchemistry.info/2026/08/07/scientias-oudheidkunde-wetenschap-hoe-dan.html https://doi.org/10.59350/jtx6g-4d547 "I […] [Original post on social.edu.nl]

new paper: "Computational metabolomics at scale: from open data to insight" https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2026.103557 #metabolomics "Metabolomics stands at a pivotal moment where the volume, diversity, and richness of publicly available data offer unprecedented opportunities for discovery" […]

One of the main selling points of @chemicalscience.rsc.org was that it was diamond open access. I loved it. I was always happy to submit there. I recommended it highly. Now, it's going to be just another society journal taking grant money. No more ChemSci for me, if I can avoid it. ⚗️ #CompChem

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In case you missed it: @chemicalscience.rsc.org now charges an APC of £2,850 per paper. It was previously free (diamond OA), and in my view it contributed greatly to the appeal and success of Chem Sci. Sad to see the RSC go that way…

new paper: "Computational metabolomics at scale: from open data to insight" https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2026.103557 #metabolomics "Metabolomics stands at a pivotal moment where the volume, diversity, and richness of publicly available data offer unprecedented opportunities for discovery" […]

NEW BLOG POST📝- The new #lipidmatters blog is titled: 'New ways of using MS to uncover critical protein-lipid interactions.'. Click the link to read the #blog NOW!! - lipidmaps.org/updates/lipi...

this was one of the key papers from my PhD thesis: "Supervised Self-Organizing Maps in Crystal Property and Structure Prediction" https://doi.org/10.1021/cg060872y Cited only 8 times, and noting much changed since this 2010 blog: "My worst cited paper […] [Original post on social.edu.nl]

“Vaporizing a car’s worth of aluminum, other metals, and chemicals in the upper atmosphere, every hour, indefinitely? Not good.” #spacedebris #space #sustainability #satellites #megaconstellation https://buttondown.com/creativegood/archive/musks-space-junk-is-a-threat-to-us-all/

https://www.eisinga-planetarium.nl/ "Honey, I ve got an idea for our ceiling. Give me 7 years please.". That was *very* impressive. But then, you 'd think you'd have to do something quite remarkable to get your living room on the UNESCO world heritage list.

Eisinga Planetarium

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I had a brief mention in the TDCC news a few weeks ago: https://tdcc.nl/connecting-knowledge-tackling-interoperability-in-research/ @claimbot

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@shl, I have been migrating my posts to a new location, and just now did this one :) https://egonw.github.io/blog/2010/07/17/setting-up-local-semantic-wiki-with.html

@inchi-trust.bsky.social @BorkLab @shl @efsa.europa.eu #followFriday

every now and then I end up in a situation where the research article will not be published under a CC-BY license. This week, six more (publisher version) papers are now freely available, from venues like a IEEE journal, a book chapter, and from the Communications of the ACM. Green #openaccess […]

new blog: "Molecular Inorganics: SMILES, MDL molfile v3000, and InChIs" https://doi.org/10.59350/yhf27-fp921 "Both use the SMILES, but not all SMILES captures all the chemistry we need. And the InChI software needs an V3000 MDL Molfile. Thanks to John and […] [Original post on social.edu.nl]

happy that I can now follow the InChI Trust posts here on #mastodon too now! @inchi-trust.bsky.social #chemistry #cheminformatics #openscience

🧬🌍 This #WorldHepatitisDay, we're highlighting how hepatitis can alter lipid metabolism. As the liver is central to lipid regulation, research shows that these changes may provide valuable biomarkers for disease progression and patient outcomes. buff.ly/f7f2Qeu #Lipidomics #LiverHealth

I have an opening in my group at RWTH Aachen University for a research internship for a bachelor or master's student in chemistry or computer science who would like to learn about cheminformatics methods in catalyst design for plastics recycling more info: https://zenodo.org/records/20758266 […]

new blog: "Molecular Inorganics: SMILES, MDL molfile v3000, and InChIs" https://doi.org/10.59350/yhf27-fp921 "Both use the SMILES, but not all SMILES captures all the chemistry we need. And the InChI software needs an V3000 MDL Molfile. Thanks to John and […] [Original post on social.edu.nl]

... trying to figure out how to find WikiCommons images for a category *and* all subcategories Does not seem trivial :(

I am at a technical InChI meeting, discussing about wonderful chemistry, such as organometalics. I am finding currently multiple organometalic compounds in @wikidata and @wikipedia: https://w.wiki/SgFB What is your favorite organometalic compound in Wikipedia? […] [Original post on social.edu.nl]

I am at a technical InChI meeting, discussing about wonderful chemistry, such as organometalics. I am finding currently multiple organometalic compounds in @wikidata and @wikipedia: https://w.wiki/SgFB What is your favorite organometalic compound in Wikipedia? […] [Original post on social.edu.nl]

🧪 What is TFA, and why has EFSA updated its advice? TFA can end up in food, soil and water. After reviewing new evidence, EFSA has lowered the safe level for dietary exposure by 3.5 times. Evidence shows #TFA can affect thyroid hormone levels. Learn more: link.europa.eu/BjyknW #FoodSafety #PFAS

EFSA lowers safe level for exposure to TFA

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has reduced the safe level of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in the diet based on new scientific evidence. TFA is a breakdown product of some pesticides.

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Some time ago I wrote a short write up about @vhp4safety videos, how to follow the RSS etc. It is now online: https://docs.vhp4safety.nl/en/latest/tutorials/peertube/intro.html #vhp4safety

🍦 We couldn't let yesterday's #WorldIceCreamDay pass without celebrating lipids! More than flavour carriers, milk lipids help determine ice cream's texture, creaminess, stability, and melt behaviour. Recent research highlights how milk fat structure shape these sensory qualities.

@geoffhutchison.net, what is the reason that the 3.2.x #openbabel releases no longer have assets (e.g. binaries)?

new blog post: "Carbon beats gold: Diamond Open Access is the future #2" https://doi.org/10.59350/gfrxs-bxn43 "So, let’s assume you are interested in the idea, and want to know what diamond open access journals exist in your research field, before you can even […] [Original post on social.edu.nl]

First ‘true sugar’ molecule found in space — offering hints to life’s origins https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02173-5 Erythrulose, which has four carbon atoms, is the most complex sugar spotted beyond our Solar System.

First ‘true sugar’ molecule found in space — offering hints to life’s origins

Nature, Published online: 13 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02173-5 Erythrulose, which has four carbon atoms, is the most complex sugar spotted beyond our Solar System.

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new blog post: "Carbon beats gold: Diamond Open Access is the future #2" https://doi.org/10.59350/gfrxs-bxn43 "So, let’s assume you are interested in the idea, and want to know what diamond open access journals exist in your research field, before you can even […] [Original post on social.edu.nl]

I wrote a blog post on using #Wikifunctions to determine the correct German article (der, die, or das) for a noun. It's an explainer for a tool I recently wrote and walks through calling Wikifunctions and how to fetch lexical data from #Wikidata […]