#Proms! Something I looked forward to every year while I was still in the UK

ICYMI: Update on the helium scramble caused by the war in Iran. Asia is shopping for North American helium, supplies are getting shaky in Europe, and GCMS is hit harder for now than NMR. cen.acs.org/business/spe... #helium #chemistry #NMR #GCMS #Iran #news

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Wow. Artemis II image ART002-E-12613; credit: NASA/Artemis II Crew

I wanted to give a bit of an update on the whole Hantavirus situation given the amount of concern I'm seeing about it: open.substack.com/pub/deplatfo...

So what happens next with the cruise ship MV Hondius and its passengers and crew? My story about how little we know about Andes virus transmission and deciding what to do now.“Honestly, I feel lucky that I am not in a situation that I need to make any decision,” says virologist Gustavo Palacios. 🧪

Messages could include "medical circumstances, accessibility accommodations, disputes, sexual assault allegations," and more. bsky.app/profile/jaso...

“officials discovered two industrial-scale water hookups feeding a data center campus located 20 miles south of downtown Atlanta. One water connection had been installed without the utility’s knowledge, and the other was not linked to the company’s account and therefore wasn’t being billed.”

Just spotted the last quarter Moon, still fairly high in the daytime sky (~ 20°). Don’t think I recall seeing the quarter Moon this high in the day sky too often at Midday (or maybe that’s just my observation bias). Anyway, day Moon is good Moon. Reminds us another world is just hanging there.

The HPV vaccine is most effective when given BEFORE exposure to HPV, which is why routine vaccination is recommended at ages 11–12 and through age 26. But adults ages 27–45 can still receive the vaccine after discussion with their clinician.

Pfizer/Valneva’s candidate vaccine recently reported Ph3 data showing >70% efficacy vs. Lyme disease and the companies plan to seek regulatory approval. That said, the trial results were a bit more nuanced than some headlines suggested & regulators will now need to review the full data carefully.

What’s the status of the Lyme vax and will it have any effect on chronic Lyme disease symptoms?

For the next 24h, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine-related questions in response to this post, and I will do my best to answer them. Answers are for information only, NOT medical advice. #AskAnIDDoc May 2026 edition.

I made some apple orangide..... #chemsky #chemschat

"what happens next is up to us" there was a time that this statement was meant to be optimistic but with the current state of affairs globally it somehow no longer seems to be the case 😥

Statement from the International Hantavirus Society and members of the international hantavirus research and clinical community regarding Andes virus transmission and the current outbreak investigation zenodo.org/records/2007...

Telling a friend not to worry amidst the craziness of the world today But instead of Hakuna Matata my phone autocorrected to Hakuna mayday and you know what? That’s exactly right

At least with this #hantavirus I know #Singapore is well equipped to react quickly to a potential pandemic (even epidemic).

The Covid pandemic was a hard time

Late night flight thoughts: If the #coronavirus was called the Rona, then the #hantavirus would be called the Hanta, right?

Multiple women serving sentences for nonviolent crimes at the minimum security prison where Ghislaine Maxwell is now serving time were punished for speaking to reporters about the special treatment Maxwell receives. At least two women were transferred to higher security facilities as punishment.

How I imagine the passengers in #Businessclass and #Firstclass be sleeping

deadass asleep with his feet up in the air and his little tongue sticking out

Good grief.

Ah held back by some faulty equipment aboard this aircraft but hope to fly soon

I think this is the first time I am watching #SingaporeAirlines’ new safety video

"...chemical, pharma and life sciences industries accounted for 53% of total Swiss exports last year, reaching a new record of 152.1 billion Swiss francs ($194.3 billion)." endpoints.news/swiss-manufa... #chemsky

Every suspected hantavirus case took a commercial flight to get home. They were in crowded airports and on airplanes. They weren’t isolated. They weren’t instructed to mask. No precautions were taken. The lack of precautionary principle is maddening. If you’re traveling, wear an N95.

Also it is so cute that the #SingaporeAirlines boarding music for this flight is still the main theme from Up

Haven’t flown into the sunset in some time. This flight is going to have one of the shortest nights ever

This #hantavirus outbreak is not really the most reassuring news to hear about when travelling… 😢

I wish more companies would be on #Bluesky. In truth, being able to use #Twitter (the old , untarnished one) as a single platform for liaisons with several stakeholders (companies, #scientificnetworks and #entertainment , among others) was amazing

Missing #Proms this year 🥲 Retaining only the good memories of being at @caiuscollege.bsky.social

Announcements on strictly NO smoking of e-cigarettes on board #SingaporeAirlines #SQ are too funny 😂

Never forgetting the time that I saw someone who was late to a #flight and begged the gate staff to let them in 1/n

Iconic British naturalist David Attenborough, whose work has shaped science for decades, turns 100 today go.nature.com/4dbRFUB

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Aperiodic Table xkcd.com/3242/

Glassblowers were the soul of all the chemistry departments I worked. Can't tell you how many J-Young NMR tubes they fixed for me!

If #Javert were a chef in another life Chefvert

Yes!

Lead, asbestos, and radium all work!

May the 4th be with you!! #Maythe4th #StarWarsDay

Someone behind me (of Gen Alpha) has just screamed 6-7 at a #Swiss train station 😂 The zeitgeist really IS universal 😂😂

In the centre of Oxford for a viva this morning. Nice morning for it.

This cute plane whose flight path diverged from ours. Taken somewhere over #Germany , on board #SingaporeAirlines #Aviation #CommercialAirline

Some pics of Craig Venter and also me, from 2007 when I went out on the Sorcerer in SF Bay to do some microbial sampling

#SingaporeAirlines playing #Up as boarding music? So cute 😂