@amayor.bsky.social Thank you so much for Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, & Scorpion Bombs. I loved it! I also drew inspiration from it (and used it as a resource) for my own little article about the history of yew and paclitaxel. open.substack.com/pub/pharmahi...

A reminder that most breakthroughs don’t begin with a vision but with curiosity. The story of semaglutide spans decades of basic science, chance encounters and persistence. open.substack.com/pub/pharmahi... #Science #MedicalResearch #DrugDiscovery #Semaglutide #BasicScience #History

If you like stories about the history of science, you might enjoy this. I’ve just launched my new blog about the surprising origins of everyday medicines. First up: How Warfarin travelled from cattle barns to the White House open.substack.com/pub/pharmahi... #PharmaHistory #ScienceHistory