I'm frequently teased about my strict 10 AM and 2 PM coffee breaks but it's really a nod to the complex inner workings that cause what we observe as our circadian rhythm. Here's a throwback to 2017 Nobel Prize winning work that helped explain why we live by the clock.

Recent research suggests that the #microbiota living in and on animals has important functions in their social architecture. Understanding that complex relationship may also identify avenues for treating social disorders in humans. fcld.ly/scfoxmm #SciMagReview

Before Voyager 1 left the solar system it was turned around and it captured a picture of Earth- the "Pale Blue Dot" photograph was born. On Carl Sagan's birthday, give his quote reflecting on this picture a read. planetary.org/explore/space-…

Congratulations to Penn Chemistry grad student Jeremy Osko for his just-accepted paper on structure-function relationships in the enigmatic CD1 domain of HDAC6! Such narrow substrate specificity in comparison with its partner domain, CD2...I wonder why? pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

The achievement drastically alters the inner workings of one of biology’s most popular model organisms. go.nature.com/34veaPB

The three wise men gave gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Frankincense and myrrh are valued for their fragrance thanks to terpenes. A striking characteristic of gold is its color but why is gold gold and not silvery..? See why below! Merry Christmas! flinnsci.com/api/library/Do…

Congratulations to postdoc Trey Ronnebaum (PhD alumnus, KU Chemistry) for his insightful structural studies of a bifunctional assembly-line terpenoid synthase! Just published in J. Struct. Biol. #biosynthesis #catalysis sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Researchers have revealed how a common gut microbe helps the body to take advantage of the health benefits of broccoli and related foods. #ResearchHighlight go.nature.com/3a4M5Bp

Many health experts say we should scrap daylight-saving time and switch to permanent standard time wsj.com/articles/heres… via The Wall Street Journal

Calling all medicinal chemists! We released ~60 structures of fragments bound to the Mpro #SARS_COV_2. diamond.ac.uk/covid-19/for-s… We are crowdsourcing ideas for what to synthesise and test next covid.postera.ai/covid you design it and we'll test the best designs. please RT!

A new study estimates that the overall symptomatic case fatality risk - the probability of dying after developing symptoms of #COVID19 in Wuhan - was about 1.4%. Read now at go.nature.com/3a7sFMs Gabriel Leung Marc Lipsitch The University of Hong Kong #SARSCoV2

This is incredibly important to read and digest.

Marvel: Infinity War is the most ambitious crossover event in history.

So excited to see the work I was involved in covered by Chemical & Engineering News!! See how a structural motif shift leads to insight into inhibitor design and the function of HDAC10! cen.acs.org/content/cen/ar… via C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News)

Young children are naturally honest, open and appreciate affection. Some scientists say that human beings are social animals with a natural concern for their own community. We see this among children. When they are young, they are naturally kind.

The maternal microbiome modulates fetal neurodevelopment in mice disq.us/t/3ru1pop Whoa...

I'm just gonna leave this here youtu.be/5hfYJsQAhl0 #PresidentialDebate2020

The quest to understand the maternal microbiota has uncovered new discoveries about immune development in early life, while also transforming our understanding of how certain traits and diseases are passed through generations. fcld.ly/0p3skf7 #ScienceMagArchives

I couldn’t be more proud of my incredibly intelligent and talented wife!

My opinion on the connection between the federal death penalty and ACS Publications: as American Chemical Society members, our chemistry must focus on how to improve human life, not how to end it. cen.acs.org/content/cen/ar… via C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News)