Chemists have wanted to get to the bottom of cocaine's biosynthetic pathway, since it was first isolated in 1855, Bradley van Paridon reports chemistryworld.com/news/coca-plan…

#abpoli seems to be heading to a #brexit style debacle. They invented so many scapegoats and threats that don't exist leading to inevitably shoot themselves in the foot in order to follow through on vanquishing them. At least the mountains are still awesome...

Base editing: Revolutionary therapy clears girl's incurable cancer bbc.co.uk/news/health-63…

We're excited to see RSC Chemistry World's story by Bradley van Paridon on our recent, open-access review on What to Expect When Expecting in Lab. chemistryworld.com/careers/docume…

Since 2012, The Times Of India could have run a daily headline: "130,000 Indians gained access to electricity today". Every *day*.

We've all seen #TheLastOfUs right? Did you know the real life zombie fungus doesn't actually take over the brain? Or that there is a more compelling example of zombie parasites? Resident #parasite expert and host Bradley van Paridon explains. open.spotify.com/episode/3F1twv… #scicomm #podcast

Had a great time talking to Dr. Catherine Scott (she/they) about bugsexthedoc, the wild world of #BlackWidow mating and how our biases influence the way we conduct #research. Check out the conversation on Two Brad For You #scicomm #podcasts #biology #insects #spiders #sex #nature

Looking for an after lunch play date? Look no further than todays Sympoum 4 in Great room C! #reward #animalcommunication #primates #whales #rats #usv #socialplay #IBNSconnect #IBNS2023 - via #Whova event app

All day today Patrick Walter will be covering the #NobelPrize in chemistry beat on our live blog! You can follow live yourself here: chemistryworld.com/news/the-2023-… or by following this thread, which will be updated with excerpts every time a new post is added!

City-sized holes on Antarctica's ice shelves offer tantalizing 'window' into the frozen continent's underworld - Bradley van Paridon Live Science livescience.com/planet-earth/c…

Tobacco companies are aware of menthol’s qualities and have used it since the 1920s. While smoking rates overall in the US have declined, the number of menthol smokers remains stable and has even increased in younger demographics. cen.acs.org/policy/global-… .

Thank you Bradley van Paridon for interviewing me for Scientific American re: #NicotineAnalogues in e-cigs of unknown health risks & their regulatory implications. Along with Dr. Lauren Lempert of UC San Francisco & the awesome 'partner in crime' @hanno_ery of Yale Green Chemistry @sejordt scientificamerican.com/article/nicoti…