Adrian Mulholland
@adrianmulholla1.bsky.social
Professor of Chemistry, University of Bristol. Computational chemistry,enzyme catalysis, biomolecular simulation,HPC,antibiotic resistance.Views my own.
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New study uses #satellite records and shows that #SouthernOcean #phytoplankton responds in contrasting ways to marine #heatwaves and #cold spells. The impacts vary sharply by region, exposing distinct #ecological sensitivity to #climate -driven extremes. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Extreme temperature events reshuffle the ecological landscape of the Southern Ocean - Nature Communications
Satellite records reveal that Southern Ocean phytoplankton responds in contrasting ways to marine heatwaves and cold spells. These opposing impacts vary sharply by region, exposing distinct ecological...
www.nature.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:01 AM
New study uses #satellite records and shows that #SouthernOcean #phytoplankton responds in contrasting ways to marine #heatwaves and #cold spells. The impacts vary sharply by region, exposing distinct #ecological sensitivity to #climate -driven extremes. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It occurs to me that if there’s one thing that AI is going to make redundant it’s the dire BBC News website coverage of events via the mechanism of he said and then she said and then he said etc.
January 25, 2026 at 12:56 PM
It occurs to me that if there’s one thing that AI is going to make redundant it’s the dire BBC News website coverage of events via the mechanism of he said and then she said and then he said etc.
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‘The plan is about building capacity for Ireland’s future – in our people, our institutions and our economy' – James Lawless, minister for further and higher education.
Landmark €4.55 billion investment in Ireland’s research sector and universities announced
Plan targets research, education and innovation
www.chemistryworld.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM
‘The plan is about building capacity for Ireland’s future – in our people, our institutions and our economy' – James Lawless, minister for further and higher education.
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Manchester city centre, painting by Michael Ashcroft.
January 22, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Manchester city centre, painting by Michael Ashcroft.
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Why protein dynamics matter and AlphaFold isn't the answer to everything.
www.cell.com/cell-systems...
www.cell.com/cell-systems...
Predicting protein interfaces in the age of AlphaFold: Why dynamics and disorder remain a challenge
Two recent studies in Cell Systems show why protein dynamics matter for prediction.
By moving beyond static structures and embracing the dynamic “jigglings and wigglings”
that Richard Feynman famously...
www.cell.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Why protein dynamics matter and AlphaFold isn't the answer to everything.
www.cell.com/cell-systems...
www.cell.com/cell-systems...
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We are thrilled to be celebrating the 25th anniversary of our fellowship programme with the Wolfson Foundation, whose support has given researchers the tools and expertise to take their research to the next level. Since 2000, the scheme has supported 852 grant holders from 16 countries.
#RSGrants
#RSGrants
January 21, 2026 at 9:49 AM
We are thrilled to be celebrating the 25th anniversary of our fellowship programme with the Wolfson Foundation, whose support has given researchers the tools and expertise to take their research to the next level. Since 2000, the scheme has supported 852 grant holders from 16 countries.
#RSGrants
#RSGrants
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Are we honestly doing the World Cup over there? For real?
January 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Are we honestly doing the World Cup over there? For real?
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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One of my concerns with AI-assisted research in biology is that we're already looking only in the lamplight and AI incentivizes us to narrow the beam. Seems like it's happening...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Artificial intelligence tools expand scientists’ impact but contract science’s focus - Nature
Artificial intelligence boosts individual scientists’ output, citations and career progression, but collectively narrows research diversity and reduces collaboration, concentrating work in data-rich a...
www.nature.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
One of my concerns with AI-assisted research in biology is that we're already looking only in the lamplight and AI incentivizes us to narrow the beam. Seems like it's happening...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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If you are an early-stage career scientist 🧑🔬 using biomolecular simulations the BioExcel Summer School is for you!
Running since 2018 it always receives outstanding reviews
Apply here ➡️ bioexcel.eu/4ooy
Deadline for applications: 1st February!
#training #molecularsimulations #community
Running since 2018 it always receives outstanding reviews
Apply here ➡️ bioexcel.eu/4ooy
Deadline for applications: 1st February!
#training #molecularsimulations #community
January 14, 2026 at 8:54 AM
If you are an early-stage career scientist 🧑🔬 using biomolecular simulations the BioExcel Summer School is for you!
Running since 2018 it always receives outstanding reviews
Apply here ➡️ bioexcel.eu/4ooy
Deadline for applications: 1st February!
#training #molecularsimulations #community
Running since 2018 it always receives outstanding reviews
Apply here ➡️ bioexcel.eu/4ooy
Deadline for applications: 1st February!
#training #molecularsimulations #community
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Incredible article which points out that it often collectively costs more to apply for scarce research funding than the funds awarded to the successful proposals.
What an absurd system we've built in the service of efficiency and competition.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What an absurd system we've built in the service of efficiency and competition.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Incredible article which points out that it often collectively costs more to apply for scarce research funding than the funds awarded to the successful proposals.
What an absurd system we've built in the service of efficiency and competition.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What an absurd system we've built in the service of efficiency and competition.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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American biologist Toby Kiers wins 'Environment Nobel' for shedding light on hidden fungal networks.
Beneath the surface of forests, grasslands and farms across the world, vast fungal webs form underground trading systems to exchange nutrients
u.afp.com/SXR8
Beneath the surface of forests, grasslands and farms across the world, vast fungal webs form underground trading systems to exchange nutrients
u.afp.com/SXR8
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 AM
American biologist Toby Kiers wins 'Environment Nobel' for shedding light on hidden fungal networks.
Beneath the surface of forests, grasslands and farms across the world, vast fungal webs form underground trading systems to exchange nutrients
u.afp.com/SXR8
Beneath the surface of forests, grasslands and farms across the world, vast fungal webs form underground trading systems to exchange nutrients
u.afp.com/SXR8
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What is life? As Philip Ball explores, it's surprisingly hard to define.
Archaeon’s lack of metabolism challenges definitions of life
A question that is not the same as asking whether something is alive
www.chemistryworld.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:32 AM
What is life? As Philip Ball explores, it's surprisingly hard to define.
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I was not being hyperbolic. Reports of hundreds of protestors killed in Tehran alone. I expect real numbers to be much higher, as news isn't getting out due to the communications blackout. Silence is complicity. Don't look away. #Iran
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Uppgifter om hundratals dödade demonstranter i Teheran
Protesterna i Iran är så omfattande att säkerhetsstyrkorna inte räcker till för att hålla tillbaka demonstranterna.
www.dn.se
January 10, 2026 at 4:05 PM
I was not being hyperbolic. Reports of hundreds of protestors killed in Tehran alone. I expect real numbers to be much higher, as news isn't getting out due to the communications blackout. Silence is complicity. Don't look away. #Iran
www.dn.se/varlden/uppg...
www.dn.se/varlden/uppg...
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Opportunity for #AI computational chemist at AstraZeneca (Cambridge UK) closing: 25-Jan-2026 #CompChem #cheminformatics #ML #UKChemJobs #ChemJobs #chemsky 🧪
astrazeneca.eightfold.ai/careers/job/...
astrazeneca.eightfold.ai/careers/job/...
AI Computational Chemist - Senior Scientist | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom | AstraZeneca
You will: Own AI-driven molecular design strategies: Lead the application of generative and predictive AI - including our in-house REINVENT platform - to propose, optimize, and prioritize compounds fo...
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January 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Opportunity for #AI computational chemist at AstraZeneca (Cambridge UK) closing: 25-Jan-2026 #CompChem #cheminformatics #ML #UKChemJobs #ChemJobs #chemsky 🧪
astrazeneca.eightfold.ai/careers/job/...
astrazeneca.eightfold.ai/careers/job/...
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Arctic warms at more than twice global rate in hottest year on record
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Arctic warms at more than twice global rate in hottest year on record
Warming and freshening of Arctic waters can weaken ocean circulation systems that influence weather patterns across Europe and North America
www.independent.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Arctic warms at more than twice global rate in hottest year on record
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...