Peter Scott
peterscott.bsky.social
Peter Scott
@peterscott.bsky.social
Chemist at Warwick, interested in self-assembling peptide mimetics, circular economy plastics (Interface Polymers Ltd), industry collab, guitar, golf.
Had a great afternoon baking. Inspired by that hilarious Battenburg graffiti I'm calling this "Less Cross of St. George" Cake. Delicious.
September 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Exited to announce the EPSRC drEAMcat Prosperity Partnership between bristoluni.bsky.social, AstraZeneca and Labman. This programme will explore replacing palladium catalysts with those based on Earth Abundant Metals in drug production. Postdoc posts (catalysis and computation) coming soon!
July 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Expect a US exhibition of degenerate art any day now.
March 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Finally have a paper with my awesome membrane biophys colleague Ann Dixon.
Membrane lipid composition directs the cellular selectivity of antimicrobial metallohelices @rscmedchem.rsc.org pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Membrane lipid composition directs the cellular selectivity of antimicrobial metallohelices
Two enantiomeric pairs of iron(II) metallohelices, available as water-soluble, stable, and optically pure bimetallic complexes, differ principally in the length of the central hydrophobic region betwe...
pubs.rsc.org
March 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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We’ve been watching Wolf Hall, a fascinating study of how the fragile male ego of a fickle, greedy despot creates a culture of deep cruelty and mistrust, where everyone lives in fear of saying the wrong thing. Thank goodness we’ve moved on from those times.
February 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Our traditional way of viewing politics no longer reflects reality. To safeguard our democracy we need to update our thinking.
H/T @99organisation.bsky.social
US & UK politics: it’s time for a new lens – part two
Our traditional way of viewing politics no longer reflects reality. To safeguard our democracy we need to update our thinking
westenglandbylines.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Who will rid me of this -
January 22, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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Microsoft employee #1: We have changed the subscript hotkeys in Microsoft Word; should we also change the supersecript hotkeys in Word?

Microsoft employee #2: No, leave that one the same; it will drive academic researchers insane
January 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Peng-Lai, @stefanborsley.bsky.social, Martin & our collaborators Alessandro and @giusepponelab.bsky.social demonstrate how a catalyst transduces chemical energy to perform mechanical work in www.nature.com/articles/s41... in @nature.com. tinyurl.com/jny7nen5. Animation @scicommstudios.bsky.social😀
January 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Labour has been in power for six months.

Here’s everything it’s achieved in that time:

(Buckle up…)
January 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Consider a broader interpretation to include science, engineering, art, and design, and the point of distinction becomes much more clear. Nobody would confuse design, art, product, and artwork with science or engineering (and knowledge and technology).
January 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Congratulations to Patrick on the latest paper: improved iron catalysed borylation of aryl chlorides and extension to aryl triflates. doi.org/10.1021/acs....
December 18, 2024 at 7:47 AM
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Please think of the environment before printing this off and driving it to Abu Dhabi in a #Hummer
December 17, 2024 at 7:27 PM
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The Tories won’t want to hear this.

They accuse Labour of “giving away British assets” over the Chagos Islands and Elgin Marbles – yet they’ve been selling off crown jewels for decades.

Here are 8 things the Tories flogged (and the damage it caused):
December 5, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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It is not an overstatement when I say that I could genuinely weep: this is 100% the *exact opposite* of what they need to do: you cannot out-Reform the Reform Party. The only thing this will do is drive more voters to Reform: voters always choose the original. *Every* bit of research shows that. 🧵
A number of Labour MPs in the North and Midlands have formed a new group called the 'Red Wall Caucus' to fight the rise of Reform UK in their constituencies

The group wants the party to be more vocal about immigration, @siennarodgers.bsky.social & @tomscotson.bsky.social exclusively report
Northern Labour MPs Set Up 'Red Wall Caucus' To Fight Reform UK
Exclusive: A number of Labour MPs in the North and Midlands have formed a group called the 'Red Wall Caucus' to fight the rise of Reform UK in thei...
www.politicshome.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:41 AM
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Earlier this year we showed that eutectic mixtures of small organic molecules have potential to replace plastics. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... 🥽🧪🍎 #chemsky #edusky #plastics
Small molecule organic eutectics as candidates to replace plastics
Legislative change and shifting consumer sentiment drive a need to replace polymers in certain products. Herein, we highlight that eutectic molecular glasses and liquids are promising but underutilize...
pubs.rsc.org
November 28, 2024 at 8:52 PM
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Just did a cack on the towpath
November 23, 2024 at 11:39 AM
TBH them missing this tutor meeting was not such a big deal for me.
November 22, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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BEETROOT

Beetroot, beetroot
Purple, earthy treat root
Come hither to my house with me

Beetroot, beetroot
Purple, earthy treat root
I long to roast you for my tea
November 19, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Still stunned that one metallohelix enantiomer stabilizes a new G-quadruplex in #mpox #mpxv virus RNA, so increasing expression of a protein that activates immune response. Chemistry by my team but amazing biology by Xiaogang Qu and his collabs. doi.org/10.1093/nsr/...
November 20, 2024 at 5:32 PM