Peter Scott
@peterscott.bsky.social
Chemist at Warwick, interested in self-assembling peptide mimetics, circular economy plastics (Interface Polymers Ltd), industry collab, guitar, golf.
I too was pissed off with the BBC but I think I understand it more now. There’s a structural problem in the media ecosystem that Labour should address carefully, and also a way forward. Trad broadcasters like BBC are merely competing with social media on attention rather than innovating...
I do not want Starmer out.
I want Phillips and Ridge and Rigby and Coates out from Sky.
I want Kuensberg and Mason out from BBC
Where’s the campaign?
Let’s get these biased people out from our News.
I want Phillips and Ridge and Rigby and Coates out from Sky.
I want Kuensberg and Mason out from BBC
Where’s the campaign?
Let’s get these biased people out from our News.
February 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
I too was pissed off with the BBC but I think I understand it more now. There’s a structural problem in the media ecosystem that Labour should address carefully, and also a way forward. Trad broadcasters like BBC are merely competing with social media on attention rather than innovating...
A G-quaduplex we found in Rabies RABV genome is targeted by one of our metallohelices, suppressing a vital protein translation and viral replication. doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...
Exploring RNA G-quadruplex in the rabies virus genome and its potential against RABV infection
Rabies virus (RABV) is a prototypical neurotropic RNA virus that can cause rabies with an almost 100% fatality rate. Despite great efforts having been made to identify an effective therapeutic target ...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
A G-quaduplex we found in Rabies RABV genome is targeted by one of our metallohelices, suppressing a vital protein translation and viral replication. doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...
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
Had a great afternoon baking. Inspired by that hilarious Battenburg graffiti I'm calling this "Less Cross of St. George" Cake. Delicious.
What is ‘Far-Right’? 99-percent.org/what-is-far-...
What is ‘Far-Right’? - 99%
Why we need to be able to call it out now There is no simple, agreed definition of far-right, but we urgently need one: We know what ‘right-wing’ means – […]
99-percent.org
August 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
What is ‘Far-Right’? 99-percent.org/what-is-far-...
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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!
UK businesses and academia partner up in cutting-edge research #EPSRC #AcademicSky
UK businesses and academia partner up in cutting-edge research
The new Prosperity Partnerships will tackle key industry challenges in areas from drug manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI) to cybersecurity.
www.ukri.org
July 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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!
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Expect a US exhibition of degenerate art any day now.
March 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Expect a US exhibition of degenerate art any day now.
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 @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...
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March 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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 @rscmedchem.rsc.org pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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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
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.
UK Politics: It's Time for a New Lens 99-percent.org/uk-politics-...
UK Politics: It's Time for a New Lens - 99%
We tend to look at politics through the lens of a battle between parties – in particular, given our system, as a battle between the Conservatives (who usually win) and […]
99-percent.org
January 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
UK Politics: It's Time for a New Lens 99-percent.org/uk-politics-...
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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
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
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January 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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
H/T @99organisation.bsky.social
What if We Shrug? 99-percent.org/what-if-we-s...
What if We Shrug? - 99%
There are many arguments for taxing the extremely wealthy more. Perhaps the simplest is that while most normal people pay tax of up to 40% on their income (or more), […]
99-percent.org
January 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
What if We Shrug? 99-percent.org/what-if-we-s...
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Who will rid me of this -
January 22, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Who will rid me of this -
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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
Microsoft employee #2: No, leave that one the same; it will drive academic researchers insane
January 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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
Microsoft employee #2: No, leave that one the same; it will drive academic researchers insane
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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
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😀
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Labour has been in power for six months.
Here’s everything it’s achieved in that time:
(Buckle up…)
Here’s everything it’s achieved in that time:
(Buckle up…)
January 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Labour has been in power for six months.
Here’s everything it’s achieved in that time:
(Buckle up…)
Here’s everything it’s achieved in that time:
(Buckle up…)
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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
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).
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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
Congratulations to Patrick on the latest paper: improved iron catalysed borylation of aryl chlorides and extension to aryl triflates. doi.org/10.1021/acs....
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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):
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
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):
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):
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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
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
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. 🧵
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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...
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November 28, 2024 at 8:52 PM
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
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Just did a cack on the towpath
November 23, 2024 at 11:39 AM
Just did a cack on the towpath
TBH them missing this tutor meeting was not such a big deal for me.
November 22, 2024 at 12:31 PM
TBH them missing this tutor meeting was not such a big deal for me.
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