Tolaasin
@tolaasin.bsky.social
Analytical chemist, enthusiastic woodworker, oldest netrunner in the world. He/him.
More joy from this paper than I've had from any other that I've written - coauthored with my father (now passed away) and my son, so 3 generations of PhD chemists. Can anyone beat that?
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🧪 #massspectrometry
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🧪 #massspectrometry
From Breaking Bad to Breaking Bonds—Mass Spectrometry in the Classroom
We describe a workshop that prompts chemistry students in the final 2 years of secondary school to apply their understanding of modern analytical chemistry techniques to a ‘real world’ example. The s...
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
More joy from this paper than I've had from any other that I've written - coauthored with my father (now passed away) and my son, so 3 generations of PhD chemists. Can anyone beat that?
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🧪 #massspectrometry
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🧪 #massspectrometry
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Now we're back to work post-winter break, commission me! Or hire me to do tech and gaming news shifts!
I'm also really great at conveying complex ideas simply so would be a great shout for any guides or board game manuals that need writing 👀
🎩💍 (my hat is in the ring)
I'm also really great at conveying complex ideas simply so would be a great shout for any guides or board game manuals that need writing 👀
🎩💍 (my hat is in the ring)
I found out Friday that my freelancing job no longer exists, the site is shutting down immediately with all booked shifts (3 for me) cancelled and no more available (I usually worked 5 - 10 shifts a month depending on uni workload).
If anyone knows of any games journalism work going let me know!
If anyone knows of any games journalism work going let me know!
January 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Now we're back to work post-winter break, commission me! Or hire me to do tech and gaming news shifts!
I'm also really great at conveying complex ideas simply so would be a great shout for any guides or board game manuals that need writing 👀
🎩💍 (my hat is in the ring)
I'm also really great at conveying complex ideas simply so would be a great shout for any guides or board game manuals that need writing 👀
🎩💍 (my hat is in the ring)
Reposted by Tolaasin
I got to write for the startmenu Winter Spectacular 🥰 I wrote about how this year I've tried to slow down and appreciate the games I've already got.
As journalists, we often rush from one new release to the next but @shanodin.bsky.social wants us to slow down, take the time to smell some digital daisies, and finally tackle our backlog instead.
www.startmenu.co.uk/home/winter-...
www.startmenu.co.uk/home/winter-...
Ali Rees Explores The Joy of Accepting Your Backlog | Winter Spectacular 2024 — startmenu
As journalists, we often rush from one new release to the next but Ali Rees wants us to slow down, take the time to smell some digital daisies, and finally tackle our backlog instead.
www.startmenu.co.uk
December 15, 2024 at 4:18 PM
I got to write for the startmenu Winter Spectacular 🥰 I wrote about how this year I've tried to slow down and appreciate the games I've already got.
Interesting molecules I've worked on (3): XFIN31 and TF3A5 are zinc finger units involved in regulating DNA transcription, and novel in that despite only having between 25 and 30 residues they adopt a stable structure containing two secondary structure units, an alpha-helix and a beta-sheet.🧪
November 25, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Interesting molecules I've worked on (3): XFIN31 and TF3A5 are zinc finger units involved in regulating DNA transcription, and novel in that despite only having between 25 and 30 residues they adopt a stable structure containing two secondary structure units, an alpha-helix and a beta-sheet.🧪
Now an actual starter pack and not a feed! Let me know if you want to be added, or removed. #NetRunner
go.bsky.app/Varvhz8
go.bsky.app/Varvhz8
November 22, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Now an actual starter pack and not a feed! Let me know if you want to be added, or removed. #NetRunner
go.bsky.app/Varvhz8
go.bsky.app/Varvhz8
November 22, 2024 at 2:41 PM
interesting molecules I have worked on, no 2.
Phospholamban is a 52 residue protein which regulates heart muscle contractility, in it's native state, it acts as a brake, when phosphorylated, it potentiates cardiac contractility. 🧪
Phospholamban is a 52 residue protein which regulates heart muscle contractility, in it's native state, it acts as a brake, when phosphorylated, it potentiates cardiac contractility. 🧪
November 22, 2024 at 10:26 AM
interesting molecules I have worked on, no 2.
Phospholamban is a 52 residue protein which regulates heart muscle contractility, in it's native state, it acts as a brake, when phosphorylated, it potentiates cardiac contractility. 🧪
Phospholamban is a 52 residue protein which regulates heart muscle contractility, in it's native state, it acts as a brake, when phosphorylated, it potentiates cardiac contractility. 🧪
So, tolaasin, I hear you ask? What's the deal with the name? Mushrooms go brown because a bacterium, P. tolaasii, colonises the surface and secretes a lytic toxin, tolaasin, which is unique in having a left-handed alpha-helix made of D-amino acids. My PhD covered its structure determination.
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November 18, 2024 at 10:37 AM
So, tolaasin, I hear you ask? What's the deal with the name? Mushrooms go brown because a bacterium, P. tolaasii, colonises the surface and secretes a lytic toxin, tolaasin, which is unique in having a left-handed alpha-helix made of D-amino acids. My PhD covered its structure determination.
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An exhausting but rewarding day being the eyes for an amazing player and friend at the UK Netrunner National championships in Sheffield.
November 16, 2024 at 10:43 PM
An exhausting but rewarding day being the eyes for an amazing player and friend at the UK Netrunner National championships in Sheffield.
When two interests intersect - woodworking, and analytical chemistry. I made this box from purpleheart wood, the intense purple colour is a consequence of the presence of Peltogynoid Quinone Methides. 🧪
www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21...
www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21...
November 15, 2024 at 7:55 PM
When two interests intersect - woodworking, and analytical chemistry. I made this box from purpleheart wood, the intense purple colour is a consequence of the presence of Peltogynoid Quinone Methides. 🧪
www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21...
www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21...
Just finished this deck box as a gift for a friend - purple heart and walnut. #woodworking
November 14, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Just finished this deck box as a gift for a friend - purple heart and walnut. #woodworking
Ever wondered why bees are so mellow, and wasps so angry?
All is now clear.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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All is now clear.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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How to survive enormous amounts of alcohol | PNAS
How to survive enormous amounts of alcohol
www.pnas.org
November 14, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Ever wondered why bees are so mellow, and wasps so angry?
All is now clear.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
🧪
All is now clear.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
🧪
Another member of the twitter diaspora, likely to post relatively infrequently, but always interested in analytical science, allyship and board games.
November 13, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Another member of the twitter diaspora, likely to post relatively infrequently, but always interested in analytical science, allyship and board games.