Dave Palmer
@davepalmerusask.bsky.social
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Organic chemist, enzymologist, professor, cat dad. PEI ➡️ Queen's U ➡️ UIUC ➡️ USask. 🇨🇦✌️🙂 (he/him)
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Deadline is coming up for Trainee opportunities to present your poster via a Flash Talk at the Enzyme Mechanisms Conference (and compete for the Founders Award!)

www.enzymemechanismsconference.org/junior-inves...
Junior Investigators | emc2026
www.enzymemechanismsconference.org
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I am looking for a PhD student interested in enzymes!

For the full annoucement: www.chemzymes.com
Upper half of a PhD position accountment in the field of biochemistry. Lower half of a PhD position accountment in the field of biochemistry.
Steve Withers demonstrating once again how fundamental science leads to breakthroughs that can change lives. #chemsky
This is huge news!
UBC has developed an enzyme that can convert donor organs to type O, making them universal.
Normally a using organs of the wrong blood type causes the recipient's immune system to attack the organ, leading to failure.
❤️🇨🇦⚕️
news.ubc.ca/2025/10/univ...
UBC enzyme technology clears first human test toward universal donor organs for transplantation - UBC News
UBC-developed enzymes successfully converted a kidney to universal type O for transplant, marking a major step toward faster, more compatible organ donations.
news.ubc.ca
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We both paused to take a look at each other and then we both went about our business. Amazing to watch this coyote just disappear into the grass. Magical creatures #mammals
Coyote standing in golden grass in profile with head turned to look at the camera.
There was a time in the early nineties that it seemed the only movies you could see on cable were Dragonslayer and Excalibur. We did not realize how good we had it.
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I wish everyone could watch a Northern Harrier hunt over a marsh or open field. They fly low, weaving back and forth and sometimes hovering in one spot. Amazing! #birds
Dark brown raptor with face like an owl is coursing over a grassy field next to a lake. Wings are up over the body and its face is turned to look at the camera as it flies.
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I see it's time once again to boost one of the best fantasy adventure films ever made.
I can't recommend DRAGONSLAYER highly enough.
The underlying theme is that bad people with power will invariably screw over people who don't have power.
Sound familiar?
Anywho, it's a blast and a very fun ride.
Dragonslayer (1981) 🎥
Directed by Matthew Robbins

As per a pact, a dragon spares the king's people only if he provides him with sacrificial virgins.
However, when his daughter is next in line, an old wizard and his apprentice set out to save her.

#FilmSky
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Picard management tip: You're not supposed to come up with all the ideas yourself. Ask for suggestions.
As dignified a voice as possible: “I could be available to *clean* a $3M condo…”
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‘Economics Nobel prize won by researchers who showed how science boosts growth’ by @philipcball.bsky.social in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The award "underlies the importance in investing in science for innovation and long-term economic growth", says economist Diane Coyle of the University of Cambridge. "It's great to see the Nobel prize recognize the importance of this topic," adds innovation policy researcher Richard Jones of the University of Manchester, UK. "It's important that economists understand the conditions that lead to technological progress," he adds. The winners, says Coyle, "have long been on people's list of potential candidates".
You’re just making up names now, right?
If you've experienced any of these symptoms, you may wish to talk to your teen about THC.
Sure, it’s problematic, but you have to appreciate how we’ve come up with another new way to destroy the environment.
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Obviously Canadian thanksgiving
Walked into a Canadian Tire and no longer know what holiday season we’re celebrating anymore
Grim Reaper plays heavy metal guitar next to a display of Christmas trees
Robert Vaughn is definitely going to murder someone and somewhere, somehow, Columbo already knows it
Robert Vaughn wearing a dark suit jacket over a white shirt with a very wide collar and a red scarf knotted about his neck. He is looking sideways in a suspicious, scheming fashion.
The dream of Fever is to say “Booger” on the radio
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Curious Dalmatian Pelicans following the boat.
All the undeveloped faculty, featureless and muted, stumble toward you for direction! 😅 (Congrats!)
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I don't like him personally, but David Simon on AI is the final word on the subject.