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Felix Kaspar @chemzymes.bsky.social · 4h

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.

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 11h

www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU fires student media director after he refused to censor the IDS

Indiana University directed the IDS to stop printing news.

www.idsnews.com

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Dave Palmer @davepalmerusask.bsky.social · 12h

Steve Withers demonstrating once again how fundamental science leads to breakthroughs that can change lives. #chemsky

Glen 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada* @honestcanadian.bsky.social · 1d

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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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 13h

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

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Dave Palmer @davepalmerusask.bsky.social · 12h

Love it!

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Dave Palmer @davepalmerusask.bsky.social · 1d

You may want to sit down

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Dave Palmer @davepalmerusask.bsky.social · 1d

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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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 1d

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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Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.memyon.org · 1d

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.

Horror & Coffee @foundfootagefan.bsky.social · 2d

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