Stephen Moxley
@fermentation.computer
Industrial fermentation researcher living in the Upper Valley. Passionate about humans' earliest form of technology.
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🏺How was #malt discovered? I should've presented this at the World Neolithic Congress last year but was not able to. So I submitted it to PAST, the newsletter of The Prehistoric Society. It was published last month in the November issue. It should be online soon!
merryn.dineley.com/2025/12/the-...
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The importance of being malted: making malt and malt sugars from cereals in the Palaeolithic.
The Shanidar Cave: one of the places where the ancient magic of malt was first discovered. (image: Wikimedia) I should have presented this...
merryn.dineley.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🏺How was #malt discovered? I should've presented this at the World Neolithic Congress last year but was not able to. So I submitted it to PAST, the newsletter of The Prehistoric Society. It was published last month in the November issue. It should be online soon!
merryn.dineley.com/2025/12/the-...
merryn.dineley.com/2025/12/the-...
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The 2025 Agar Art Contest winners have been selected! This year’s theme, “Microbes Make the World Go Round,” inspired 557 global entries—from food fermentation to antibiotic production. See the masterpieces and finalists! asm.org/press-releas... #agarart
December 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The 2025 Agar Art Contest winners have been selected! This year’s theme, “Microbes Make the World Go Round,” inspired 557 global entries—from food fermentation to antibiotic production. See the masterpieces and finalists! asm.org/press-releas... #agarart
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Trade catalog images
American Type Founders Co.
Elizabeth, New Jersey
1950
Images: Type, Typewriter and Typography Collection via @archive.org; archive.org/details/ATF1...
American Type Founders Co.
Elizabeth, New Jersey
1950
Images: Type, Typewriter and Typography Collection via @archive.org; archive.org/details/ATF1...
December 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Trade catalog images
American Type Founders Co.
Elizabeth, New Jersey
1950
Images: Type, Typewriter and Typography Collection via @archive.org; archive.org/details/ATF1...
American Type Founders Co.
Elizabeth, New Jersey
1950
Images: Type, Typewriter and Typography Collection via @archive.org; archive.org/details/ATF1...
twenty one people in the past MONTH??
Death cap mushrooms look harmless, but are responsible for the majority of the world's mushroom-related deaths. California officials say 21 people have been sickened in recent weeks, one fatally. n.pr/492ntdv
What to know about death cap mushrooms, blamed for poisonings in California
Death cap mushrooms look harmless, but are responsible for the majority of the world's mushroom-related deaths. California officials say 21 people have been sickened in recent weeks, one fatally.
n.pr
December 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
twenty one people in the past MONTH??
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Hometown Unveils Disappointing Microbrewery https://theonion.com/hometown-unveils-disappointing-microbrewery/
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Hometown Unveils Disappointing Microbrewery https://theonion.com/hometown-unveils-disappointing-microbrewery/
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pals you gotta quit spotify
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
pals you gotta quit spotify
this would fix me, etc etc
December 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
this would fix me, etc etc
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Fun new preprint from the lab, headed up by two incredible undergraduate researchers: Using Experimental Evolution to Correct Mother-Daughter Separation Defects in Brewing Yeast. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Using Experimental Evolution to Correct Mother-Daughter Separation Defects in Brewing Yeast
The budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is the workhorse of the brewing industry. Brewers have domesticated a vast array of different strains with traits that complement the beers they wish to br...
www.biorxiv.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Fun new preprint from the lab, headed up by two incredible undergraduate researchers: Using Experimental Evolution to Correct Mother-Daughter Separation Defects in Brewing Yeast. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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AWESOME technical goal. This is exactly the direction to go on this problem, and worth taking a risk on.
Prof. Laura Dassama (Stanford Chem) is developing a small-molecule therapy for sickle cell disease that removes BCL11A, restoring fetal hemoglobin without gene editing. Her goal is a simpler, more affordable sickle cell therapy. brnw.ch/21wXP8k
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
AWESOME technical goal. This is exactly the direction to go on this problem, and worth taking a risk on.
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#OpenCloning is a an Open Source alternative to SnapGene/Benchling that supports automation and integration with other software
✅ Free
🔓 Open Source
🧬 More cloning methods than SnapGene
🤖 Can be automated with python
👨🔬 Built by a researcher — for researchers!
👉 Check it out at opencloning.org
✅ Free
🔓 Open Source
🧬 More cloning methods than SnapGene
🤖 Can be automated with python
👨🔬 Built by a researcher — for researchers!
👉 Check it out at opencloning.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
#OpenCloning is a an Open Source alternative to SnapGene/Benchling that supports automation and integration with other software
✅ Free
🔓 Open Source
🧬 More cloning methods than SnapGene
🤖 Can be automated with python
👨🔬 Built by a researcher — for researchers!
👉 Check it out at opencloning.org
✅ Free
🔓 Open Source
🧬 More cloning methods than SnapGene
🤖 Can be automated with python
👨🔬 Built by a researcher — for researchers!
👉 Check it out at opencloning.org
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My latest blog post: Golden Conecap, Conocybe aurea.
A rather scarce fungus in the UK and a very nice find this summer when I was watering a neighbour's greenhouse at the allotments.
www.jeremybartlett.co.uk/2025/11/20/g...
#Fungi #FungiFriends
A rather scarce fungus in the UK and a very nice find this summer when I was watering a neighbour's greenhouse at the allotments.
www.jeremybartlett.co.uk/2025/11/20/g...
#Fungi #FungiFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
My latest blog post: Golden Conecap, Conocybe aurea.
A rather scarce fungus in the UK and a very nice find this summer when I was watering a neighbour's greenhouse at the allotments.
www.jeremybartlett.co.uk/2025/11/20/g...
#Fungi #FungiFriends
A rather scarce fungus in the UK and a very nice find this summer when I was watering a neighbour's greenhouse at the allotments.
www.jeremybartlett.co.uk/2025/11/20/g...
#Fungi #FungiFriends
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I use Celsius because I care about how water feels. Sorry for being an empath
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I use Celsius because I care about how water feels. Sorry for being an empath
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Microbes sustain all ecosystems yet they’re nearly absent from conservation frameworks.
The @IUCN Microbial Conservation Specialist Group aims to change that.
Honored to co-chair this global effort.
Great @nytimes piece by Carl Zimmer:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/s...
The @IUCN Microbial Conservation Specialist Group aims to change that.
Honored to co-chair this global effort.
Great @nytimes piece by Carl Zimmer:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/s...
Save the Whales. But Save the Microbes, Too.
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Microbes sustain all ecosystems yet they’re nearly absent from conservation frameworks.
The @IUCN Microbial Conservation Specialist Group aims to change that.
Honored to co-chair this global effort.
Great @nytimes piece by Carl Zimmer:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/s...
The @IUCN Microbial Conservation Specialist Group aims to change that.
Honored to co-chair this global effort.
Great @nytimes piece by Carl Zimmer:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/s...
very cool! I can’t wait to get some more tools in the leaflet toolbox—I think I’m most excited about image galleries but audio will be awesome as well
Polls in publications — what block should we add next? - Leaflet Lab Notes
Help us test our newest block type…by voting on what block to add next in Leaflet!
lab.leaflet.pub
November 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
very cool! I can’t wait to get some more tools in the leaflet toolbox—I think I’m most excited about image galleries but audio will be awesome as well
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I should get back into weekly playlists again. I've been missing the radio days.
25-44 lafayette - Playlist by s. moxley
bandcamp.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I should get back into weekly playlists again. I've been missing the radio days.
a brief post about a big weekend. we got married on a mountain!
mountains
the best things that happened to me in October were on mountains
blog.smoxley.net
October 24, 2025 at 1:47 AM
a brief post about a big weekend. we got married on a mountain!
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Tbh my favorite of the new feeds we made is probably quotes, just interesting seeing a different type of interaction all gathered
I wonder if there are things we can do to make quoting better, more fun.
I wonder if there are things we can do to make quoting better, more fun.
October 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Tbh my favorite of the new feeds we made is probably quotes, just interesting seeing a different type of interaction all gathered
I wonder if there are things we can do to make quoting better, more fun.
I wonder if there are things we can do to make quoting better, more fun.
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New in Leaflet: Reader! 📬📖👀
Read the latest posts from all publications you subscribe to, and view the list of all your subscriptions too.
leaflet.pub/reader
Excited to flow more fluidly between reading & publishing in Leaflet. We've got ideas to improve Reader; we'd love to hear what you think!
Read the latest posts from all publications you subscribe to, and view the list of all your subscriptions too.
leaflet.pub/reader
Excited to flow more fluidly between reading & publishing in Leaflet. We've got ideas to improve Reader; we'd love to hear what you think!
October 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
New in Leaflet: Reader! 📬📖👀
Read the latest posts from all publications you subscribe to, and view the list of all your subscriptions too.
leaflet.pub/reader
Excited to flow more fluidly between reading & publishing in Leaflet. We've got ideas to improve Reader; we'd love to hear what you think!
Read the latest posts from all publications you subscribe to, and view the list of all your subscriptions too.
leaflet.pub/reader
Excited to flow more fluidly between reading & publishing in Leaflet. We've got ideas to improve Reader; we'd love to hear what you think!
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From Illustrations of the fungi of our fields and woods, Sarah Price.
October 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
From Illustrations of the fungi of our fields and woods, Sarah Price.
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New minireview on non-Saccharomyces yeasts and their contribution to 🍺🍷🍞🧀 fermentations and human health 💊⚕️. With Dr. Nathan Crook we summarized some recent trends in this field that could be of interest to folks in the yeast community.
academic.oup.com/femsyr/advan...
academic.oup.com/femsyr/advan...
The emerging roles of non-Saccharomyces yeasts in fermented foods and human health
Abstract. Yeasts play a crucial role in the maturation of fermented foods, with Saccharomyces cerevisiae standing out as the most prominent among them. How
academic.oup.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
New minireview on non-Saccharomyces yeasts and their contribution to 🍺🍷🍞🧀 fermentations and human health 💊⚕️. With Dr. Nathan Crook we summarized some recent trends in this field that could be of interest to folks in the yeast community.
academic.oup.com/femsyr/advan...
academic.oup.com/femsyr/advan...
blog has been moved over to leaflet! see below to see more of my thoughts and images.
leaflets
my own delightful documents
ferm.leaflet.pub
September 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
blog has been moved over to leaflet! see below to see more of my thoughts and images.
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"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
August 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.