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RJ BiIlones
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I am a registered chemist in the Philippines 🇵🇭 and I work in IT laboratory information systems for an organization based in Switzerland🇨🇭. I am also into music, photography, and languages.
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Within a 24-hour window, the cosmos will deliver three major astronomical events: a six-planet alignment, solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower.
Eclipse, meteor shower and planet parade: Guide to the August 12 astronomical trifecta
Within a 24-hour window, the cosmos will deliver three major astronomical events: a six-planet alignment, solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower.
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August 5, 2026 at 6:15 AM
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The World's First Nuclear Clocks Are Ticking, Opening a New Way to Investigate Dark Matter and Other Mysteries of Physics
Two independent teams of scientists have created the first functional clocks that can keep ultraprecise time using the nuclei of a radioactive element
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July 27, 2026 at 5:38 AM
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Talk to me some more about climate change being a hoax…
To identical maps of the world. 1976 Summer is mostly blue, with red patches, showing deviations from the average. The 2025 map is red and black in places.
June 24, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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What you should know about the ISO 9001:2026 revision | DQS
The countdown is on – the international standard for quality management is getting an update. With DQS, you will always be up to date | DQS informs
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June 4, 2026 at 7:03 AM
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Scientists stunned by ‘fundamentally new way’ life produces DNA | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Scientists stunned by ‘fundamentally new way’ life produces DNA
Bacterial system uses protein in novel way to build mysterious repetitive DNA sequence that defends against viruses
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May 27, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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MIT chemists discover and isolate a new boron-oxygen molecule
MIT chemists discovered a new type of peroxide containing boron. The molecule, called a dioxaborirane, represents a breakthrough in a field where such structures were long-proposed but considered too ...
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May 14, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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See the first close-up photos of the moon from NASA's Artemis II mission:
See the first close-up photos of the moon from NASA's Artemis II mission
The crew spent about seven hours circling the moon, taking photographs and making observations of never-before-seen features.
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April 7, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Induced proximity-based therapeutic modalities
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This Review in the March issue covers the range of therapeutic modalties that act by inducing interactions between biomolecules, including molecular glues and bifunctional molecules
March 17, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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It's #NationalProposalDay 💍 There's more to diamonds than meets the eye; this graphic highlights the hidden chemistry: www.compoundchem.com/2015/12/15/d...
Infographic on the chemistry of diamond rings. The four c's of diamonds are highlight: cut, colour, clarity and carat. Metals used in diamond rings are also highlighted.
March 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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On #InternationalWomensDay, here's another edition of Women in Chemistry History. This edition features women whose achievements in chemistry include the creation of synthetic emeralds, the impact of diet on intelligence and health, and more: www.compoundchem.com/2026/03/08/i...

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Infographic highlighting the contributions of twelve women in chemistry history. Full alt-text available at the link in the post.
March 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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It’s #WorldCancerDay! 🎗️ Antibody-drug conjugates are so-called "magic bullet" medicines that target cancer cells while sparing healthy ones. This graphic looks at how they work, their history, and their future: www.compoundchem.com/2026/02/04/a...

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February 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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Sticking with yesterday’s fruity theme, February is also #NationalCherryMonth 🍒

Here’s a look at how the chemistry of sweet and sour cherries differs: www.compoundchem.com/2016/07/21/c...

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This infographic titled "The chemistry of sweet and sour cherries" breaks down cherry composition. It explains that anthocyanins like cyanidin-3-o-rutinoside provide color, with sour cherries having higher concentrations. It highlights malic acid as the source of tartness, noting sour cherries have a lower pH (3.1–3.6) than sweet ones (3.7–4.5). Amygdalin in seeds releases hydrogen cyanide during digestion, noting higher cyanide levels in red vs. black cherries.
February 3, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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In winter weather we all know salt makes icy roads less slippery, but how does that work? This edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social explains and looks at the range of different deicers used: cen.acs.org/articles/93/...

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Infographic titled “Deicers & Antifreeze” explains how chemicals lower water’s freezing point via eutectic points. A vertical thermometer shows freezing points from 0 to −60 °C. Listed chemicals with formulas, concentrations, and minimum temperatures include urea (−11.9 °C), sodium chloride (−21 °C), calcium magnesium acetate (−27.5 °C), magnesium chloride (−33 °C), glycerol (−37.8 °C), ethylene glycol (−50 °C), calcium chloride (−51 °C), potassium acetate (−60 °C), and propylene glycol (−60 °C). Side panels describe road deicers, airplane deicers, and antifreeze uses, noting corrosion and toxicity concerns.
January 9, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Battling a post-NYE hangover? Here’s what we know about the biochemistry of alcohol’s effects on the body: www.compoundchem.com/2016/01/01/h...

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Infographic on the chemistry of a hangover. The graphic shows the breakdown of ethanol to ethanal and then ethanoate. It then looks at the evidence for four potential contributors to hangovers: dehydration, acetaldehyde, congeners and the immune system.
January 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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More vibrant anthocyanins link the graphics for day 12 of #ChemAdvent: they colour both cranberries and puto bumbong, steamed purple rice cakes eaten in the Phillipines at Christmas.

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Infographic on cranberries antioxidants showing the chemical structure of quercetin. Quercetin is a polyphenol antioxidant in cranberry which may have positive health effects in humans. Suggestions that cranberry juice is an effective treatment for urinary tract infections have not been proven in research studies. Infographic on puto bumbong, steamed purple rice cakes eaten in the Phillipines at Christmas. Anthocyanin pigments such as cyanidin 3-glucoside and peonidin 3-glucoside, the structures of which are shown in the graphic, give the rice its purple colour. The rice lightens when cooked as the bran (the outside of the rice grain) mixes with the endosperm (inside the rice grain).
December 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Benzene turns 200! 🎉

We’re celebrating with a special research collection on carbon-based systems, aromaticity, and molecular innovation.
📢 Want to contribute?🔗 https://rsc.li/4oqDm2X

#Faraday #CallForPapers #RoyalSocietyofChemistry #ChemSky
Promotional image for an event celebrating 200 years of benzene, featuring a molecular structure graphic of benzene in the background with text that reads 'Celebrating 200 years of benzene, guest edited by Ben Feringa and Nazario Martin. Submit now.' Logo of the Royal Society of Chemistry displayed in the corner.
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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"They’ve been here for billions of years. They do evolution on a much faster scale." Microbiologist Bonnie Bassler shares how understanding bacteria and their surprisingly complex behaviors could help us better understand ourselves.
How Do Bacteria Talk To Each Other?
Bacteria are not as simple as their reputation suggests. Understanding how they communicate may lead to better disease treatments for us humans.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Researchers have discovered molecules where individual rings can flip between aromatic and antiaromatic states so rapidly that they could exist in quantum superposition – creating a molecular equivalent of Schrödinger's cat.
Quantum tunnelling drives aromaticity flip-flop
Augmented pentalene structure could be a molecular Schrödinger's cat, aromatic and antiaromatic at the same time
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October 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Trailblazers: Chemists with disabilities rethink how we do science

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September 15, 2025
Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN): Keeping you up to date with the chemistry news that matters most. Published by the American Chemical Society.
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September 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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UK study of 624,000 overweight or obese adults found that starting metformin within 3 months of COVID-19 cut the risk of long COVID by about 64 percent, suggesting the diabetes drug may protect against lasting symptoms.

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Effect of Metformin on the Risk of Post-coronavirus Disease 2019 Condition Among Individuals With Overweight or Obese: A Population-based Retrospective Cohort Study
Early metformin treatment in overweight or obese adults with recent coronavirus disease 2019 infection significantly reduces the risk of developing post–co
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September 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Here Professor Schertzer and colleagues identify that microbial-derived D-lactate contributes to host glucose and lipid metabolism and can be trapped therapeutically to improve metabolic disease during #obesity www.cell.com/cell-metabol...
Gut substrate trap of D-lactate from microbiota improves blood glucose and fatty liver disease in obese mice
D-lactate from the gut microbiota influences blood glucose and fatty liver disease. Trapping D-lactate in the gut improves blood glucose and lowers liver inflammation and fibrosis during obesity.
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July 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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A new stem cell treatment could eliminate the need for insulin therapy in people with type 1 diabetes, according to a study authored by University of Pennsylvania doctors.
A new stem cell treatment could relieve type 1 diabetes symptoms, according to Penn doctors
Vertex Pharmaceuticals' new therapy, zimislecel, has potential to be a "functional cure," experts say.
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July 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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For a second I thought this was a scene from Call Me By Your Name 😍🥰
July 8, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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With temperatures soaring in Europe right now, here’s a look at how the sun affects our skin in @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/biological-c...

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Infographic on how the sun affects our skin. The graphic highlights the different ranges of UV light and how it can both cause skin damage and lead to the synthesis of vitamin D. It goes on to highlight how melanin absorbs and dissipates the energy from UV light and how UV light can damage DNA.
June 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Greening Chemistry: The Stockholm declaration’s vision for the future
Statement’s call to action highlights opportunity to harness creativity and responsibility of chemists
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June 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM