Bluesky · Hashtag

#Biochemistry

141
posts · 30d
53
users
5
posts / day
2.7
posts / user
-8% vs last week

#Biochemistry is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 53 people shared 141 posts with it — around 5 a day. Activity is down 8% versus the previous week, peaking on Sep 16 with 12 posts.

#Biochemistry posts per day (last 30 days)

Posts with #Biochemistry

Admirable Women
@admirablewomen.bsky.social
6 months ago
Chemist/physician Dr. Maud Menten co-authored the seminal paper 𝘋𝘪𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘬 𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘸𝘪𝘳𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘨, 1931. This intro'd the Michaelis–Menten equation (image). It remains a cornerstone of #biochemistry, used in drug design, metabolic studies & enzyme engineering. She was born #OTD in 1879. #WomenInSTEM
A black-and-white historical photograph of Dr. Maud Leonora Menten (1879–1960), the Canadian physician and biochemist who co-developed the Michaelis–Menten equation for enzyme kinetics. Taken in her laboratory (likely at the University of Pittsburgh in the 1910s–1920s), she stands with a serious, focused expression—lips closed, eyes direct and thoughtful—against a backdrop of wooden shelves filled with glass bottles, jars, scientific equipment, and a wire-mesh enclosure. She wears a dark dress with a lace collar, a string of beads, and her hair styled in a neat bun. Superimposed on the image is the Michaelis–Menten equation in white text:v=Vmax⁡[S]Km+[S]v = \frac{V_{\max} [S]}{K_m + [S]}v = \frac{V_{\max} [S]}{K_m + [S]}
This iconic portrait captures Menten during her groundbreaking research in biochemistry and histochemistry, where she helped establish the foundational mathematical model of enzyme-substrate reactions still used today, while overcoming significant gender barriers as one of the first women in Canada to earn both an M.D. and a Ph.D.
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Admirable Women
@admirablewomen.bsky.social
10 days ago
Dr. Owens proved that UGT1A1 gene defects cause Crigler-Najjar syndrome, preventing the body from clearing toxic waste like bilirubin. Her discovery explained why people process medicines differently, laying the groundwork for safe, personalized drug dosing today. #WomenInSTEM #biochemistry
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Dr. Gordon Walker
@fascinatedbyfungi.bsky.social
almost 2 years ago
Handful of candy caps (Lactarius rubidus) in golden hour light. When dried these mushrooms smell strongly of maple because the contain the lactone Sotolon #mycology #biochemistry
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Kenneth Becker
@geophotographer.org
12 months ago
A new study shows that the ability to produce psilocybin evolved twice in mushrooms, arising independently in distantly related lineages. That repeated innovation might hint at a deeper ecological purpose Paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/d…. #Evolution #Biochemistry #Psychedelics 🧪🧬🧫🍄‍🟫
Mushrooms evolved psychedelics twice, baffling scientists

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Mushrooms evolved psychedelics twice, baffling scientists

Researchers found that magic mushrooms and fiber caps independently evolved different biochemical pathways to create psilocybin. This convergence shows nature’s ingenuity, but the reason why remains u...

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Admirable Women
@admirablewomen.bsky.social
about 1 month ago
...she won for the discovery of the course of the catalytic conversion of glycogen. The Cori cycle unlocked how the body regulates glucose--changing how modern medicine understands metabolism, diabetes & more. #WomenInSTEM #biochemistry (2/2)
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Krystle J McLaughlin
@biophyskrys.bsky.social
about 1 year ago
Fro the last few years, as part of a final assignment in my senior biophysical chem class I ask students to share a class-related memes, with ones they make themselves highly encouraged! For everyone's enjoyment, here are some of my favorites! #chemistry #biochemistry #sigfigs #units 🧪
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