MetaFilter posts tagged with molecules

Molecular Movies

Korou — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:10:33 -0800

Molecular Movies features cell and molecular animations, along with animation tutorials. Animations range from apoptosis, to microtubules, multiple sclerosis, and chromatin packing. A longer, narrated version of DNA visualization is available on Youtube. (via)

My molecules have just been sold / Fatty Acid Synthase is a centerfold

Wolfdog — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:27:15 -0800

Molecule of the Month - a feature of biophysics weblog Biocurious. Don't neglect the more links under each entry.

Are you an Asinus Petasatus? Then you'll love this...

taz — Tue, 18 May 2004 01:42:30 -0800

Arsole? Putrescine? Dickite? Moronic Acid? This list of Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names (one NSFW image) proves that scientists can be funny, as does this Stuffy Scientists page, and Mark Isaak's terribly thorough Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature (see, especially, Puns). If you are tempted to wonder what the Father of Taxonomy might have thought of the irreverence of those last two collections, keep in mind that Linnaeus himself named this plant "Clitoria Mariana" in honor of an 'acquaintance', according to this page.

They Blinded Me With...Science

iconomy — Thu, 03 Apr 2003 05:30:29 -0800

They may not have staples in their stomachs, but these monthly pictorials might have you wishing that there were more than 12 months in a year. Meet January's lovely Absinthe: mysterious, intoxicating, barely legal, and February's naughty Anthrax, who can only be described as dangerous and intimidating. Or perhaps you prefer spicy Myrrh, December's offering - exotic, refined, desirable. safe for work

redhead — Sat, 08 Sep 2001 20:24:47 -0800

I don't remember chemistry being this interesting.

heather — Mon, 30 Jul 2001 22:17:21 -0800

MyPhysicsLab – Physics Simulations could have saved my bacon in high school. I'm hypnotized by colliding blocks.

tiaka — Sat, 23 Jun 2001 14:50:01 -0800

Future of computing - Light or Molecules?