<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:53:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@thescientist/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I am officially a doctor of biochemistry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Steem community, I have been absent for the last couple months because I've been busy finalizing my dissertation. If anyone is interested in taking a look, here is a link to download the PDF version...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@thescientist/i-am-officially-a-doctor-of-biochemistry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@thescientist/i-am-officially-a-doctor-of-biochemistry</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 23:23:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYXy36SgfQkHmMHJk3czGo9R4XgC35h1aB6XYrLrBP5iMM2hwUUnaX8xPTkBQBzMkpQRhkSkpf8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[French Pressure Cell Press: Obscure Science Machinery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Steemit scientists and enthusiasts, I wanted to share an obscure method of the protein purification process. This it might be the last time I use this machine before I graduate. The French pressure]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@thescientist/french-pressure-cell-press-obscure-science-machinery</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@thescientist/french-pressure-cell-press-obscure-science-machinery</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 19:25:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa3eS4LyfyGzZNmTz8aUCWshWTxyhijpPtS984wHY8HmM9G7SNBDb9hkGxNFAzBuLLNXmg2G78r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crystallography photography: Color challenge Green Thursday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crystal image #005: Firecracker crystal #green #colorchallenge The photographs are taken through a Zeiss Discovery.V8 light microscope. The polarizing lens helps to identify the crystals. -The Scientist]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@thescientist/crystallography-photography-color-challenge-green-thursday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@thescientist/crystallography-photography-color-challenge-green-thursday</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 05:57:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYRyaixyi5YCGzQsL9vHMMocRbhbnr7rf2FX4kuADjPeXR8ZES1bSyxXMeozyAVsTP6MVC3mms4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is a protein? Intro to Biochemistry]]></title><description><![CDATA[My PhD is in macromolecular and structural biochemistry. More specifically I study the dynamics of proteins using X-ray crystallography. Before I can start any conversation about my research, I first ask,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@thescientist/what-is-a-protein-intro-to-biochemistry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@thescientist/what-is-a-protein-intro-to-biochemistry</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2017 22:42:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYgjeunmzPuw8TgXAppuuLJ28ZcYiows3nsLT5YBV6YgGGBfjmY6PpWK6Vzs3cNDhcLgMPa2bEv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[X-ray crystallography photography: PEG Rose]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crystal image #004 - this image is actually precipitation of a poly-ethylene glycol (PEG). PEG itself is a precipitant, which facilitates crystal formation. The concept behind crystallization can be visualized]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@thescientist/x-ray-crystallography-photography-peg-rose</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@thescientist/x-ray-crystallography-photography-peg-rose</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2017 21:02:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYgTnbuY8Nyqpin2CDkE7rGz8HkuHMieWcr7PSq3FczwcR7W52fsihEtnhckHYWiQ9aLwkdmKyp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Crude Model of Purchasing Power over Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[I made this model to express what I, and many others, think might happen in the not too distant future. I've heard the analogy that cryptocurrency is like 1994 and the internet. It was met with criticism,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@thescientist/a-crude-model-of-purchasing-power-over-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@thescientist/a-crude-model-of-purchasing-power-over-time</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2017 08:45:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZxvyNjEaKNEjjsJRRrFny8gxFt2qyHEdPZPNhk4bv1mp7mvKVHznA1d1zCMtfr6bmLoECwGT9Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[is this the beginning of the adoption phase?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check out litepay.io. This is it guys, litecoin to the moon in 2018!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/litecoin/@thescientist/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-adoption-phase</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/litecoin/@thescientist/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-adoption-phase</guid><category><![CDATA[litecoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 06:32:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYSeoZ1vJ2x6izwRvtfuciBzQ1pmMSWvXJWPhCUcASKKLaa979wXFhvAiJxGi6thkxXyCRM9jdQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crystallography photography]]></title><description><![CDATA[crystal image #003 Part of my dissertation project involved reconstructing 500+ million year old caspase proteins using a phlyogenetic technique called ancestral state reconstruction. Each of the 11 human]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@thescientist/qlvvg-crystallography-photography</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@thescientist/qlvvg-crystallography-photography</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 06:24:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYD5VcJL7kGfPL9Cscc8ZFAgbj2NxgPLZPXPFE8z8ctgLbhic5WETYoYSrB55DJDx9ZUbzFTzSi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something big is around the corner for Litecoin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Steemit community, I haven't seen this reported on in detail, so I hope this is news to some people. Charlie Lee posted on his twitter account that many things are coming up for litecoin: including]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/litecoin/@thescientist/something-big-is-around-the-corner-for-litecoin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/litecoin/@thescientist/something-big-is-around-the-corner-for-litecoin</guid><category><![CDATA[litecoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 06:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89vCsTGdsH8PCc8yA3MZ313GvevNfBiowcJjkLhaYxs6akXVrWe9QUGRVA4tuq8T6y43jKjpo2Huz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any one here from Cleveland Ohio?]]></title><description><![CDATA[...Because that would make you a Cleveland Steemer :-) image source -]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@thescientist/any-one-here-from-cleveland-ohio</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@thescientist/any-one-here-from-cleveland-ohio</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 02:23:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYCcxwdD2XenPpvC4bbf8zWFRZ1peXfSubzNAxZwDwskHDSMqSe8CwKs4Ur6i3i3dimEAhdCcN2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AHHH-moebas! Sex and Microscopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several gene homologs for meiosis were recently discovered in amoebazoans. This suggests that machinery for sexual reproduction evolved long before the advent of multicellular life forms. source: original]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@thescientist/ahhh-moebas-sex-and-microscopes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@thescientist/ahhh-moebas-sex-and-microscopes</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 23:32:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYTGZirLGBxaPeQkpibiuV5XqPVwkVrMbaMERkiEQEPraMxrYGH5sWVzzeX7xCyAhry3X1AALht?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traveling with cryptocurrency]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sure that I am not the first to come up with this, but travelling with money is a serious liability.  if the amount of money is $10,000 or more, including mailing money into or out of the country,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@thescientist/traveling-with-cryptocurrency</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@thescientist/traveling-with-cryptocurrency</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 04:38:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi7Ypyg8QSbWpJcMr3qxg1BQ7EszchriWSBTu22Gc2fGyTCYUXVUq85sLW3owxC6qcQRggjypB1fg7f6ZiyZ64c6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I can't believe it! LOL]]></title><description><![CDATA[source: @dkco at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@thescientist/i-can-t-believe-it-lol</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@thescientist/i-can-t-believe-it-lol</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 03:36:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ5zGB9CS1m9c94Syvt3zcoh78m1McZdb3MupoPnuNT2oQ19WBokhU5RBzoZgTqWK1N2nt8LGQE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allow me to re-introduce myself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello steemit community, I'd like to introduce myself again, because @sco was gracious enough to give some good advice to a fellow science enthusiast. He just curated an intersting article on urban mycology]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@thescientist/allow-me-to-re-introduce-myself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@thescientist/allow-me-to-re-introduce-myself</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 02:46:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa8CHt4cRnxmpoczErwUogCnsXjm4XJcmmdicDiCmjtFsTZ3LFxL92mTzPewChkvoPUXLxPPMp2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crystallography photography]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crystal image #002. Shown here is a resurrected caspase ancestor. It will help us learn how Homo sapiens' core machinery evolved from fish. -The Scientist]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@thescientist/crystallography-photography</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@thescientist/crystallography-photography</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 00:40:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZyAkC9gDnUbyZpgsLDr9hq8jsAi1xpFNqFHFcKP4L6TA7mT7odjzhFtcVrgMHvXK2dffHQCtaS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every time you convert USD into BTC a baby duck learns how to fly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keep on playing playas]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@thescientist/every-time-you-convert-usd-into-btc-a-baby-duck-learns-how-to-fly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@thescientist/every-time-you-convert-usd-into-btc-a-baby-duck-learns-how-to-fly</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2017 02:43:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UCHxjagwibdXCLMYNxrPY6YRrJip9MJryzQCJgV3sDifMHbZ91Hvtdoz7RMKNVFeiZ8gLAHo9oThQYHs7D8NmZNMR4S7cA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I taught my cat how to play dead!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my cat Babalu. He loves food.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thescientist/i-taught-my-cat-how-to-play-dead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thescientist/i-taught-my-cat-how-to-play-dead</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 06:06:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e3tqaFsHQg7iKD65yxZ4F5FhVzBxXNQ38xN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm about to buy linens with Litecoin!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I heard that overstock.com accepted bitcoin, but just in case anyone else has missed this...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@thescientist/i-m-about-to-buy-linens-with-litecoin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@thescientist/i-m-about-to-buy-linens-with-litecoin</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 04:47:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYzoSsc3KGJEgozWwcjp9qzcaBAWizdV7iFnE9EaNrCrhwfMziVTb2Qobrbf15uaxeNxnh8t3up?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crystals!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crystal image #001]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@thescientist/crystals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@thescientist/crystals</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 04:27:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZyxXFirDbyVqTadYeBUyaK2oUA4zp2ihsztxvip8BiPSqkJxZkhShmQSB5a31bf55aWZabC8sY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[X-Ray Crystallography]]></title><description><![CDATA[I find science art fascinating. As an X-ray crystallographer, I have access to the esoteric world of protein dynamics. I like to take pictures of the crystals I grow. You can follow me on instagram]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@thescientist/x-ray-crystallography</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@thescientist/x-ray-crystallography</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thescientist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 04:02:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBrRwi79dxv9NTieZ7DBL8E8ktFVBQ3ZiFxoYVwKWK6CHCtumQADwFBP1CQj2DYE78Xsskon1KaqGWd7T8S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>