<story><title>LSD-like molecules counter depession without the trip</title><url>https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2022/09/423891/lsd-molecules-counter-depression-without-trip</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>isoprophlex</author><text>As someone with a background in organic chemistry, I have a silly nit to pick with the phrasing &amp;quot;LSD-like molecules&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;These molecules look nothing like LSD! Structurally they are as different from eachother as a dog is to a flying squirrel.&lt;p&gt;Of course they &lt;i&gt;act&lt;/i&gt; like LSD by binding to 5HT2a. This is absolutely terribly pedantic and probably only applies to the mind of someone who wants to see the molecules first, and the rest of the research later, but I would have preferred &amp;quot;Molecules that act like LSD can counter depression without the trip&amp;quot;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>lifeisstillgood</author><text>&amp;quot;This is absolutely terribly pedantic and...&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;Don&amp;#x27;t worry.  You&amp;#x27;re in the right place :-)</text></comment>
<story><title>LSD-like molecules counter depession without the trip</title><url>https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2022/09/423891/lsd-molecules-counter-depression-without-trip</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>isoprophlex</author><text>As someone with a background in organic chemistry, I have a silly nit to pick with the phrasing &amp;quot;LSD-like molecules&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;These molecules look nothing like LSD! Structurally they are as different from eachother as a dog is to a flying squirrel.&lt;p&gt;Of course they &lt;i&gt;act&lt;/i&gt; like LSD by binding to 5HT2a. This is absolutely terribly pedantic and probably only applies to the mind of someone who wants to see the molecules first, and the rest of the research later, but I would have preferred &amp;quot;Molecules that act like LSD can counter depression without the trip&amp;quot;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>xdfgh1112</author><text>&amp;quot;LSD-like&amp;quot; can mean &amp;quot;acts like&amp;quot; just as well as &amp;quot;looks like&amp;quot;, so you&amp;#x27;re being hyperpedantic.</text></comment>