The Chemistry of Being Alive Screensaver
The The Chemistry of Being Alive screensaver shows biochemical reactions from Rhea, EMBL-EBI's curated reaction database, key-less. Drawn as equations rather than names because the equation is the fact. Sampled from a random window: Rhea id order is an artefact of curation batches, not chronology. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the The Chemistry of Being Alive screensaver works
The saver reads the source described above and draws it on a canvas — no account, no tracking.
Biochemical reactions from Rhea, EMBL-EBI's curated reaction database, key-less. Drawn as equations rather than names because the equation is the fact. Sampled from a random window: Rhea id order is an artefact of curation batches, not chronology.
It refreshes on a schedule, so what you see stays current.
Colours and any options can be changed in settings; nothing is stored beyond your own browser.
A worked example
Biochemical reactions from Rhea, EMBL-EBI's curated reaction database, key-less. Drawn as equations rather than names because the equation is the fact. Sampled from a random window: Rhea id order is an artefact of curation batches, not chronology.
Settings & tips
- Accent and Background recolour the display.
- Every value on screen comes from the live source — nothing is simulated.
- Press ESC to leave fullscreen.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this real data?
- Yes — it comes from the source named on this page and is refreshed on a schedule.
- Is a key needed?
- No. This source is fully key-less.
- Is it free?
- Yes, and it runs entirely in your browser.